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Hello, I’m looking for both MD and DO schools to apply to this cycle. Some of my weaker spots are my sGPA and shadowing/research hours.
Demographics: NJ resident, South Asian (ORM)
College: Rutgers University (two gap years), received a BA in Cell Biology and Neuroscience
cGPA: 3.84
sGPA: 3.69
MCAT: 515 (127/128/130/130)
Experiences:
Pulmonology MA (600 hours)
Clinical Volunteering (200 hours)
Physics TA (600 hours over 3 years)
Study Abroad Program in Spain, where I took Spanish classes (600 hours)
Research in language processing and neurocognition with poster presentation (150 hours)
Honors Peer Mentor and Board Member, involved as alumni panelist now (100 hours)
Physics Tutor for athletes (42 hours)
Honor Society Board Member (218 hours)
Health Club board member (133 hours)
Shadowing - Family med and pulmonology (40 hours)
Neurology and Orthopedics MA (Current 112, Projected 1152)
Food Pantry Volunteer (Current 10, Projected 120)
Volunteering with people with Down syndrome at a summer camp this summer (Current 4, Projected 100)
Food Service worker (180 hours)
Hobbies: Running (Current 1760, Projected 380)
Honors / awards:
Honors Program Scholar
Honors Program Senior Leader Award
Pre-Health Honor Society Member
LORs (7 total):
2 science letters (including professor I was a TA for who taught me as well)
MD
Research PI
Study Abroad Program Coordinator/Prof
Clinical Volunteering Supervisor
Honors Dean who oversaw Honors Board
Current School List:
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Temple University
Drexel University
Thomas Jefferson University
Geisinger Commonwealth
Penn State
UCLA
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
NYITCOM
Is there anything else I should consider working on while I’m in my second gap year? What schools should I add/remove from my list? Any advice would be appreciated!
Demographics: NJ resident, South Asian (ORM)
College: Rutgers University (two gap years), received a BA in Cell Biology and Neuroscience
cGPA: 3.84
sGPA: 3.69
MCAT: 515 (127/128/130/130)
Experiences:
Pulmonology MA (600 hours)
Clinical Volunteering (200 hours)
Physics TA (600 hours over 3 years)
Study Abroad Program in Spain, where I took Spanish classes (600 hours)
Research in language processing and neurocognition with poster presentation (150 hours)
Honors Peer Mentor and Board Member, involved as alumni panelist now (100 hours)
Physics Tutor for athletes (42 hours)
Honor Society Board Member (218 hours)
Health Club board member (133 hours)
Shadowing - Family med and pulmonology (40 hours)
Neurology and Orthopedics MA (Current 112, Projected 1152)
Food Pantry Volunteer (Current 10, Projected 120)
Volunteering with people with Down syndrome at a summer camp this summer (Current 4, Projected 100)
Food Service worker (180 hours)
Hobbies: Running (Current 1760, Projected 380)
Honors / awards:
Honors Program Scholar
Honors Program Senior Leader Award
Pre-Health Honor Society Member
LORs (7 total):
2 science letters (including professor I was a TA for who taught me as well)
MD
Research PI
Study Abroad Program Coordinator/Prof
Clinical Volunteering Supervisor
Honors Dean who oversaw Honors Board
Current School List:
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Temple University
Drexel University
Thomas Jefferson University
Geisinger Commonwealth
Penn State
UCLA
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
NYITCOM
Is there anything else I should consider working on while I’m in my second gap year? What schools should I add/remove from my list? Any advice would be appreciated!
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