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Seeking Advice..........
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congrats on the NIH award/job.
your age probably won't matter. although the average age of matriculants is 24, you should be (almost?) 20 by matriculation which isn't too far off the age of most applicants that go straight from undergrad (21/22). you also have a significant amount of shadowing/clinical work which you can use to demonstrate that you are NOT naive about the medical field. so, full speed ahead if you want.
not much stats-wise, but you are very cookie-cutter.
this caught my eye. what does "did research" mean when this averages to about 4 hrs/wk?
your age probably won't matter. although the average age of matriculants is 24, you should be (almost?) 20 by matriculation which isn't too far off the age of most applicants that go straight from undergrad (21/22). you also have a significant amount of shadowing/clinical work which you can use to demonstrate that you are NOT naive about the medical field. so, full speed ahead if you want.
not much stats-wise, but you are very cookie-cutter.
this caught my eye. what does "did research" mean when this averages to about 4 hrs/wk?
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Do you have anything for leadership?
For you it will be important for your application to reflect your maturity. Aside from the traditional extracurriculars, let your application reveal your diverse interests in, and dedication to, maybe sports, the arts, whatever you've been heavily involved in that you do for fun, possibly travel experiences. Be sure that you show something where you've taken responsibility. Teaching/mentoring is also good and you have that. When you volunteered in the ENT clinic, how did you interact with patients? Did your research also involve patient interaction? Be sure you specify that. Did you shadow three types of doctors? Variety is good. If you have time before you apply, consider some volunteer or paid time in a non-clinic situation: hospital, nursing home, hospice, etc.
I was young, too, when I applied, and my age was never brought up as an issue. If you present yourself well and your application speaks for you, there is no reason for your age to concern adcomms.
For you it will be important for your application to reflect your maturity. Aside from the traditional extracurriculars, let your application reveal your diverse interests in, and dedication to, maybe sports, the arts, whatever you've been heavily involved in that you do for fun, possibly travel experiences. Be sure that you show something where you've taken responsibility. Teaching/mentoring is also good and you have that. When you volunteered in the ENT clinic, how did you interact with patients? Did your research also involve patient interaction? Be sure you specify that. Did you shadow three types of doctors? Variety is good. If you have time before you apply, consider some volunteer or paid time in a non-clinic situation: hospital, nursing home, hospice, etc.
I was young, too, when I applied, and my age was never brought up as an issue. If you present yourself well and your application speaks for you, there is no reason for your age to concern adcomms.
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With a 3.8 GPA and even a 30 MCAT you will be strong enough to get in. If you apply to 15 schools, 3 or 4 may reject you due to age, who knows, but with another 11 or 12 looking at you with those numbers you will be fine. (86% with that combo get in--http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/2008/mcatgpa-grid-3yrs-app-accpt.htm)
