WAMC and school list (3.80, 520)

[cocobear1]

Hi, I would love some thoughts on my school list. I’m a 1st time applicant.


NC resident, ORM, Asian (Indian), woman

cGPA: 3.80

MCAT: 520 (Aug 2023 131/129/132/128)

Undergrad at large public school. Freshman year during Covid. Taking 1 gap year.

240 hours CNA

• Anticipating 240 hours more during gap year

1000+ hours wet lab research

• 1 poster presentation, 1 oral presentation (1st runner-up in competition)

400 hours clinical research

• 2 poster presentations, 2 publications under review
• Anticipating 1000 more hours during gap year

95 hours shadowing across 5 specialties (derm, peds, adult med, gastrointerology, endocrinology)

15 hours non-clinical volunteering (1 summer mentoring URM in genetics research)

Anticipated 300 hours clinical volunteering in gap year

2 semesters of anatomy lab TA (70 hours)

Created a position for head learning assistant in undergraduate anatomy labs.

Leadership as DEI chair in a pre-medical fraternity (3 semesters).

Baking business as hobby.


* = applying MD/PhD (PhD in epidemiology)

Albert Einstein COM
Brody SOM at ECU
Case Western
Cornell University
Duke University
Emory University*
Florida Atlantic University
Hofstra
Indiana University SOM
Medical University of South Carolina
Mount Sinai NY
NSU Florida
Northwestern University*
NYU Grossman
Penn State
Quinnipiac University
Rutgers RWJ
Rutgers NJMS
Temple
Thomas Jefferson University
University of Cincinnati*
University of Maryland*
University of Massachusetts*
University of Miami*
University of Michigan*
University of North Carolina*
University of Pittsburgh*
University of Rochester*
University of Virginia
USF Morsani
Vanderbilt University*
Virginia Tech Carilion SOM
Wake Forest University
Washington University St. Louis
Wayne State SOM

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[Mr.Smile12]

15 hours non-clinical volunteering

It would help knowing the details. Why so few hours? For most schools, you need 150 hours of service orientation activities (non-clinical) to avoid your application getting screened out.

What activities involved advocacy for marginalized groups?