WAMC - 521 MCAT, 3.4 cGPA, 3.1 sGPA

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ORM (Asian), female Ohio resident, 1 gap year doing master's - applying next cycle
521 MCAT, 3.4 cGPA, 3.1 sGPA
Private university in biomedical engineering, dual degree w/ music performance

Clinical hours:

70 hrs clinical translating​

70 hrs emergency department volunteer​

40 hrs post-acute care volunteer​

160 hrs bedside musician for patients​

Work experience:

400 hr summer internship in clinical diagnostics​

400 hr concert/stage management​

Research:

700 hrs in an MRI lab​

1000 hrs in a biomaterials lab (1 mid author publication) (research grant + fellowship)​

400 hrs in clinical oncology research (1 mid author publication, 1 conference poster)​

Shadowing:

80 hrs in surgical oncology​

Other activities:

150 hrs president of student government​

120 hrs exam writer/grader for high school science tournament​

70 hrs mentor for female engineering society​

30 hrs student rep for biomedical engineering DEI committee​

70 hrs cultural music teaching​

300 hrs personal projects in music composition​

Worried about GPA MCAT discrepancy, getting screened out due to low sGPA. I can write meaningfully about my activities and feel confident about writing my personal statement. Any suggestions would be appreciated on what else I can do during my gap year and also on a potential school list.

Thanks!

 

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In my opinion, your clinical hours also feel light; maybe I just need more details about what you are doing as a volunteer. I'm also not sure you have service orientation community service activities; lots of academic activities with mentoring, grading, and working on your department/major committee on DEI topics. Your music interests also show up in your activities. I don't see how you are stretching yourself to commune with those unlike you who need social services.

 

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You should accumulate 150+ hours of non clinical volunteering such as food bank, homeless shelter, etc. before you submit your application. Otherwise, you could be screened out at some schools. I suggest these schools with your stats:
Toledo
NEOMED
Wright State
Ohio State
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Arizona State University School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering (when it opens)
Texas A&M University School of Engineering Medicine (when it opens)
Carle Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Oakland Beaumont
Western Michigan
Medical College Wisconsin
Rosalind Franklin
Ponce (St. Louis)
TCU
NOVA MD
Roseman
Alice Walton
Belmont
Wake Forest
Methodist (when it opens)
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Penn State
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Hackensack
New York Medical College
Albany
Vermont
Quinnipiac