Interestingrock
Full Member
- Joined
- Sep 30, 2019
- Messages
- 11
- Reaction score
- 2
MCAT
508 (126, 128, 128, 126)
GPA
cGPA 3.46 sGPA 3.65 (Low cGPA from first two semesters of college, strong upward trend last 3 semesters of college)
State
Missouri
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Clinical (Volunteer/Work)
1700+ work hours (Emergency room and nursing home, full-time work while attending full-time classes)
200+ volunteer hours (I volunteered in, essentially, all areas of the hospital except surgery)
Non-Clinical (Volunteer/Work)
600+ work hours
~120 volunteer hours (At an organization that works with low-income families and homeless families/individuals)
On my county's Red Cross Advisory board since 2016 and earned the Presidential volunteer award.
Shadowing
20 hours Hematology pathologist
10 hours Family medicine
20 hours Internal medicine
15 hours Orthopedic surgeon
Research Experience
Yersinia pestis research 150 hours (primary researcher, published)
Babesia research 60 hours (laboratory assistant, published)
Tuleremia Research ~50 hours (Laboratory volunteer/field volunteer)
Chronic wasting disease research ~20 hours (Field assistant)
Dove and Cottontail rabbit study 15 hours (Field assistant)
Other information
I am applying as a disadvantaged student. I am a first-generation college student, from a rural town, and I come from a very poor family. I have worked, mainly, full-time throughout college in order to support myself and to help support my parents, and grandparents. I have tutored microbiology, biology, and geology; however, I did not get compensated, so I didn't list it.
I am worried that I am not a good candidate for medical school due to my subpar GPA. I do believe that working full-time, shadowing, volunteering, and attending college full-time have negatively impacted my grades, but I should have worked harder and I am affraid that medical school admission committees will think the same. I am willing to attend both MD and DO schools.
508 (126, 128, 128, 126)
GPA
cGPA 3.46 sGPA 3.65 (Low cGPA from first two semesters of college, strong upward trend last 3 semesters of college)
State
Missouri
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Clinical (Volunteer/Work)
1700+ work hours (Emergency room and nursing home, full-time work while attending full-time classes)
200+ volunteer hours (I volunteered in, essentially, all areas of the hospital except surgery)
Non-Clinical (Volunteer/Work)
600+ work hours
~120 volunteer hours (At an organization that works with low-income families and homeless families/individuals)
On my county's Red Cross Advisory board since 2016 and earned the Presidential volunteer award.
Shadowing
20 hours Hematology pathologist
10 hours Family medicine
20 hours Internal medicine
15 hours Orthopedic surgeon
Research Experience
Yersinia pestis research 150 hours (primary researcher, published)
Babesia research 60 hours (laboratory assistant, published)
Tuleremia Research ~50 hours (Laboratory volunteer/field volunteer)
Chronic wasting disease research ~20 hours (Field assistant)
Dove and Cottontail rabbit study 15 hours (Field assistant)
Other information
I am applying as a disadvantaged student. I am a first-generation college student, from a rural town, and I come from a very poor family. I have worked, mainly, full-time throughout college in order to support myself and to help support my parents, and grandparents. I have tutored microbiology, biology, and geology; however, I did not get compensated, so I didn't list it.
I am worried that I am not a good candidate for medical school due to my subpar GPA. I do believe that working full-time, shadowing, volunteering, and attending college full-time have negatively impacted my grades, but I should have worked harder and I am affraid that medical school admission committees will think the same. I am willing to attend both MD and DO schools.
