andalusite_angles
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I’m currently in enrolled in an acute care NP program with three remaining semesters. I have a thesis or non-thesis option. The thesis option gets me research hours that I can box check for medical school. The non-thesis will net me 6 hours of easy As towards my degree (my grad GPA is already a 4.0).
According to MSAR, 98% and 87% of the students accepted at the two medical schools in my region had research/lab experience. One of the two schools is a top 20, so even if I manage to dominate the MCAT I still need to stand out.
-Research/lab: none.
-Clinical: I will have 11 years of RN experience and 2-3 years of NP experience at the time of application.
-For the T20 school, I’m a former employee of one of their ICUs and my deceased father was an alumnus of one of their graduate programs.
-My undergraduate cGPA is 3.6, last 60 hours 3.9. I still have another 40 hours of sciences I plan to take prior to applying.
-Leadership: I just landed a GTA position and have also been relief charge, preceptor for nursing students, and coached/trained new employees.
-Volunteering: I’m starting a new position working with domestic violence and rape victims, so that will be 3-4 years of continued service at the time of application. My other history is more sporadic, such as disaster relief work when we have had tornadoes and food pantry/clothes closet/ charity fundraisers in my late teens and early 20s. I’ve done very little volunteering the past few years as I’ve had my own struggles to survive.
Should I choose the thesis option? Non thesis for the easy As? Find another way to get involved with research? Say screw research altogether and relax a bit?
Thank you for any advice!
According to MSAR, 98% and 87% of the students accepted at the two medical schools in my region had research/lab experience. One of the two schools is a top 20, so even if I manage to dominate the MCAT I still need to stand out.
-Research/lab: none.
-Clinical: I will have 11 years of RN experience and 2-3 years of NP experience at the time of application.
-For the T20 school, I’m a former employee of one of their ICUs and my deceased father was an alumnus of one of their graduate programs.
-My undergraduate cGPA is 3.6, last 60 hours 3.9. I still have another 40 hours of sciences I plan to take prior to applying.
-Leadership: I just landed a GTA position and have also been relief charge, preceptor for nursing students, and coached/trained new employees.
-Volunteering: I’m starting a new position working with domestic violence and rape victims, so that will be 3-4 years of continued service at the time of application. My other history is more sporadic, such as disaster relief work when we have had tornadoes and food pantry/clothes closet/ charity fundraisers in my late teens and early 20s. I’ve done very little volunteering the past few years as I’ve had my own struggles to survive.
Should I choose the thesis option? Non thesis for the easy As? Find another way to get involved with research? Say screw research altogether and relax a bit?
Thank you for any advice!