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Hey guys,
Hope everyone is staying safe and sane in these crazy times! Sometimes, when I see so many forums on here and on the reddit pages, I feel like I haven't done enough or that I don't have good enough stats. I hope that this brief application I prepared below could provide some consolation to anyone in the same boat as me. In return, I'd love it if someone could take a look at this and see if I'm a good enough applicant myself. I'm a traditional who just graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelors of Science in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and a minor in General Business. I'm applying for this 2021 cycle and want to see my chances with both MD and DO schools.
Cumulative Overall GPA: 3.84
Cumulative Science GPA: 3.80
MCAT: 504 (126/124/126/128)
Experiences:
Hope everyone is staying safe and sane in these crazy times! Sometimes, when I see so many forums on here and on the reddit pages, I feel like I haven't done enough or that I don't have good enough stats. I hope that this brief application I prepared below could provide some consolation to anyone in the same boat as me. In return, I'd love it if someone could take a look at this and see if I'm a good enough applicant myself. I'm a traditional who just graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelors of Science in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and a minor in General Business. I'm applying for this 2021 cycle and want to see my chances with both MD and DO schools.
Cumulative Overall GPA: 3.84
Cumulative Science GPA: 3.80
MCAT: 504 (126/124/126/128)
Experiences:
- President of Viet Nam Medical Assistance Program (~2 years) -- Worked with lots of hospitals and food banks and stuff. Also went on a medical mission trip to Vietnam to set up clinics in disadvantaged provinces. Worked with a DO there (is that considered shadowing too?).
- Student Coordinator for Lakeland STARs Tutoring Program (~2 years) -- Worked with other coordinators, youth and family services, and campus clubs to create tutoring sessions for undergraduate tutors and elementary school children from low SES areas.
- Intern for AstraZeneca Bio-pharmaceutical Company (2 summers) -- Worked with other scientists in research labs. Cultured and treated cells and performed various assays. Made posters/presentations for both summers and am set to be published in one of them.
- Shadowed Dermatologist (~80 hours), Radiologist (~8 hours), Neonatologist (~8 hours), Intensive Care Specialist (~8 hours), ER Specialist (~8 hours)
- Peer Mentor (~1 year) -- Acted as a "big brother" for freshmen as they navigate through college for the first time.
- PCU Volunteer (~50 hours) -- Greeted patients, gave them iPads that took track of their health records, and assisted them with any other concerns that they had. Also sat in on some patient/doctor visits on occasion.
- Safety Officer and Player for Maryland Club Soccer Team (~2 years) -- CPR/First-Aid certified to be first responder to any health emergency on the field and played on the team as a center-midfielder.
- Clinical Research Assistant (~1 year) -- Worked with manager and other assistants in greeting participants and taking their samples to further advance research on common infectious diseases in college campuses (i.e. coronavirus, influenza, adenovirus, etc.).
- Delivery and Carry-Out (~1 summer) -- Worked with others at Carrabba's Italian Grill (not healthcare, but still important).
- President and VP of Communications of Resident Hall Association Dorms (~2 years) -- Worked with team to plan and carry out fun and insightful events for residents to promote overall welfare in the dorms.
- Member of Beta Psi Omega Biology Fraternity (~1.5 years) -- Build relationships with students from various bio backgrounds and help the local community through different initiatives (i.e. tutoring, gardening, food banks, river clean-ups, pet care, etc.).
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