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My GPAs are low, but I think I want to shoot my shot this year and if I don't get in, I'll consider an SMP. I have a strong interest in primary care and the ECs and PS to back it up, so I would like help if there's any more schools I should add that might be forgiving of my GPA.
Year in school: 4th year (about to graduate)
Country/state of residence: Colorado
Schools to which you are applying:
ATSU-COM (Both campuses)
ACOM
ARCOM
AZCOM
BCOM
CUCOM
ICOM
KCU-COM
VCOM (NC and VA)
LUCOM
LMU-DCOM
PNWUCOM
RVUCOM
TCOM
UP-KYCOM
WVSOM
WesternU (Oregon)
Cumulative GPA: 3.36-3.39, somewhat of an upward trend (3.3->3.0->3.45->3.6). Dipped sophomore year because I wasn't really premed and loaded my plate with more than I could handle.
Science GPA: 3.16-3.19
MCAT Scores: 507 (126/126/128/127)
Research – include any abstracts/posters/publications and how you were credited (eg. First author, senior author, etc): none lol
Volunteering (clinical) – include hours/sites:
Care Coordinator at a free clinic (150 hours over a year)
Physician shadowing – include hours/specialties:
24 hours FM
28 hours EM
Non-clinical volunteering:
Rope course/zipline and miscellaneous tasks at a Christian outreach (250 hours)
Camp counselor (100 hours)
Skin cancer prevention coalition among college campuses (32 hours, 1 semester)
Extracurricular activities:
Founding member/VP/President of a Christian Fraternity (2.5 years)
Rugby (2 years)
Powerlifting. Regular hobby for the last 4 years, but I just started competing.
Employment history:
Nonclinical:
Resident Assistant (RA) (450 hours, 1 year)
Home Health Secretary (80 hours)
Middle School Tutor: (1.5 years, 50 hours)
Some other jobs such as retail but I didn't think they're worth mentionign
Clinical:
Home Health CNA (5 months, 300 hours)
Nursing Home CNA (4 months, 450 hours)
Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n): no
Specialty of interest: Primary care
Graduate degrees: None
Interest in rural health (y/n): yes
Year in school: 4th year (about to graduate)
Country/state of residence: Colorado
Schools to which you are applying:
ATSU-COM (Both campuses)
ACOM
ARCOM
AZCOM
BCOM
CUCOM
ICOM
KCU-COM
VCOM (NC and VA)
LUCOM
LMU-DCOM
PNWUCOM
RVUCOM
TCOM
UP-KYCOM
WVSOM
WesternU (Oregon)
Cumulative GPA: 3.36-3.39, somewhat of an upward trend (3.3->3.0->3.45->3.6). Dipped sophomore year because I wasn't really premed and loaded my plate with more than I could handle.
Science GPA: 3.16-3.19
MCAT Scores: 507 (126/126/128/127)
Research – include any abstracts/posters/publications and how you were credited (eg. First author, senior author, etc): none lol
Volunteering (clinical) – include hours/sites:
Care Coordinator at a free clinic (150 hours over a year)
Physician shadowing – include hours/specialties:
24 hours FM
28 hours EM
Non-clinical volunteering:
Rope course/zipline and miscellaneous tasks at a Christian outreach (250 hours)
Camp counselor (100 hours)
Skin cancer prevention coalition among college campuses (32 hours, 1 semester)
Extracurricular activities:
Founding member/VP/President of a Christian Fraternity (2.5 years)
Rugby (2 years)
Powerlifting. Regular hobby for the last 4 years, but I just started competing.
Employment history:
Nonclinical:
Resident Assistant (RA) (450 hours, 1 year)
Home Health Secretary (80 hours)
Middle School Tutor: (1.5 years, 50 hours)
Some other jobs such as retail but I didn't think they're worth mentionign
Clinical:
Home Health CNA (5 months, 300 hours)
Nursing Home CNA (4 months, 450 hours)
Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n): no
Specialty of interest: Primary care
Graduate degrees: None
Interest in rural health (y/n): yes
