WAMC 3.4 gpa 527 MCAT

[hijoules]

My school is certainly top-heavy, I don't really know how to apply because of my pretty consistent low gpa.
State of residence: GA

URM: Y

Major: Math, minor in pre-med

GPA: 3.4/3.1 (most of my poor grades are in chemistry lol, do have decent upward trend in my senior year, last semester I only got one B, including A in biochem and am hoping to match/improve that this semester).

MCAT: 527

Research Experience:

• 3 years in lab (2000 hrs)
• 1 REU, and 1 paid fellowship
• 2 posters, 3 oral talks (one award at national conference)
• possible patent, no pubs

Clinical:

• 200 hrs volunteer at hospice
• 500 hrs scribe

Non clinical:

• 300 hrs with leadership position on community service org focused on the unhoused
• 50 hrs for soup kitchens, gardens, parks

Extracurriculars: research mentor, TA, tutor, founder of a group (not chartered), member of other clubs

Employment (not including previously listed): teaching leader, student assistant

Awards: award within my major for my research, award for academic excellence within URMs at my school, several outside scholarships that funded my undergrad

Current school list: MD:

• MCG, Morehouse, Emory, Mercer (IS)
• UAB
• U Miami
• USF
• FIU
• Nova southeastern
• Mount Sinai ( Icahn)
• Columbia lol
• Cornell lol
• Albert Einstein
• NYU (it’s free! Lol)
• Kaiser (above)
• UCLA
• Stanford
• UCSF
• Virginia Tech
• VCU
• Texas A&M
• UT Southwestern (no ties)
• Meharry
• Vanderbilt
• Howard
• Jefferson
• Tufts
• Case,
• Ohio
• Michigan

DO: PCOM (IS)

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[Faha]

Which URM community are you from ? If Hispanic are you fluent in Spanish ?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Lots of research. Why not MD/PhD? How would you see research fitting into your future? I need more details for mission fit.

 

[hijoules]

Lots of research. Why not MD/PhD? How would you see research fitting into your future? I need more details for mission fit.

I initially wanted to do MD/PhD but I have decided to apply only MD because of my low gpa + the length of training is not something I have been able to come to terms with lol. I plan on having an academic career that looks preferably like bench or Translational research along with teaching and clinic. I have seen that with enough research training then it’s possible for me to become a PI (?)