WAMC + School List (3.7/519)

[crabpaddy2678]

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-. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS

Current Junior GPA~3.6 (Es. ~Low 3.7 when graduating) Dual Major in Biology & Public Policy

-. MCAT score(s) and breakdown. Include all (non-voided) attempts.

Mcat 519 (130/130/130/129)

-. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)

NYS Resident

-. Ethnicity and/or race

Asian, Male

-. Undergraduate institution or category

Some grade deflating ivy

-. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)

~150 ER volunteer hours,

~1500 EMT Vol Hours (Was the IC for an MCI once) (Est. 250 ER Hours & 2500 EMT Hours by Graduation) (I’ve done a lot of shifts with the ambulance, but I’m not sure if I should count the standby hours or not. As of now, est. min~400 Patient contacts)

-. Research experience and productivity

~ 1400 hours research so far (two labs - one plant genetics lab and one MCB, One 1st Author Poster for plant breeding) Considering Honors Thesis for Senior Year. As of now, no longer involved in these labs.

-. Shadowing experience and specialties represented

~ 20 hours shadowing (Trauma Surgery, EM, Pediatric Surgery)

-. Non-clinical volunteering

None. Or if Be My Eyes Counts ~ 10 calls

-. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)

President of a charity club ~3 years, Chess Club Member

TA for Biochem & Anatomy&P (~2 Years Each when graduating)

Relevant honors or awards

-. Anything else not listed you think might be important

Focused on Rural and Tribal Communities

Current working with state legislatures in improving health access to underserved communities.(Paid)

My College Premed Advisor said my background and story is strong and unique (His own words: "One of the best that he's seen") and would be very very competitive for mission focused schools like Upstate (Because my stats are not strong for T20s). Very strong Rural & Underserved community health system focus, Unfortunately, I can’t put my story here because it is very identifiable 🙂

I am considering getting an MPH from my undergrad school in health policy/Health Management but I’m not sure if it's worth it? I wish for a T30, but as long as I get in any MD program, I would go.

LORs: 2 from the Science Professors that I TA for, 1 From the Chief of the Ambulance Company, 1 From the State Legislatures that I work with and 1 from my research lab (Maybe)

Worked(Paid) at a thrift store over the summer as a store manager

School list based on what I think my chances may be
Far Reach: HMS, UCSF, Columbia (Columbia-Bassett), NYU LongIsland, Weil Cornell, Yale, Penn, JHU, Stanford, Mayo, CWRU, DUKE, Northwest, UT Southwest, UChic, Baylor, Upitt, Umich,
Reach: Brown, Dartmouth, UCLA-Prime, Rochester, Uwisconsin, Tufts, BU, USC keck, Indiana, Mich State, Albert, OSU, Penn State.
Target: Upstate, Downstate, Stony Brook, UCD-Rural Ag, UCI-Rural, UCSD, Hoftra, Albany

 

[chilly_md]

Is your science GPA also 3.6? And how many EMT hours will be done by the time you submit your application?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I think you are redacting anything that could identify you. I say because I don't see your tie-in with rural or tribal communities from your activities.

Your shadowing hours are low, and I can't tell if you have much experience working in a hospital rather than EMS. Text or phone counseling doesn't have much weight to me or the committees I've worked with. Having no face-to-face community service listed could doom your application, even if you have a compelling backstory. You might as well just go for an MPH and be done with it. I just don't see a "doctor" from what you have done.