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Hello all!
Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. I'd really appreciate some advice.
I am currently working full time as an MA at an ortho clinic. The experience has been wonderful. I finished undergrad w/ a 3.34 uGPA and 3.1 sGPA. I spent the following year in a 1 year SMP (graduate certificate program) and got a 4.0. I am now prepping for my MCAT that I will take in April 2022 to apply during the 2022 cycle. I am predominantly interested in MD schools, but am absolutely including DO schools in my list as well.
Here is where I'm stuck- volunteering hours. With COVID, a lot of the more "obvious" choices for volunteering are not as easily available as before. I am mainly interested in working with animals as well as LGBTQ+ youth and/or other minority groups. Since I no longer have to worry about figuring out how to get clinical volunteering/hours due to my job, it leaves me with the question about volunteering. I'd appreciate any and all advice about getting creative, as I am eager to help my community and am just in need of some ideas on what to pursue. Thanks in advance
Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. I'd really appreciate some advice.
I am currently working full time as an MA at an ortho clinic. The experience has been wonderful. I finished undergrad w/ a 3.34 uGPA and 3.1 sGPA. I spent the following year in a 1 year SMP (graduate certificate program) and got a 4.0. I am now prepping for my MCAT that I will take in April 2022 to apply during the 2022 cycle. I am predominantly interested in MD schools, but am absolutely including DO schools in my list as well.
Here is where I'm stuck- volunteering hours. With COVID, a lot of the more "obvious" choices for volunteering are not as easily available as before. I am mainly interested in working with animals as well as LGBTQ+ youth and/or other minority groups. Since I no longer have to worry about figuring out how to get clinical volunteering/hours due to my job, it leaves me with the question about volunteering. I'd appreciate any and all advice about getting creative, as I am eager to help my community and am just in need of some ideas on what to pursue. Thanks in advance