Hello everyone,
I’m looking for feedback/WAMC on my application and school list. I also will list out continuous activities that I plan on sending in update letters at the end of this. Thank you in advance for all your help!
1. cGPA: 3.5 sGPA: 3.39. Trend was slightly upwards but not hugely so (3.45-3.6 from freshman year to junior year or so)
2. MCAT: 521 (130,130,130,131)
3. OH resident
4. White male
5. Public university, non-prestigious undergrad
6. Clinical experience: 210 hours, all volunteering. Emergency Department volunteering, transporting visitors and patients to rooms, assisting in filling out medical history forms, etc.
7. Research experience: 100 hours split between two places, 50 at one, 50 at other.
First research place: Clinical research, Third author publication.
Second research place: More basic sciences research things, Western Blots, PCR etc. 50 hours and counting here
8. Shadowing: 20 hours with orthopedic surgeon, 20 hours with Family Medicine Physician in progress and will be included in update letters
9. Non-Clinical volunteering: 45 hours direct engagement volunteer at homeless drop-in center for youth. Started weekly game day with incentivized participation, played pick-up basketball, and put together outfits for youth
10. Club sport president: 800 hours total, 250 as secretary, 40 as president (ongoing as president)
Non-clinical employment: 700 hours as administrative assistant at dining hall
11. 1x National Champion, 2x Regional Champion in Club Sport. Ranked #1 nationally for ~1 year consecutively, #2 nationally for 0.5 year.
All-Region team (award given to best three players at each position across regions, about 20 different universities in each region)
12. All activities are ongoing except non-clinical employment. When I send update letters, my clinical volunteering hours will be around 275-300, non-clinical volunteering around 75-100, and research ~600 (working full time), for what it’s worth.
School list:
Northeast Ohio Medical University
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Wright State University School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Toledo University College of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
George Washington School of Medicine
Virginia Tech School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Thomas Jefferson)
VCU School of Medicine
Temple University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Emory School of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion
Western Michigan University School of Medicine
Oakland University School of Medicine
West Virginia University
University of Kentucky
University of Rochester
New York Medical College
Thank you again for everyone who can provide some input!
I’m looking for feedback/WAMC on my application and school list. I also will list out continuous activities that I plan on sending in update letters at the end of this. Thank you in advance for all your help!
1. cGPA: 3.5 sGPA: 3.39. Trend was slightly upwards but not hugely so (3.45-3.6 from freshman year to junior year or so)
2. MCAT: 521 (130,130,130,131)
3. OH resident
4. White male
5. Public university, non-prestigious undergrad
6. Clinical experience: 210 hours, all volunteering. Emergency Department volunteering, transporting visitors and patients to rooms, assisting in filling out medical history forms, etc.
7. Research experience: 100 hours split between two places, 50 at one, 50 at other.
First research place: Clinical research, Third author publication.
Second research place: More basic sciences research things, Western Blots, PCR etc. 50 hours and counting here
8. Shadowing: 20 hours with orthopedic surgeon, 20 hours with Family Medicine Physician in progress and will be included in update letters
9. Non-Clinical volunteering: 45 hours direct engagement volunteer at homeless drop-in center for youth. Started weekly game day with incentivized participation, played pick-up basketball, and put together outfits for youth
10. Club sport president: 800 hours total, 250 as secretary, 40 as president (ongoing as president)
Non-clinical employment: 700 hours as administrative assistant at dining hall
11. 1x National Champion, 2x Regional Champion in Club Sport. Ranked #1 nationally for ~1 year consecutively, #2 nationally for 0.5 year.
All-Region team (award given to best three players at each position across regions, about 20 different universities in each region)
12. All activities are ongoing except non-clinical employment. When I send update letters, my clinical volunteering hours will be around 275-300, non-clinical volunteering around 75-100, and research ~600 (working full time), for what it’s worth.
School list:
Northeast Ohio Medical University
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Wright State University School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Toledo University College of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
George Washington School of Medicine
Virginia Tech School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Thomas Jefferson)
VCU School of Medicine
Temple University School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Emory School of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion
Western Michigan University School of Medicine
Oakland University School of Medicine
West Virginia University
University of Kentucky
University of Rochester
New York Medical College
Thank you again for everyone who can provide some input!
