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I will be an applicant for medical school (mostly MD, but some DO schools) in the upcoming cycle. I just received my MCAT score and wanted to make a preliminary list as my school's committee letter process has begun. I attend a public college in NY and am in my senior year. If anyone wants to take a look at my personal statement and help with revisions I would also appreciate that.
State/Country of Residence: New York
Ties to other States/Regions: Nope / Nada
URM? (Y/N): 25% Mexican 75% Asian (Paki)
Year in School: Senior
Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Bioinformatics major / Chemistry minor
Graduate Degrees (if applicable): N/A
Cumulative GPA: 3.827 (Hopefully >3.85 by graduation)
Science GPA: 3.798
MCAT Score(s): 510 (129/127/128/126)
Research Experience:
Literature review work for school journal (60 hours, but nothing published outside our journal)
Clinical research in pediatric hospital (surveying, rounding, paper editing) (52 hours, but just started recently)
Publications/Abstracts/Posters: None for now
Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): 300 hours volunteered as a Medical assistant (gynecology for 3 months) and 2800 paid hours as Medical Assistant (pediatrics for 2.5 years). A mix of both administrative (front desk, insurance, EMR) and clinical (vitals, vaccines, lab testing, rapid testing) experience in both medical assistant positions.
Physician Shadowing: Virtual e-shadowing (25 hours) and am about to start shadowing an orthopedic surgeon
Non-Clinical Volunteering: Nonprofit charity cofounder (~350 hours over a few years)
Other Extracurricular Activities:
School cohort member for civic engagement (with scholarship)
Peer mentor for prehealth students in my school
Organic chemistry TA
Officer for 2 different clubs
Other Employment History: Camp counselor for 1 summer, dog walker LOL
Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): No
Specialty of Interest (if applicable): Open to anything but towards orthopedics like every other premed
Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): Possibly
Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): No
Medical School List
Literally every single MD school in New York:
NYU, Columbia, Sinai, Cornell, Rochester, Einstein, Stony, Hofstra, Buffalo, SUNY UP/Downstate, NY Medical College, Albany,
NYITCOM
Mayo Clinic Alix SOM? (SUUUPER REACH)
Vermont
Iowa
Wake Forest
I am open to any and all advice (however I am very unlikely to retake the MCAT). Dream schools are Mayo clinic and Cornell but they're looking like long shots now with my 510 MCAT. Please help me add more schools within my range and let me know which schools are a waste of time in applying to. Thank you all for your time!!!
State/Country of Residence: New York
Ties to other States/Regions: Nope / Nada
URM? (Y/N): 25% Mexican 75% Asian (Paki)
Year in School: Senior
Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Bioinformatics major / Chemistry minor
Graduate Degrees (if applicable): N/A
Cumulative GPA: 3.827 (Hopefully >3.85 by graduation)
Science GPA: 3.798
MCAT Score(s): 510 (129/127/128/126)
Research Experience:
Literature review work for school journal (60 hours, but nothing published outside our journal)
Clinical research in pediatric hospital (surveying, rounding, paper editing) (52 hours, but just started recently)
Publications/Abstracts/Posters: None for now
Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): 300 hours volunteered as a Medical assistant (gynecology for 3 months) and 2800 paid hours as Medical Assistant (pediatrics for 2.5 years). A mix of both administrative (front desk, insurance, EMR) and clinical (vitals, vaccines, lab testing, rapid testing) experience in both medical assistant positions.
Physician Shadowing: Virtual e-shadowing (25 hours) and am about to start shadowing an orthopedic surgeon
Non-Clinical Volunteering: Nonprofit charity cofounder (~350 hours over a few years)
Other Extracurricular Activities:
School cohort member for civic engagement (with scholarship)
Peer mentor for prehealth students in my school
Organic chemistry TA
Officer for 2 different clubs
Other Employment History: Camp counselor for 1 summer, dog walker LOL
Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): No
Specialty of Interest (if applicable): Open to anything but towards orthopedics like every other premed
Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): Possibly
Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): No
Medical School List
Literally every single MD school in New York:
NYU, Columbia, Sinai, Cornell, Rochester, Einstein, Stony, Hofstra, Buffalo, SUNY UP/Downstate, NY Medical College, Albany,
NYITCOM
Mayo Clinic Alix SOM? (SUUUPER REACH)
Vermont
Iowa
Wake Forest
I am open to any and all advice (however I am very unlikely to retake the MCAT). Dream schools are Mayo clinic and Cornell but they're looking like long shots now with my 510 MCAT. Please help me add more schools within my range and let me know which schools are a waste of time in applying to. Thank you all for your time!!!