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Hi everyone,
This is my first post. Normally I just read some of these obsessively in hope of finding come comfort (I don't) so I said, what the heck, let me just put myself out there. I appreciate all the help, you guys are awesome.
-First generation Latina, formerly DACA now permanent resident
-bilingual
-non-traditional (I am 29 years old, married, no kids yet)
-worked full-time and part-time my entire academic career to pay tuition, the rest has been covered by merit-based scholarships
-cGPA: 3.56
-sGPA: 3.31 thanks to physics, calculus, and organic chem. (after barely managing to graduate high school, I worked full time for 4 years before starting college so I blame this)
-nsGPA: 3.92
-MCAT: 514
-2000+ hours paid work at a family clinic in low-income, underprivileged community
-30+ hours volunteering at a prestigious hospital
-25 hours of shadowing at prestigious hospital (I got the opportunity through my boss who is doctor's neighbor)
-Lab Tech at a cancer research lab for over a year (DNA purification, transformations, bacteria cultures)
-Associate in undergrad reproductive physiology lab for over a year (collect smears on mice, embed, section, stain, analyze ovary sections)
-500+ hours working in a pathology lab at a hospital (specimen processing)
-Founded and managed a food pantry on my community college campus
-Organized several donations drives, fundraisers, and volunteer events for different charities
-Summer fellowship with my county's Dept. of Public Health, focusing on immigrant integration
-Been in paid leadership positions such as Assistant Manager of a restaurant/bar (in charge of hiring and training staff of 15)
-Executive officer of honor society
-Numerous awards and scholarships, a few international ones
I feel like I have a pretty solid chance, except that my GPA is killing me, especially my sGPA. I'm afraid that I won't even survive the screens. Will they be more lenient knowing I was out of school for 4 years?
Thanks!
This is my first post. Normally I just read some of these obsessively in hope of finding come comfort (I don't) so I said, what the heck, let me just put myself out there. I appreciate all the help, you guys are awesome.
-First generation Latina, formerly DACA now permanent resident
-bilingual
-non-traditional (I am 29 years old, married, no kids yet)
-worked full-time and part-time my entire academic career to pay tuition, the rest has been covered by merit-based scholarships
-cGPA: 3.56
-sGPA: 3.31 thanks to physics, calculus, and organic chem. (after barely managing to graduate high school, I worked full time for 4 years before starting college so I blame this)
-nsGPA: 3.92
-MCAT: 514
-2000+ hours paid work at a family clinic in low-income, underprivileged community
-30+ hours volunteering at a prestigious hospital
-25 hours of shadowing at prestigious hospital (I got the opportunity through my boss who is doctor's neighbor)
-Lab Tech at a cancer research lab for over a year (DNA purification, transformations, bacteria cultures)
-Associate in undergrad reproductive physiology lab for over a year (collect smears on mice, embed, section, stain, analyze ovary sections)
-500+ hours working in a pathology lab at a hospital (specimen processing)
-Founded and managed a food pantry on my community college campus
-Organized several donations drives, fundraisers, and volunteer events for different charities
-Summer fellowship with my county's Dept. of Public Health, focusing on immigrant integration
-Been in paid leadership positions such as Assistant Manager of a restaurant/bar (in charge of hiring and training staff of 15)
-Executive officer of honor society
-Numerous awards and scholarships, a few international ones
I feel like I have a pretty solid chance, except that my GPA is killing me, especially my sGPA. I'm afraid that I won't even survive the screens. Will they be more lenient knowing I was out of school for 4 years?
Thanks!
