Hopeful123#
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Hello everyone! I was hoping to get some feedback regarding possible school list and general advice. I know that my MCAT is not the best but I wanted to see what you thought of the rest of my application.
Background: ORM, trad applicant, Open to MD and DO
Major: BS Neuroscience and BA Computer Science
Minors: Data Science, AI, Chemistry
Home State: CA, with strong ties to Wisconsin and go to college in Ohio
Cumulative GPA: 3.85 (upward trend)
Science GPA: 3.81
MCAT Scores:
508 (126,126, 127, 129)
Research:
Clinical Research focused on Pediatric Intensive Care treatments. Working on first author publication. Won third place in school poster competition. Total of 1000+ hours.
Biotech Internship for 200 hours
Clinical Experience
- 1000 hours as phlebotomist (paid)
- 300 hours as patient volunteer (helped with non clinical tasks)
- 250 hours as volunteer at health clinic for uninsured patients
Physician Shadowing
- around 100 hours split between internal med, geriatrics, neurosurgery, neurology, anesthesiology, radiology, and intensive care
Non Clinical volunteering
- 100 hours working with refugees
- 200 hours of tutoring local after school (low income, high risk community)
- mentored high school students and helped them develop research projects
Leadership
- co founder of honors society
- RA
- 200+ hours as undergrad TA for Bio lab
Extracurricular Activities
- co leader for a club project where we worked on modifying remote control cars for kids with Cerebral Palsy
-part of schools D1 ultimate team
Would really appreciate any feedback and help with creating a school list! Thank you so much!!
Background: ORM, trad applicant, Open to MD and DO
Major: BS Neuroscience and BA Computer Science
Minors: Data Science, AI, Chemistry
Home State: CA, with strong ties to Wisconsin and go to college in Ohio
Cumulative GPA: 3.85 (upward trend)
Science GPA: 3.81
MCAT Scores:
508 (126,126, 127, 129)
Research:
Clinical Research focused on Pediatric Intensive Care treatments. Working on first author publication. Won third place in school poster competition. Total of 1000+ hours.
Biotech Internship for 200 hours
Clinical Experience
- 1000 hours as phlebotomist (paid)
- 300 hours as patient volunteer (helped with non clinical tasks)
- 250 hours as volunteer at health clinic for uninsured patients
Physician Shadowing
- around 100 hours split between internal med, geriatrics, neurosurgery, neurology, anesthesiology, radiology, and intensive care
Non Clinical volunteering
- 100 hours working with refugees
- 200 hours of tutoring local after school (low income, high risk community)
- mentored high school students and helped them develop research projects
Leadership
- co founder of honors society
- RA
- 200+ hours as undergrad TA for Bio lab
Extracurricular Activities
- co leader for a club project where we worked on modifying remote control cars for kids with Cerebral Palsy
-part of schools D1 ultimate team
Would really appreciate any feedback and help with creating a school list! Thank you so much!!
