WAMC 25M, ~515MCAT, 3.5MS GPA, Military, Entrepreneur

[Captain Duckie]

Undergrad:

• T50
• cGPA: 3.27, strong upwards trend after freshman year + joining military
• sGPA: 3.2, weighed down by 8 cred of math freshman year, almost straight As in all 200+ level sci courses
• Changed majors to finance after freshman year, alongside bio minor

Masters:

• T50 Medical School
• 3.47 cGPA
• Cell Biology

MCAT:

• Taking next month, hitting 515-518 on FLs

Research:

• Going on 4k hours in data analytics / applied mathematics
• Conducted alongside undergraduate and graduate universities
• No pubs, research used in startup

Clinical Experience:

• ~1700 hours of active duty humanitarian aid doing pandemic-based work
• Several military awards from this
• About 30 hours of shadowing: Ortho and plastic surgery, alongside GI and anesthesia.

Entrepreneurship

• Founder of data sci company, which was built off conducted research.
• Built predictive machine learning modeling software which is now sold in over 2 dozen countries
• Have implemented measures to allow company to operate without me, following concerns raised about time requirements from a PhD program I had looked at.

Volunteering:

• About 200 hours in undergrad, both clinical and nonclinical
• Board member of non-profit, ~8 hours a week for over a year.

Military:

• 6 Years in National Guard, Aviation focus
• Numerous fun experiences and awards from this, which I plan on touching on in my essays. The humanitarian missions I volunteered for are the main reason I want to go to medical school.

Work Experience:

• Worked the entirety of undergrad part time, when not on active duty.
• Currently work at a F100 as a data scientist, alongside running my own company. I did both of these during my MS program, alongside heavy R&D. Don't recommend tbh lol

Extracurriculars and whatnot:

• In undergrad:
  • VP of student veterans org
  • Intercollegiate equestrian
• In grad school / now:
  • Play sports
  • Board member of non profit

Would love some feedback. I'm definitely a non-traditional student with a unique story. While I enjoy working in data sci, it is not 'fulfilling' in the ways I need. Planning on applying to primarily mid tier MD schools and maybe a handful of DO ones. Any advice would be appreciated 🙂

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[Mr.Smile12]

How long ago were your undergrad classes? When were you in the military? When did you finish graduate school?

 

[Faha]

Where is your state of residence? Post your MCAT score here when available.

 

[Captain Duckie]

How long ago were your undergrad classes? When were you in the military? When did you finish graduate school?

Graduated undergrad in 2023, and went straight to grad school, finishing in Dec 2023. Joined the military right before the fall of my 2nd year of undergrad, which coincidently corresponded with a massive GPA upturn. I finish that up this summer and will have done 6 years

 

[Captain Duckie]

Where is your state of residence? Post your MCAT score here when available.

IN, though I've heard veteran status can get you 'in-state' considerations. No idea how true that is.