- Joined
- Dec 15, 2017
- Messages
- 75
- Reaction score
- 58
- cGPA: 3.5 and sGPA: 3.33 | High upward trend last 2 years. 4.0 in the last 4 semesters. I was initially an engineering major for the first 2 years, which may partially explain the lower GPA at the beginning of undergrad.
- MCAT score: 507 | CP: 128 CARS: 122 BB: 127 PS: 130 English is my second language, so unfortunately, no matter how much practice I have done to try and improve CARS, I kept getting 123s and then ended up with a 122 on the real thing, which tanked what could've been a very good score.
- State of residence: Arizona
- Race: White/Middle-eastern (born in Iraq)
- Undergraduate institution: UofA Physiology major
- Clinical experience: ~250 hrs at a local hospital in the ED, ICU, and Ortho volunteering over the period of a year (ongoing)
- Research experience: N/A
- Shadowing experience and specialties represented: 50 hrs PCP, Anesthesia, Cardiology
- Non-clinical volunteering: 150 hrs at a place that helps provide medical services, clothing, and food to the homeless; also at a food bank.
- Other extracurricular activities: Running my own online business with 6 figures of revenue and 3d rendering art projects.
- Relevant honors or awards: Few Dean's list and academic year academic distinction.
- Anything else not listed you think might be important: I'm an immigrant and have traveled from one country to another a few times before coming to the US. I was a pre-dental student and applied to dental schools in the 2022 cycle. I realized medicine was a better fit for me, so I made the switch. I'm now taking my second gap year. (Btw, would this make me a non-trad applicant?). I'm open to applying DO, but would much rather get into an MD school for peace of mind down the road.
