WAMC- 3.97 GPA, 518 MCAT, tx res

[ant25]

I would really love if someone can help me start forming a list for medical school because I am struggling to figure out which schools are a match with my stats and activities.

College: top ten university
residence: TX
GPA: 3.97
sGPA: 3.95
Major: Neuro
Minor: Bio, Chem
MCAT: 518 (130/128/130/130)

Activities
Research:
-320 hours as research assistant in Chemistry lab -> independent study where I will produce a poster and hopefully present
-gap year (expected)- clinical research assistant in neurological field (2000 hours)

Clinical:
-hospital volunteer 85 hours (150 when applying)
-Volunteer at hospitals to help acknowledge social determenants of health (80+ hours when applying)
-(paid scholarship) 350 hours summer internship in neurological department of hospital

Volunteer:
-animal shelter (70+ hours when applying)
-food pantry (140+ hours when applying)

Shadowing:
-80 hours across diverse specialties

Leadership:
-Orientation Counselor: 80 hours
-sorority recruitment chair: 100+ hours

Other:
-Tutor: 200+ hours
-tour guide: 70+ hours (leadership here as well)
-university pre med organization: 40 hours

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[Mr.Smile12]

Suggestions:
1) An official MCAT result is necessary. Break down your 518.
2) Food pantry hours: get it above 150 to avoid getting screened out.
3) Your clinical experience seems a little light. Have you done anything with community health centers or hospice? Maybe that will happen with your neurology work.
4) Where did you grow up in Texas? Many of the schools favor those who grew up in medically underserved parts of the state.
5) What support are you getting from your prehealth advising team? Any networking with schools, especially OOS programs where you think you have a shot?
6) What's your purpose?

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[ant25]

Suggestions:
1) An official MCAT result is necessary. Break down your 518.
2) Food pantry hours: get it above 150 to avoid getting screened out.
3) Your clinical experience seems a little light. Have you done anything with community health centers or hospice? Maybe that will happen with your neurology work.
4) Where did you grow up in Texas? Many of the schools favor those who grew up in medically underserved parts of the state.
5) What support are you getting from your prehealth advising team? Any networking with schools, especially OOS programs where you think you have a shot?
6) What's your purpose?

Finding Your Purpose as a Health Professional - SDN

The Student Doctor Network provides free tools, resources, and advising services to help students become health professionals.

www.studentdoctor.net

1) fixed
2) will do
3) I am volunteering at the community hospital and the hospice has not been available to me. But, as I'm only applying with experiences from three years of my life it has been difficult to get numbers really high while maintaining grades, jobs, and other activities. I will likely have some hours (i dont know how many) from my clinical research job by the time I apply, which my university says is one of their favorite types of clinical jobs to see.
4) not from an underserved part of the state, but I am mainly aiming for OOS schools as most of my support system is from other states.
5) My prehealth team is very great and we have multiple private information session from other schools from them and past students have gotten in at various places no matter their state of residence.
6) is a long answer