GPA: (bioengineering major)
-cGPA: 3.64 (upward trend; 3.3 -> 3.9)
-sGPA: 3.56
MCAT 2015
-PHYS: 82-97%
-CARS: 76-91%
-BIO: 85-100%
-PSY: 27-42%
-Overall: 71-81% (assuming 76%, 508)
I'm stuck on whether I should retake. I think I did pretty well on the first three sections, but obviously I got my butt kicked by the Psych/Soc section. Do I risk retaking and not doing as well on the other sections just to try and make up for the Psych/Soc? What are medical schools gonna think when they see that big of a gap in subsections?
Clinical volunteer activities:
-Nursing home volunteer: ~100 hours, 1 summer
-International Medical Brigade: one week- set up a clinic in an underdeveloped country, duties included triage, running patients from station to station, teaching hygiene (dental and general) and aiding a pharmacist
Physician shadowing:
~50 hours- neuro, ENT, cardio, anesthesia, general
Extracurriculars:
-20 hours a week of intercollegiate athletics, all 4 years, year-round
-Exec. position in student organization
Employment:
-Assistant coach one year, head coach the next for a summer league team
-Lifeguard 2 summers
-Diving lessons instructor: year-round, 2 years
Letters of Rec.:
-MD, two professors (one bioengineering, one sociology), ICA coach
Schools:
In-state:
Ohio State
Cinci
Toledo
Wright State
OOS:
Wisconsin-Madison
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Minnesota-Duluth
UI-Chicago
Drexel
Michigan State
So, assuming my application isn't hopeless, any thoughts on where else I should think about sending my app?
-cGPA: 3.64 (upward trend; 3.3 -> 3.9)
-sGPA: 3.56
MCAT 2015
-PHYS: 82-97%
-CARS: 76-91%
-BIO: 85-100%
-PSY: 27-42%
-Overall: 71-81% (assuming 76%, 508)
I'm stuck on whether I should retake. I think I did pretty well on the first three sections, but obviously I got my butt kicked by the Psych/Soc section. Do I risk retaking and not doing as well on the other sections just to try and make up for the Psych/Soc? What are medical schools gonna think when they see that big of a gap in subsections?
Clinical volunteer activities:
-Nursing home volunteer: ~100 hours, 1 summer
-International Medical Brigade: one week- set up a clinic in an underdeveloped country, duties included triage, running patients from station to station, teaching hygiene (dental and general) and aiding a pharmacist
Physician shadowing:
~50 hours- neuro, ENT, cardio, anesthesia, general
Extracurriculars:
-20 hours a week of intercollegiate athletics, all 4 years, year-round
-Exec. position in student organization
Employment:
-Assistant coach one year, head coach the next for a summer league team
-Lifeguard 2 summers
-Diving lessons instructor: year-round, 2 years
Letters of Rec.:
-MD, two professors (one bioengineering, one sociology), ICA coach
Schools:
In-state:
Ohio State
Cinci
Toledo
Wright State
OOS:
Wisconsin-Madison
Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Minnesota-Duluth
UI-Chicago
Drexel
Michigan State
So, assuming my application isn't hopeless, any thoughts on where else I should think about sending my app?
