Hello everyone. My first post here! Did my UG in a foreign country. I got a Master's degree which included 32 credits. UG and grad school were in electrical engineering. Worked for a bit and switched to Biomed research, gradually became interested in medicine. I have completed almost all the prereqs (DIY postbacc from a reputed university) for medical school which will add up to 80 credits (grad+postbacc). I will probably be taking 2 more upper level courses in biology.
State of residency: NY (34F and ORM too)
GPA: post bacc Science GPA: 3.51 (don't know how to calculate cGPA though)
MCAT: 503 (127,122,127,127)
Clinical Experience: ~1000 hours as a clinical research coordinator in Neurology department.
Non-clinical Volunteering experience: ~300 hours working in a soup kitchen serving minority, underserved and immigrant population. Volunteered virtually for Zooniverse - about 50 hours
Clinical volunteering: ~100 hours volunteering at a children's hospital
Research: Have been in basic science research for 4 years now. Research in ophthalmology, obesity, stem cell and developmental biology at T10 institutions. Have 2 poster presentations and hopefully a publication by 2023
Shadowing: 80 hours in ER, pediatrics, OB/GYN, CT surgeon. Currently shadowing a DO and loving it! The DO has agreed to write a letter.
Leadership/Other things: Have trained several research techs, newly admitted grad students in the lab.
I am an immigrant with a green card. I basically emigrated myself to avoid being forced into an "arranged" marriage! I am an ESL student and hence the abysmal CARS score. I did take a reading/writing course in English and got an A-, but do not plan on retaking the MCAT.
I live in a neighborhood that has majority of underserved population. I understand their daily struggles with respect to poverty, substance abuse, gun violence etc. I want to target schools whose main mission involves serving the minority. Please let me know what my chances are and help me make a school list (DO and MD). Thank you so much!
State of residency: NY (34F and ORM too)
GPA: post bacc Science GPA: 3.51 (don't know how to calculate cGPA though)
MCAT: 503 (127,122,127,127)
Clinical Experience: ~1000 hours as a clinical research coordinator in Neurology department.
Non-clinical Volunteering experience: ~300 hours working in a soup kitchen serving minority, underserved and immigrant population. Volunteered virtually for Zooniverse - about 50 hours
Clinical volunteering: ~100 hours volunteering at a children's hospital
Research: Have been in basic science research for 4 years now. Research in ophthalmology, obesity, stem cell and developmental biology at T10 institutions. Have 2 poster presentations and hopefully a publication by 2023
Shadowing: 80 hours in ER, pediatrics, OB/GYN, CT surgeon. Currently shadowing a DO and loving it! The DO has agreed to write a letter.
Leadership/Other things: Have trained several research techs, newly admitted grad students in the lab.
I am an immigrant with a green card. I basically emigrated myself to avoid being forced into an "arranged" marriage! I am an ESL student and hence the abysmal CARS score. I did take a reading/writing course in English and got an A-, but do not plan on retaking the MCAT.
I live in a neighborhood that has majority of underserved population. I understand their daily struggles with respect to poverty, substance abuse, gun violence etc. I want to target schools whose main mission involves serving the minority. Please let me know what my chances are and help me make a school list (DO and MD). Thank you so much!
