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Hello. I am currently a senior hoping to apply this coming summer to medical schools. The pre-med curriculum at my school is known for being rigorous and having lower gpas but higher acceptance into med schools compare to national averages. I am on the fence about retaking my MCAT because I was working 2 jobs while studying in order to financially support myself so I know I could do better, but the timing of fitting in a retake would be difficult. I know my stats are "average" but I hope to only take one gap year as I believe I have strong extracurricular experiences despite having limited family support and being first-gen and low income at my school. Should I retake my mcat? If not, what would be a good starting list of schools to apply to?
- 3.74 cGPA and 3.6 sGPA
- 510 (127, 127, 126, 130)
- Minnesota resident
- South Asian (Bengali)
- T2 in Boston (think Tufts, Boston University, Boston College)
- Medical Assistant in Internal Medicine at MGH (550+ hours)
- Research experience in lab at my university, related to child development and play, currently in lab at children's hospital studying autism. (350+ hours in current lab, 200+ in old lab)
- shadowed a pediatric neurologist, very impactful. Also shadowed a neurosurgeon. I know I need more shadowing hours.
- volunteered abroad in iceland to help feed and engage in social programming for a community of asylum seekers, also volunteer at a boston elementary school (100+ hours)
- Leadership in two clubs, one focused on fitness and wellbeing. the other club is to help minority students in stem. adiditionally 500+ hours at a minnesota elementary school, and other customer service jobs to financially support myself (barista, summer residential life, 200+ hours)
- Difficult family background, grew up muslim, however identify as lgbtq+ (urm??)
