Should I Apply 2nd year (graduating in 3)
I’m currently going into my second year of undergrad, but I’m graduating in 3. I struggled a bit early on (B’s in all my first year sciences, A’s in all my labs and all other courses). My projected stats for time of application are as follows:
3.7cGPA, 3.6sGPA psychology major
ORM, FAP recipient, from a rural area
-500 hours clinical volunteering (outpatient psych)
-200 hours non clinical volunteering (RMHC) at my schools affiliated hospital
-100 hours volunteering at my schools office of admissions
-Leadership position for global medical brigades
-120 Hours research in cognitive ecology with acknowledgement in publication (pending)
-100 hours volunteering in a local advocacy group
-100 shadowing hours (OB-Gyn, Inpatient psych, rural family medicine, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery)
-started a car detailing business in high school and continued it through undergrad (~800 hours)
-worked part time at a local restaurant to help my parents pay off my loans (~300 hours)
Plan to take the MCAT this fall, I’ve been averaging ~515 on TPR practice exams, moving to AAMC and UWorld soon
My narrative is centered around being part of a multicultural adoption, and meeting my biological mother (who has a mental illness) and being inspired to serve people who have struggled like she did.
I plan to get involved at another lab this year, I took orgo over this summer and ended up with a B+ in orgo 1 and expect an A in orgo 2.
Should I apply this year, or take another year (at most I could end up with a 3.8cgpa and 3.7sgpa)
I’m currently going into my second year of undergrad, but I’m graduating in 3. I struggled a bit early on (B’s in all my first year sciences, A’s in all my labs and all other courses). My projected stats for time of application are as follows:
3.7cGPA, 3.6sGPA psychology major
ORM, FAP recipient, from a rural area
-500 hours clinical volunteering (outpatient psych)
-200 hours non clinical volunteering (RMHC) at my schools affiliated hospital
-100 hours volunteering at my schools office of admissions
-Leadership position for global medical brigades
-120 Hours research in cognitive ecology with acknowledgement in publication (pending)
-100 hours volunteering in a local advocacy group
-100 shadowing hours (OB-Gyn, Inpatient psych, rural family medicine, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery)
-started a car detailing business in high school and continued it through undergrad (~800 hours)
-worked part time at a local restaurant to help my parents pay off my loans (~300 hours)
Plan to take the MCAT this fall, I’ve been averaging ~515 on TPR practice exams, moving to AAMC and UWorld soon
My narrative is centered around being part of a multicultural adoption, and meeting my biological mother (who has a mental illness) and being inspired to serve people who have struggled like she did.
I plan to get involved at another lab this year, I took orgo over this summer and ended up with a B+ in orgo 1 and expect an A in orgo 2.
Should I apply this year, or take another year (at most I could end up with a 3.8cgpa and 3.7sgpa)
