AMCAS GPA: 3.60 cGPA and 3.54 sGPA. Started college during 2020 and was online and at home for the first year, which is the root cause of my rocky GPA. I do have an upwards trend following my first semester.
MCAT: 514; 128 C/P, 130 CARS, 128 B/B, 128 P/S
State: Florida
Indian F
My degree is a B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Florida State University.
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer): 650+ (non-volunteer) hours as a Patient Care Assistant at my university’s local hospital, whose patient population was largely made up of homeless/low income/marginalized members of the community. 350+ (and counting) hours as a volunteer scribe at a healthcare clinic that exclusively serves uninsured/low income patients, majority of whom are immigrants and Spanish-speaking (I am a non-native Spanish speaker). For the clinic, I work with both adult and pediatric providers.
Research: No outright research experience in a lab. I was a Psychology major for the first half of undergrad and took multiple research focused classes that prioritized the psychological/neurological aspects of medicine.
Shadowing: I have been shadowing 2 providers, 1 cardio and 1 GI and I should have 60 hours with 2 different providers (Cardio and GI) by the time I submit my primary app. The clinic I work at does primarily have me volunteering as a scribe, but we have providers from every specialty that volunteer throughout the week, and I routinely shadow all of them unofficially. The specialties I get the most exposure to are OBGYN, endocrinology, and pediatrics.
Non-clinical volunteering: This is my weakest link (aside from research), but I started volunteering about 2 months ago at my local shelter that I used to help out at in high school. I should be able to put down about 100 hours when I submit.
Letters of Rec: I will have 1 letter from a highly regarded FSU professor who is a higher up at the nursing school and a well known member of the community. It is hard to explain her impact, but she has her own scholarship with UWisconsin and is a respected figure in many healthcare circles, so I am hoping this will hold some weight. I will have 1 letter from my Physiological Psychology and Neuroscience Methods professor, who is the head of my college’s Psych Dept. Both classes I took with her are considered STEM and fall under Biological Sciences, and she has a PhD in neuroscience. I also reached out to my Chem 2/Orgo 2 professor out of desperation, as I had an A in both of his classes and I believe he will remember me. My 3rd LOR will be from one of the head providers/founders of the clinic I volunteer at. This is the letter I believe will hold the most weight. I will also have a 4th LOR from the provider I will be shadowing.
Other extracurricular activities: I was a member of my school’s chapter of Dance Marathon, through which I raised nearly $1000 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. I have been lucky enough to tour Shands Hospital, a CMN facility, and that is what led me to push so hard in my fundraising. I had known about the program before, but seeing the concrete changes and improvements that the money being raised was going towards was a defining moment for me. I was also a member of my school’s medical fraternity (coed).
Relevant honors or awards: Graduated cum laude
Hobbies: I love art and have explored many different branches of it, but my absolute favorite is sewing. I love the process of creating and the freedom of expression that comes with it. I am an avid reader, and specifically enjoy sociological/psychological theory, bonus points if the author is a woman (Bell Hooks, Simone de Buvoir, etc.). I love thrifting/second hand clothing/vintage, partly because of how unique your closet can be and how much of a treasure hunt it is, but mainly because of the impact of fast fashion on the climate crisis. I am very passionate about conservation/sustainability and would like to find a way to incorporate that interest into my application.
Extra info: My mother is a doctor but we have different last names. I used several late drops (2 Freshman fall, 1 Junior spring, 1 Senior fall) and have 4 W’s on my transcript, none of which affected my GPA. I have traveled all over the world, as my dad is in the travel industry, and have been to 28 countries (mainly in Africa and South America).
AMCAS GPA: 3.60 cGPA and 3.54 sGPA. Started college during 2020 and was online and at home for the first year, which is the root cause of my rocky GPA. I do have an upwards trend following my first semester.
MCAT: 514; 128 C/P, 130 CARS, 128 B/B, 128 P/S
State: Florida
Indian F
My degree is a B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Florida State University.
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer): 650+ (non-volunteer) hours as a Patient Care Assistant at my university’s local hospital, whose patient population was largely made up of homeless/low...
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