Hello!
I'm not sure how much weight the hours you project during your gap year matters, so I will make note of that below.
Background/Stats:
- Senior, graduating May 2019 with a degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Switched over from a different program so I'm lacking some hours. Trying to get a lot of volunteering and shadowing done during my final year. Taking a gap year.
- Filipino
- Ohio
- cGPA: 3.85, sGPA: 3.89
- MCAT 509 (126/124/128/131)
- Clinical work experience: CNA, 400 hours by submission. Gap year estimate: 1200 hours total by time of matriculation.
- Non-Clinical Volunteering: 120 hours by submission (working with the less fortunate). Gap year estimate: 220-250 total by matriculation.
- Clinical Volunteering: 30 hours by submission (emergency department) . Gap year estimate: 100 hours total by time of matriculation.
- Shadowing: 50 hours by submission, with 20 in primary care. The rest in Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Hematology/Oncology. Gap year estimate: Not sure if I'll have access to shadowing at home, but if I do, I would probably get only 20 additional hours max.
- Research: 1 year (~500 hours) in a chemistry-based lab. No publications or papers.
-Teaching/Leadership : Have trained other volunteers at my volunteering site and have trained others during my CNA job.
What are my chances for MD schools? What is a good school list? What should I focus on?
Thank you.
I'm not sure how much weight the hours you project during your gap year matters, so I will make note of that below.
Background/Stats:
- Senior, graduating May 2019 with a degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Switched over from a different program so I'm lacking some hours. Trying to get a lot of volunteering and shadowing done during my final year. Taking a gap year.
- Filipino
- Ohio
- cGPA: 3.85, sGPA: 3.89
- MCAT 509 (126/124/128/131)
- Clinical work experience: CNA, 400 hours by submission. Gap year estimate: 1200 hours total by time of matriculation.
- Non-Clinical Volunteering: 120 hours by submission (working with the less fortunate). Gap year estimate: 220-250 total by matriculation.
- Clinical Volunteering: 30 hours by submission (emergency department) . Gap year estimate: 100 hours total by time of matriculation.
- Shadowing: 50 hours by submission, with 20 in primary care. The rest in Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Hematology/Oncology. Gap year estimate: Not sure if I'll have access to shadowing at home, but if I do, I would probably get only 20 additional hours max.
- Research: 1 year (~500 hours) in a chemistry-based lab. No publications or papers.
-Teaching/Leadership : Have trained other volunteers at my volunteering site and have trained others during my CNA job.
What are my chances for MD schools? What is a good school list? What should I focus on?
Thank you.