WAMC 3.9 GPA/~510 MCAT

[MikeA613]

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Hi! Thanks for taking the time to look at this, any input is appreciated.

1. cGPA = 3.89 sGPA= 3.75
2. MCAT is this week averaging ~510 on AAMC
3. NJ resident
4. ORM
5. Low tier university
6. Clinical experience: 3 years working as Medical assistant/Lead medical assistant and volunteering for my local EMS squad (approx 2000 combined)
7. 2 Published papers
8. No explicit shadowing but worked in urgent cares
9. Volunteered for 2 organizations for children with cancer (300 hrs), Volunteered for an organization to help elderly with medical care (approx 200 hours), Founded and ran a job network in my school for students and alumni with over 2k participants
10. Avid runner, run marathons, musician, producer
11. Have a few life-saving awards in EMS
12. Have a story (long story short, I got cancer in high school and began volunteering for the organizations that helped me out and loved it so much that I decided I want to do this forever) and Ill also add that I have very strong LOR (including from the chair of the department at an Ivy league schools)

I'll apply to almost all schools in NYC, NJ, Miami/Boca and MD. I will also consider DO.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Let us know when you get your official MCAT result.

Clearly your personal story is an important angle, but you need to answer "why medicine." What is your purpose as a physician? What will you write for Other Impactful Experience? What were your responsibilities in urgent care? Since you're saying you have no explicit physician shadowing, how will you answer the question that you know what physicians do? What is your transition plan for your organization, and could you itemize hours spent with running the club vs. direct service? What does direct service look like for that job network?

 

[MikeA613]

Update: MCAT - 510 and I started a position as a research assistant in a phase 1 trial clinic with 80 hours so far and about 1000 anticipated

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Your 3 NJ state public schools
Hackensack
Albany
New York Medical College
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Geisinger
Penn State
George Washington
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
Wake Forest
Methodist (when it opens)
NOVA MD
Belmont
Alice Walton
Roseman
TCU
Rosalind Franklin
Medical College Wisconsin
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State
I suggest these DO schools:
ROWANCOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY
PCOM
LECOM (all schools)
MU-COM
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
KCU-COM