Hello!
I am an upcoming senior in NY and am planning on applying next year in 2020! I was wondering what my chances were for D.O. schools as I will only be applying to them. My GPA's are my biggest concern but I think I have good EC's.
cGPA: 3.3
sGPA: 3.2
MCAT: 504
Clinical Activities
- Worked as a medical assistant in a pediatric medical office for 1.5 years (10 hours a week and 20 hours a week in the summer = approximately 1000 hours) where I welcomed patients, verified patient information, prepared rooms for patients, performed preliminary physical tests such as taking blood pressure, weight and temperature, reported patient history summary, kept supplies ready, recorded treatment and test results, performed routine lab tests.
- Volunteered at Mount Sinai for 1 year (250 hours)
- Volunteered at local medical office for 1 year (200 hours)
- Volunteered at hospital in Bangladesh when I visited for a summer between my sophomore and junior year (3 months = 100 hours)
Shadowing
Shadowed 2 doctors while working as medical assistant for 1.5 years (probbal
Shadowed doctor at local medical office
Shadowed doctor at hospital in Bangladesh (50 hours)
Non-Clinical Volunteering
Volunteered at an organization where I tutored international students who could not speak English for 1 year (200 hours)
Volunteered at local mosque for 1 year (200 hours)
Volunteered at civil society foundation in Bangladesh for 3 months (50 hours)
Tutoring
Tutored international students who could not speak English for 1 year (200 hours)
Private tutor for 4.5 years and ongoing (going to people's homes and tutoring multiple groups of students since 2015)
Tutor at university for Bio 1 and Bio 2 for one semester (50 hours)
Research
Research for 2 years
Research at a biomedical device company where I researched neuromodulation and brain stimulation technology (non-invasive electrical stimulation, tCDS devices)
I Automated MRI scan segmentation, performed manual correction for tissue mask generation, did electrode placement, FEM mesh generation and Numerical FEM computation. I did these things with tools such as Simpleware ScanIP software and COMSOL Multiphysics.
I have 2 publications
Recommendations
Two recommendations from science professors, one from a non-science professor
2 recommendations from physicians (one D.O. one M.D.)
1 from my mentor who I conducted research with
What schools should I apply to? @Faha Thanks so much for the help!
I am an upcoming senior in NY and am planning on applying next year in 2020! I was wondering what my chances were for D.O. schools as I will only be applying to them. My GPA's are my biggest concern but I think I have good EC's.
cGPA: 3.3
sGPA: 3.2
MCAT: 504
Clinical Activities
- Worked as a medical assistant in a pediatric medical office for 1.5 years (10 hours a week and 20 hours a week in the summer = approximately 1000 hours) where I welcomed patients, verified patient information, prepared rooms for patients, performed preliminary physical tests such as taking blood pressure, weight and temperature, reported patient history summary, kept supplies ready, recorded treatment and test results, performed routine lab tests.
- Volunteered at Mount Sinai for 1 year (250 hours)
- Volunteered at local medical office for 1 year (200 hours)
- Volunteered at hospital in Bangladesh when I visited for a summer between my sophomore and junior year (3 months = 100 hours)
Shadowing
Shadowed 2 doctors while working as medical assistant for 1.5 years (probbal
Shadowed doctor at local medical office
Shadowed doctor at hospital in Bangladesh (50 hours)
Non-Clinical Volunteering
Volunteered at an organization where I tutored international students who could not speak English for 1 year (200 hours)
Volunteered at local mosque for 1 year (200 hours)
Volunteered at civil society foundation in Bangladesh for 3 months (50 hours)
Tutoring
Tutored international students who could not speak English for 1 year (200 hours)
Private tutor for 4.5 years and ongoing (going to people's homes and tutoring multiple groups of students since 2015)
Tutor at university for Bio 1 and Bio 2 for one semester (50 hours)
Research
Research for 2 years
Research at a biomedical device company where I researched neuromodulation and brain stimulation technology (non-invasive electrical stimulation, tCDS devices)
I Automated MRI scan segmentation, performed manual correction for tissue mask generation, did electrode placement, FEM mesh generation and Numerical FEM computation. I did these things with tools such as Simpleware ScanIP software and COMSOL Multiphysics.
I have 2 publications
Recommendations
Two recommendations from science professors, one from a non-science professor
2 recommendations from physicians (one D.O. one M.D.)
1 from my mentor who I conducted research with
What schools should I apply to? @Faha Thanks so much for the help!
