- cGPA and sGPA: cGPA - 3.68, sGPA - 3.43
- MCAT score(s) and breakdown: 510 (125/129/126/130)
- State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): Indiana
- Undergraduate: Psychology, Minor in Spanish, 4 year degree at Big 10 University
- Ethnicity and/or race: black
- Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer): Caregiving (250 hrs), Camp Counselor at Diabetes Camp (300 hrs; was told by one adcom that this counted as clinical, but may be school dependent)
- Research experience and productivity: Research Assistant in Early Math Intervention Lab for Children (700 hrs), Independent Research Project within Social Psychology (450 hrs; presented at three conferences - two university ones and one regional, no publications, senior thesis)
- Shadowing experience and specialties represented: Cardiologist (30 hrs), Radiologist (15 hrs), Family Medicine (35 hrs)
- Non-clinical volunteering: Member, then treasurer, then president of a volunteering club, service coordinator for scholarship group, volunteer coordinator for healthcare club for women of color (500 hrs total)
- Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc): peer coach in college (similar to mentorship, but goal oriented) (230 hours), semester abroad in spain (language cultural assistant/tutor to middle and elementary schoolers and food pantry volunteer while there), currently on gap year and am applying to research assistant positions
- Relevant honors or awards: research poster award from one conference
- Other: Interested in psychiatry (though open to most things) and would prefer schools that have a balance between research opportunities and community involvement/volunteering
Morehouse
Quinnipiac
University of Illinois at Chicago
Wake Forest
Howard
Indiana
Loyola
George Washington
Albany Medical College
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
I'm aiming to apply to 10-15 schools and my primary will probably get verified this week at the rate things are going. I'd appreciate any suggestions, thank you!
