Current senior, planning to take 1 gap year + apply. I've been having a hard time creating my school list given the imbalance between my GPA and MCAT, so I'm hoping for some expert opinions!
cGPA: 3.75, sGPA: 3.81 (Due to a 2.9 one semester; there was an extenuating circumstance that I will try to explain, but I don't foresee these changing too much by the time I graduate)
MCAT: 522 (130/131/130/131), taken September 2025
MA resident, but I don't meet the 7-year requirement for UMass. US Citizen but lived in another country from ages 4-18
Ethnicity: (South) Asian
Undergrad: competitive liberal arts college, "Little Ivy"
Thank you for your time!
cGPA: 3.75, sGPA: 3.81 (Due to a 2.9 one semester; there was an extenuating circumstance that I will try to explain, but I don't foresee these changing too much by the time I graduate)
MCAT: 522 (130/131/130/131), taken September 2025
MA resident, but I don't meet the 7-year requirement for UMass. US Citizen but lived in another country from ages 4-18
Ethnicity: (South) Asian
Undergrad: competitive liberal arts college, "Little Ivy"
- Clinical experience:
- Medical assistant, paid - 1875 hours
- Research experience (I've dabbled a lot in this area...)
- Research assistant in wet lab - 350 hours, internal poster presentation
- Public health research assistant - 300 hours
- Clinical research assistant - 250 hours
- Global health research project (designed/executed myself with a faculty mentor, supported by a research award) - 600+ hours, ongoing, 2nd author paper in the works
- Shadowing experience:
- 80 hours - EM, IM/FM, Ob/Gyn + 2 subspecialties, Peds, GI, Neurology
- Non-clinical volunteering:
- Volunteer tutoring HS students - 150 hours, ongoing
- Shelter volunteer - 200 hours, ongoing
- Summer intern with NGO in South Asia - 300 hours, working with the population my research is based on
- Other extracurriculars:
- Student intern at ____ Hospital research/advocacy group - just started and not sure how to categorize it, projected ~300 hours
- Intern at ___ hospital global health equity initiative - 250 hours
- South Asian competitive dance team (250 hours), leadership for South Asian advocacy-focused club and related affinity space (300 hours)
- Honors/awards:
- University-based leadership development program focused on scholarship + civic engagement (Class each semester for 3 years + community-based internship every year)
- National research and leadership program scholar (leadership training, ~10k funding for research)
Thank you for your time!
