Applying next cycle (May 2024), What are some things in my app that I need to improve to be more competitive for T20s? Also, hours are projected by May 2024 not matriculation.
cGPA: 3.99
sGPA: 4.0
MCAT score(s) and breakdown: 524 (131/131/130/132)
State of residence: Michigan
Ethnicity and/or race: URM (Black)
Undergraduate institution or category: Transfer (low ranked state school -> T30)
Clinical Volunteering
Non-clinical volunteering
Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
My motivation for pushing medicine is from encountering medical disparities, so all previous experiences have been centered around serving the underserved community in which I live in, primary African American and Hispanic American populations. No heavy preference for state or region, but would like to attend medical school in urban setting.
I don't really have a school list yet, but so far I am planning to apply to: All Michigan schools (Wayne, Central, Western, Oakland, Michigan - Ann Arbor, MSUCHM), Some research heavy schools (Einstein, Cleveland Clinic, WashU, Mount Sinai), Howard, OOS friendly schools, and a couple reaches (Penn, Yale, Pritzker, Mayo, NYU, Duke, JHU)
Mainly need advice on possible improvements to make and a preliminary school list
cGPA: 3.99
sGPA: 4.0
MCAT score(s) and breakdown: 524 (131/131/130/132)
State of residence: Michigan
Ethnicity and/or race: URM (Black)
Undergraduate institution or category: Transfer (low ranked state school -> T30)
Clinical Volunteering
- Hospice (64 hours)
- Patient Unit (40hours)
- Will try to volunteer at free clinic during summer
- Operating Room Assistant (520 hours)
- Nursing Home CNA (350hours)
- ER CNA (~250hrs)
- Will probably get another clinical job after moving
- Neuro lab (1800-2200hrs)
- 2 publications (mid, 2nd authorship) 3rd JAMA pub (mid author)
- 3 posters at national conferences, a few more at local/regional symposiums
- Health Disparities Research (500hrs? possibly more)
- 1st author publication (not published yet, should be by Jan)
- Poster at national conference, expecting at least one more
- Research focused on a specific health challenge common in the AA community, presented findings at multiple churches, recreation centers, and other community venues with aim of education and fostering positive attitudes toward healthcare
- Medical School Derm lab (??? hrs)
- Family Medicine (10hrs)
- Neurosurgery (20hrs)
- Derm (9hrs ongoing)
- General Surgery (50hrs)
Non-clinical volunteering
- Tutor at local Non-profit (405hrs, 2000+hrs since 9th grade)
- Mobile pantry (76hrs)
- Soup Kitchen (96hrs)
- Free nails and hair at residential treatment center (90ish hours)
- Summer Volleyball Camp (130hrs)
Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
- Tutoring non-profit site leader LS
- Gen Chem TA Teaching
- Club VP (200+ members) LS
- Club Eboard (60 members) LS
- Fundraising for free clinical LS?
- Club Volleyball, Co-Captain for a year Athletics
- 2 Research Grants
- Full Tuition Scholarship
- Community service awards (PVSA Gold)
- Few Research awards (regional)
- Deans list
My motivation for pushing medicine is from encountering medical disparities, so all previous experiences have been centered around serving the underserved community in which I live in, primary African American and Hispanic American populations. No heavy preference for state or region, but would like to attend medical school in urban setting.
I don't really have a school list yet, but so far I am planning to apply to: All Michigan schools (Wayne, Central, Western, Oakland, Michigan - Ann Arbor, MSUCHM), Some research heavy schools (Einstein, Cleveland Clinic, WashU, Mount Sinai), Howard, OOS friendly schools, and a couple reaches (Penn, Yale, Pritzker, Mayo, NYU, Duke, JHU)
Mainly need advice on possible improvements to make and a preliminary school list
