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I'm a little concerned about what I should be doing for my 2nd gap year and I heard a little about SMPs but I'm not really sure. Here are my stats:
-Biology major 3.3cGPA 3.4scGPA from a top 20 University
-MCAT in 2015 500 (yes I know), retake in 2016 507
-Graduated this May and am currently working full-time as a scribe at a clinic for underserved older population.
-I have 3 years of cancer/colitis research with 1 publication and 1 pending
-Volunteer work at Nursing home, oncology unit and some more random volunteering and TA experience
-Asian Male, naturalized US citizen in 3rd grade.
I'm applying this cycle and I am really doubting I get an interview. I know my GPA and MCAT aren't great. My advisors introduced me to SMPs and they think they should consider it and I was posting on here to see what other people thought, who have more experience with SMPs. I'm a resident of Illinois and I was thinking of Loyola/Temple/Cincinnati/Rosalind Franklin SMPs. I'm hesitant of taking the MCAT again in risk of taking it a third time AND going down. I will consider DO schools in the future but for now I want to do MD because of the philosophy.
-Biology major 3.3cGPA 3.4scGPA from a top 20 University
-MCAT in 2015 500 (yes I know), retake in 2016 507
-Graduated this May and am currently working full-time as a scribe at a clinic for underserved older population.
-I have 3 years of cancer/colitis research with 1 publication and 1 pending
-Volunteer work at Nursing home, oncology unit and some more random volunteering and TA experience
-Asian Male, naturalized US citizen in 3rd grade.
I'm applying this cycle and I am really doubting I get an interview. I know my GPA and MCAT aren't great. My advisors introduced me to SMPs and they think they should consider it and I was posting on here to see what other people thought, who have more experience with SMPs. I'm a resident of Illinois and I was thinking of Loyola/Temple/Cincinnati/Rosalind Franklin SMPs. I'm hesitant of taking the MCAT again in risk of taking it a third time AND going down. I will consider DO schools in the future but for now I want to do MD because of the philosophy.
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