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Hello, y'all. I am new to the medical school application process. I'm sure you get this question in various different forms, but I would appreciate it if you took the time to answer mine! Thanks for your help.
Major: Biomedical Engineering (not all pre-med requirements will be met when I graduate. Looking to do a post-bacc to complete these.)
GPA: 2.5 now, can improve it to a 3.2 maximum by the end of my fourth and final year.
MCAT: Haven't taken it yet.
URM Statuses: Black Male. Son of refugees.
Softs: Student government, extensive volunteer work and leadership in engineering clubs, jobs throughout undergraduate. Residential Advisor for High School STEM summer camps for black students. Plan to roll these back, however, and focus on improving grades, finding research experience, and scribing.
Sob Story:
• Lost 2 close family members to cancer in the last year
• 4 are extremely ill or on their death beds.
• Took responsibilities in the wake of the loss, such as taking care of and tutoring my little brother when my father was dealing with the loss and mother worked extra hours to cover the loss of income, calling ill family members often.
• I go to therapy now, which has been tough. I definitely want to get this sorted out before medical school, however.
• Worked 25 hours a week during undergrad.
I think that's it for all the possible relevant information right now. If there's anything I left out, feel free to ask.
I know a lot of people have sob stories worse than mine, and they still did well in school. I'm not trying to make excuses, I apologize if it seems that way. I just wanted to list all of my information in case any of it was useful. I'm open to doing a post-bacc, or whatever else you all suggest. Thank you for reading this all, and I appreciate your time and effort.
TL;DR: Low GPA. No clinical experience or research. Should I give up on going to med school? If not, what are some things I can do now to strengthen my app?
Major: Biomedical Engineering (not all pre-med requirements will be met when I graduate. Looking to do a post-bacc to complete these.)
GPA: 2.5 now, can improve it to a 3.2 maximum by the end of my fourth and final year.
MCAT: Haven't taken it yet.
URM Statuses: Black Male. Son of refugees.
Softs: Student government, extensive volunteer work and leadership in engineering clubs, jobs throughout undergraduate. Residential Advisor for High School STEM summer camps for black students. Plan to roll these back, however, and focus on improving grades, finding research experience, and scribing.
Sob Story:
• Lost 2 close family members to cancer in the last year
• 4 are extremely ill or on their death beds.
• Took responsibilities in the wake of the loss, such as taking care of and tutoring my little brother when my father was dealing with the loss and mother worked extra hours to cover the loss of income, calling ill family members often.
• I go to therapy now, which has been tough. I definitely want to get this sorted out before medical school, however.
• Worked 25 hours a week during undergrad.
I think that's it for all the possible relevant information right now. If there's anything I left out, feel free to ask.
I know a lot of people have sob stories worse than mine, and they still did well in school. I'm not trying to make excuses, I apologize if it seems that way. I just wanted to list all of my information in case any of it was useful. I'm open to doing a post-bacc, or whatever else you all suggest. Thank you for reading this all, and I appreciate your time and effort.
TL;DR: Low GPA. No clinical experience or research. Should I give up on going to med school? If not, what are some things I can do now to strengthen my app?
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