WAMC: 4.0, 519, Asian ORM (TX Resident)

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cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS

4.0 for both

MCAT score(s) and breakdown. Include all (non-voided) attempts.

519 (131/128/131/129)

State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)

TX

Ethnicity and/or race

ORM - Asian Mala

Undergraduate institution or category

T30 - “Publix Ivy”

Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)

- Around 700 hours as a medical assistant (started beginning of junior year)
- around 600 hours: of volunteering at various free clinics at my college town and then back in my hometown (continuous) + hospice volunteer

Research experience and productivity
- Around 1300 hours spread across 2 labs
- at one of the labs i act as a mentor and teach new RAs !
- 3 posters but no pubs

Shadowing experience and specialties represented
- 90 hours shadowing primary care
- 20 shadowing Ent

Non-clinical volunteering
- 80 hours working with kids with autism and getting them to play sports, play games, etc (give parents a break but also interact with fun kids)
- 150 hours of food distribution & food pantry work >> involves sorting food but also interviewing new people who grab food
- 40 hours of working with volunteering for homeless where we assemble kits, give out food, etc
- 50 hours of being with kids with cerebral palsy
- 100 hours as a health navigation volunteer where I essentially help/navigate ppl through the system and help sign them up for healthcare!!

Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
- TA for general chemistry class

- on college’s student government where I have an active role in influencing curriculum changes, increasing student access, etc

Relevant honors or awards
- highest honors

Anything else not listed you think might be important
- have a lot of hours working as a nail shop receptionist where I help book appointments but also translate English to Vietnamese and vice Versa
- mostly just applied to TX MD & DO since I heard theres a disadvantage when applying OOS? Also the tuition OOS is extremely high so I’d like to stay in state anyways.
 
Welcome to the forums.

On the merits, you should have a lot of attention with your in-state programs as long as you have a strong mission fit (and no problems with communication or letters). Have you done your research on what each TMDSAS school specifically offers you to get closer to what you want to do as a physician? Do you know which schools can leverage your patient navigator experience?
 
Welcome to the forums.

On the merits, you should have a lot of attention with your in-state programs as long as you have a strong mission fit (and no problems with communication or letters). Have you done your research on what each TMDSAS school specifically offers you to get closer to what you want to do as a physician? Do you know which schools can leverage your patient navigator experience?
Oo i haven’t done too much research, but I’m leaning towards a primary care speciality because of how much I loved my experience at free clinics, and shadowing a primary care doctor, should I highlight that? Or is it bad to “specialize” before even going into med school
 
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Welcome to the forums.

On the merits, you should have a lot of attention with your in-state programs as long as you have a strong mission fit (and no problems with communication or letters). Have you done your research on what each TMDSAS school specifically offers you to get closer to what you want to do as a physician? Do you know which schools can leverage your patient navigator experience?
Also does being first-gen and eo-1 (according to amcas) help whatsoever? Not that I want to only get in on those metrics, but would it help my app in any way