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School: The University of Texas at Austin
Major: Biology 3rd year
Background: Latino, 1st generation, low income
cGPA: 3.21
sciGPA: 3.0
MCAT: taking it in Summer
I have one semester left until I apply to med schools in TX. I am a first generation college student from a low-income family who lives in south TX. I started off my first semester not even knowing basic chemistry due to my high school's lack of decent teachers... I've struggled a lot to adapt to college not only academically, but mentally. Ive also struggled with panic-attack disorder for years which has caused me trips to the ER and loss of focus in school. There has been an upward trend in my grades and activities however. I have done research in biochemistry since my first semester of college, EMT with patient-care experience (180 hours of training in ER/lecture), leadership positions for 3 orgs, involved in a fraternity for 2 years, HS and college student mentor, I have done some doctor shadowing for a local clinic, volunteered to teach science lectures for elementary-middle school, and have organized two global outreach projects.
UT is known as the harder Texas school and average GPA of accepted longhorns ~ 3.6. How are my chances of getting in looking if I score ok -->well on the MCAT ? I plan on taking my MCAT in the summer but I'm not a very good test-taker.
Major: Biology 3rd year
Background: Latino, 1st generation, low income
cGPA: 3.21
sciGPA: 3.0
MCAT: taking it in Summer
I have one semester left until I apply to med schools in TX. I am a first generation college student from a low-income family who lives in south TX. I started off my first semester not even knowing basic chemistry due to my high school's lack of decent teachers... I've struggled a lot to adapt to college not only academically, but mentally. Ive also struggled with panic-attack disorder for years which has caused me trips to the ER and loss of focus in school. There has been an upward trend in my grades and activities however. I have done research in biochemistry since my first semester of college, EMT with patient-care experience (180 hours of training in ER/lecture), leadership positions for 3 orgs, involved in a fraternity for 2 years, HS and college student mentor, I have done some doctor shadowing for a local clinic, volunteered to teach science lectures for elementary-middle school, and have organized two global outreach projects.
UT is known as the harder Texas school and average GPA of accepted longhorns ~ 3.6. How are my chances of getting in looking if I score ok -->well on the MCAT ? I plan on taking my MCAT in the summer but I'm not a very good test-taker.
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