WAMC: BM/Goucher/JHU

[postbac_throwaway]

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Hey all,

Love this community and have been a follower for a couple years. I made a throwaway account to discuss my characteristics and ask for your advice on applying to the top postbac programs (BM/Goucher/JHU). I've always been interested in medicine and took a few courses in undergrad but realized that I wanted to focus on my major and internships in other fields to confirm I was really committed to the long road of medicine. In the few posts that I've read so far on this website, it seems like these top three programs really prefer those who have been in positions like the Peace Corps/TFA/previous healthcare jobs. I therefore wanted to see if anyone could provide some insight on where I stand.

Applicant details:

• top 10 university with a solid gpa (~3.9)
• SAT (>2300)
• research experience in behavioral economics (800 hrs/no pubs)
• ~150 hrs of clinical volunteering
• ~150 hrs of regular volunteering
  
• Just started at a top 3 finance/consulting company

I hope to apply to medical school after my time in this job and would love to minimize my time before matriculating. I therefore come here with two questions in mind:

1. How competitive might I be for the aforementioned programs?
2. Would you all recommend applying in the current cycle or taking a year to build up my application?