Hi! I'm graduating from a Top 10 school (Ivy) this May. My cumulative GPA is a 3.6 and BCPM is a 3.5. My MCAT practices have been 515-519. I had whooping cough during my 1st year and so my GPA took a massive hit. I have an upwards trend my last 2 years with a 3.75 GPA junior year and a 4.0 GPA senior year (5/8 courses this semester were BCPM).
I have a rare genetic condition and spent all of my time in college researching it. I have 3 1st author publications and 1 invited presentation. 1 paper I am the principal investigator. As such, I have many hours of clinical experience from interacting with patients to collect data. Similarly, I have many hours shadowing my PI in her rounds. I will spend 2 years before (hopefully) going to medical school continuing my research on the disorder at NYU Langone.
I also worked for 1 year in the lab of a computational neuroscientist. While I did not publish anything here, I helped create a computer-coded task to assess intractable OCD and gained many hours of clinical experience while administering these tests to patients.
I was a member of an all-female a cappella group for 4 years of college, I was in a sorority and served as the Philanthropy Chair (set up service opportunities with local charities, planned fundraising events), and I was a peer mental health advocate for all 4 years as well (served as individual point of contact for several students, provided them with therapeutic resources and educated university on mental health of students).
I am wondering realistically what schools I should be thinking about, and if my personal story/research experience may overcome my low GPA. Thank you!
I have a rare genetic condition and spent all of my time in college researching it. I have 3 1st author publications and 1 invited presentation. 1 paper I am the principal investigator. As such, I have many hours of clinical experience from interacting with patients to collect data. Similarly, I have many hours shadowing my PI in her rounds. I will spend 2 years before (hopefully) going to medical school continuing my research on the disorder at NYU Langone.
I also worked for 1 year in the lab of a computational neuroscientist. While I did not publish anything here, I helped create a computer-coded task to assess intractable OCD and gained many hours of clinical experience while administering these tests to patients.
I was a member of an all-female a cappella group for 4 years of college, I was in a sorority and served as the Philanthropy Chair (set up service opportunities with local charities, planned fundraising events), and I was a peer mental health advocate for all 4 years as well (served as individual point of contact for several students, provided them with therapeutic resources and educated university on mental health of students).
I am wondering realistically what schools I should be thinking about, and if my personal story/research experience may overcome my low GPA. Thank you!
