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Howdy! Wondering if anyone has any insight for a not-so-typical applicant.
Background: 25 y/o WM, BA with concentration in Biology in 2017 from a small liberal arts honors college, current PA resident (Philly, GO BIRDS!).
GPA: My school used narrative evaluations, so technically I have no GPA?
MCAT: 502 (123 CP/ 126 CARS/ 124 BB/ 129 PS)
LORs: PI, DO cardiologist, 1 science prof, 1 thesis/academic advisor/ genetics prof.
Employment:
I'm applying all DO.
•Specialty of interest: ER, but open minded
•Graduate degrees: no
•Interest in rural health (y/n): n
I'm typically worried about the lack of grades from my undergraduate (although I know of a number of alumni that have been accepted into an MD program) but I feel as though because so many schools are accepting P/F for COVID reasons, perhaps they will be more open minded to my application. It's also in the back of my mind that I might have to re-take the MCAT and re-apply next cycle, so more long-term suggestions would also be helpful.
Background: 25 y/o WM, BA with concentration in Biology in 2017 from a small liberal arts honors college, current PA resident (Philly, GO BIRDS!).
GPA: My school used narrative evaluations, so technically I have no GPA?
MCAT: 502 (123 CP/ 126 CARS/ 124 BB/ 129 PS)
LORs: PI, DO cardiologist, 1 science prof, 1 thesis/academic advisor/ genetics prof.
Employment:
- ER Scribe; 1yr FT
- Pharmacy Tech: 3mo FT
- Research Assistant in an Immunology Lab (current): 1.5yr FT
- Sailing instructor/mentor in a sailing based youth outreach program:200 hrs
- Bike mechanic at various community co-ops: 1000hrs
- ACA Fundraiser/ Bike-a-thon: 20hrs
- 30ish hours with a DO in cardiology
- Sailing team: 4 yrs in college and captain my 4th year
- Student Government: 2 yrs elected representative and committee chair my 4th year.
- Undergraduate thesis on patient outcomes from different knee replacement therapies.
- Third author on a paper at my current position.
I'm applying all DO.
- PCOM
- LECOM
- ROWAN SOM
- OSU-COM
- NYITCOM
•Specialty of interest: ER, but open minded
•Graduate degrees: no
•Interest in rural health (y/n): n
I'm typically worried about the lack of grades from my undergraduate (although I know of a number of alumni that have been accepted into an MD program) but I feel as though because so many schools are accepting P/F for COVID reasons, perhaps they will be more open minded to my application. It's also in the back of my mind that I might have to re-take the MCAT and re-apply next cycle, so more long-term suggestions would also be helpful.
