- cGPA and sGPA: 3.87 / 3.83
- MCAT Score(s) and Breakdown: 1st attempt 504 (126/126/126/126), 2nd attempt 509 (126/124/128/131)
- State: CA
- Ethnicity and/or race: white (Middle Eastern)
- Undergraduate institution or category: UCLA
- Clinical experience: 305 hours volunteering at UCLA Health institutions. Currently as of today, 750 hours as full-time Scribe and Ophthalmic technician (that also translates for Armenian patients).
- Research experience: 380 hours in neuroscience lab, currently 150 hours in clinical research on cataract and glaucoma surgery, co-authorship on 2 presentations, currently writing for 2 papers based on this clinical research (up to 4-5 papers if I take another gap year to reapply)
- Shadowing experience: 400 hours
- Non-clinical volunteering: 200 hours at Armenian church Saturday school
- Teaching Experience: 160 hours in creating, designing, and teaching my own course about music and medicine to 30 undergraduate students. 160 hours as a teaching assistant for life science math course.
- Other extracurricular activities: 800 hours for 2 organizations. Leading and jumpstarting a fundraising campaign during the pandemic that raised $55k+ for blood cancer patient relief. I also worked as a professional musician and producer for multiple artists and have published my own music to streaming.
- Relevant honors and awards: Phi Betta Kappa, Alumni Scholarship
- Languages: English, Armenian, Spanish (not advanced yet but have been improving by taking post-graduate classes for Medical Spanish)
- Other: (possible) reapplicant. Worked part-time as a customer service associate during my first year in college. Commuter student for four years
I know that if I have to reapply, my experience as a clinical research assistant and scribe will definitely add to my application and fill gaps in my research and patient-care interaction experience. In my application, I will be increasing the hours of my current jobs to reflect the hours I will have worked until 2022 (assuming I get an A with a second cycle). I want to know what are my chances and get any advice for how I can succeed if I have to reapply, especially deciding what schools to apply to and how many should be DOs.
