WAMC - hopeful for CA, 3.79 GPA, 517 MCAT

[ibuprofenluvr]

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Hi All,
Hoping to apply to every school on the west coast, would appreciate some advice!

-Transfer student from community college to UC Berkeley, majored in environmental sciences
-3.79 cGPA, 3.87 sGPA, 517 MCAT (1st attempt, 130/128/130/129)
-cGPA is a little deflated because I got a D in english my freshman year, retook and got an A
-Somewhat nontrad, graduated in 2021 and took 2 prereqs bostbacc
-White, parents are physicians, CA resident since 2011
-Roughly 600 hours of volunteering between hospice, needle exchange, senior care
-Miscellaneous activities on campus including environmental work and founding a political party
-One middle author publication, one first author on poster presentation at medical conference
-Some mentorship experience
-Roughly 2500 hours of non-clinical research experience between marine toxicology work and in a clinical lab
-Roughly 10,000 hours of experience in a medical spa (clinical assistant) and UCSF derm department (clinical research coordinator)
-LOR from UCSF professors, UC Berkeley professors, and community college professors
-TA for chemistry courses in community college
-Hobbies are sailing and backpacking

Not sure if all of that is helpful/relevant but it's what I've been focusing on in my application, thanks in advance! <3

 

[polymerization]

You have hours that look like mine and I've been working full time + overtime for 10 years, including the time I was in college and working.

 

[YodaPineapple]

Aside from the fact you’re indicating roughly 31 hours per week of activities for the last 8 years including the time you were in college, this is a pretty solid application. Make sure you have nonclinical volunteering

 

[ibuprofenluvr]

Aside from the fact you’re indicating roughly 31 hours per week of activities for the last 8 years including the time you were in college, this is a pretty solid application. Make sure you have nonclinical volunteering

oops included anticipated hours! but I've worked full time for the last 4 years so thats ~8500 hours and worked summers/part time while in college for the other 2000 or so. Volunteer hours have been spaced out since 2019 or so

 

[evangelinelover]

is med spa considered clinical?

 

[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
The UCs (except Riverside unless you are from that region)
USC Keck
Stanford
Kaiser
California University
Arizona (Phoenix)
Mayo
Colorado
Emory
USF Morsani
Miami
Duke
Georgetown
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
Hackensack
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
New York Medical College
Rochester
Dartmouth
Brown
Tufts
Boston University
Northwestern
UMass
Iowa

 

[ibuprofenluvr]

is med spa considered clinical?

I was on the fence for that but decided to classify it as clinical because my title was "clinical assistant". I think it's kind of a gray area?

I suggest these schools with your stats:
The UCs (except Riverside unless you are from that region)
USC Keck
Stanford
Kaiser
California University
Arizona (Phoenix)
Mayo
Colorado
Emory
USF Morsani
Miami
Duke
Georgetown
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
Hackensack
Hofstra
Einstein
Mount Sinai
New York Medical College
Rochester
Dartmouth
Brown
Tufts
Boston University
Northwestern
UMass
Iowa

Thank you so much! very helpful 🙂