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WAMC 3.98 GPA / 515 MCAT
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I'm reading at least 12 things to put on your Activities list from this post alone. Just apply, you have great stats and more than adequate hours.
Thank you and is 12 enough?
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I think so. Your stuff is diverse enough that you're not c/ping the same thing 5 times with slightly different roles. It's more about the quality of the hours than any arbitrary threshold.
Ok thanks. Lack of leadership a hindrance or still apply?
Not everyone has leadership. It's desirable, but not essential.
Thank you!
As you make your list, do not include any school you'd hesitate to attend if it were your only offer. If that means your list is 23 schools, so be it. Don't apply to a specific number of schools just because that feels like a safe number.
Your shadowing in family medicine seems high (150 hours). Don't count days you were there to work as stayed on to watch. Don't count hours you shadowed a parent or sibling. Reporting 50 hours will seem like enough, more than that makes people why you continued to stand around rather than doing something.
Your shadowing in family medicine seems high (150 hours). Don't count days you were there to work as stayed on to watch. Don't count hours you shadowed a parent or sibling. Reporting 50 hours will seem like enough, more than that makes people why you continued to stand around rather than doing something.
I suggest:
UVA
EVMS
VCU
VTech
Georgetown
George Washington
Saint Louis
Creighton
Dartmouth
Miami
Emory
Hofstra
Einstein
Rochester
Vermont
Jefferson
Temple
Tufts
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Colorado
Tulane
Boston
Quinnipiac
Western Michigan
Wake Forest
Duke
UVA
EVMS
VCU
VTech
Georgetown
George Washington
Saint Louis
Creighton
Dartmouth
Miami
Emory
Hofstra
Einstein
Rochester
Vermont
Jefferson
Temple
Tufts
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Colorado
Tulane
Boston
Quinnipiac
Western Michigan
Wake Forest
Duke
I started shadowing this family practice doctor for a couple months, then started volunteering there helping him with the patients, minimal scribing, then was hired by him a few months ago so the 150 hours was for shadowing and volunteering. Yes, I will only apply to schools that I would 100% attend. Thank you
If you were volunteering, label that as volunteering. List shadowing when you were there just watching.
You can try USF and Michigan in place of those 2. UMD favors in-state students and I do not usually recommend students apply there if aren't from there. If you are interested in primary care, you could consider NYU LI too as they have free tuition.
Who wouldn't love free tuition but do you think I have a chance with my average stat?
Long Island is more holistic than NYU Grossman. It is a small class size however. You are certainly competitive for it on a stats perspective from what they have posted on their website.
RuggedShark
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Sorry to hijack but this is 150 hours shadowing one doctor/specialty being too high? I have ~140 hours spread over 5 different experiences. Is that different or too much?
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Is this the same practice where you work as an medical assistant? For me that explains why you have 150 hours of shadowing a family practice (along with your paid employment).
It does seem heavy. Typically, 8-10 hours each for 5 specialties should give you a feel for it. But you've got what you've got. You aren't obligated to list everything, so that's an option, too.
Great. I'll add that to my list. Thank you.
Oh I did not realize that. I volunteer longer cuz I like it and to make sure that I really know what I'm getting myself into since I have no doctors in my family. I did 50 hours shadowing and 100 hours volunteering so I lumped that together. Now, I realize I can't do that so would it be best to omit the 100 hours of volunteering or put that hours under the volunteering section?
Also, I have only shadowed 2 specialties-family practice and orthopedic. I plan to shadow a pediatrician soon but do you think I should shadow 5 different specialties?
Put the shadowing hours under the tag "shadowing" in the Activities & Work section and put the volunteering hours under the tag "volunteer, clinical". The tags help the readers make a quick scan of your application and find the information they are looking for.
You don't need 5 different specialties. @Rugged Shark had 5 and I was responding to them. One primary care (family practice, etc) and one surgical or hospitalist (orthopedics, etc) is fine.
Ok great! Thank you so much.
As I mentioned, you could try Michigan and replace Vermont or Tulane. I would not recommend UNC as they take very few OOS students and your sibling will have graduated from a separate program by the time you matriculate.
You must have read Seeking Leverage in “Strong Ties” - SDN . Medical schools that are "more selective" may be less willing to extend family "legacy" if siblings are not enrolled as a bona fide student. It really depends. You might have a little better argument if you were applying to dental school instead of medical if your sibling were going into ortho. But I don't know if this is what UMDS would do.
OP: have you actually done a WARS or LizzyM score? You are starting to list schools that are more reaches and donations.
OP: have you actually done a WARS or LizzyM score? You are starting to list schools that are more reaches and donations.
You could try UCF, Penn State and Case. FAU is a small class and accepts mostly FL residents. If you like the Florida area, Miami and USF are your best chances of getting in there.
No, I haven’t read it. A friend told me about it so thought to ask. My Lizzy score is 73.5 and WARS is 81 so just slightly above average. I’m trying to swap out same level schools for location that I would like to live. WARS recommends 4 reach schools and I have UVA, Duke, Emory and MI. So no Case Western nor UNC. Thanks
