Hello, I am a current senior planning on taking a gap year after graduation! Looking to see if anyone has input about whether applying next cycle is a waste/if I should do a postbacc/SMP/ect
- cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS: cGPA: 3.7 sGPA: 3.36 (C+ in biochem, C in gross anatomy, high B's in some other sci classes)
- MCAT score(s) and breakdown. Include all (non-voided) attempts. First attempt 502 (126/125/123/128). Will be retaking in April, currently meeting w/tutor. Aiming for 512+
- State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US) Ohio
- Ethnicity and/or race White
- Undergraduate institution or category Public, major actually offered through med school and taught by med school professors so very rigorous
- Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer) 3000+ working at childrens hospital
- Research experience and productivity will have 500+ at time of application, 1 pub pending and potential for another
- Shadowing experience and specialties represented 40hrs--sleep med/pulmonary, ortho, ortho surgery, ER, pediatric hospital medicine, may try to get more
- Non-clinical volunteering 400 hours with an organization that does free popup medical/vision/dental clinics around the country, 40 hrs volunteering at a preschool for kids w/trauma (will be doing this weekly throughout gap year)
- Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc) Reproductive health advocacy club-- serving as VP, TA in a biomedical lab class 100hrs, exec board of popup clinic chapter at school (marketing chair), pre-professional mentor 30hrs, student gov campaign team 30hrs
- Relevant honors or awards: Have gotten dean's list (I believe 3.5 or above) every semester except for this one and last fall
- Anything else not listed you think might be important I have worked an average of 30hrs/week all throughout college due to parents not being able to fully financially support me, strong passion for pediatrics/public health/health equity