WAMC / School List - CA ORM Trad MD 518/3.85

[Isot]

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Hey I would really appreciate any feedback I could get on what I have so far. I also want to apply broadly this cycle so any help with my school list would definitely be appreciated!

1. 3.85 cGPA, 3.90 sGPA. chem major
2. MCAT: 518 (131/129/128/130) 1 attempt
3. CA Resident
4. Asian
5. Junior @T40 Large public undergrad
6. ~350 hours PT aide. Worked under PTs to help patients in surgery rehab with recovery and strengthening exercises. 120 hours hospice volunteer over 2 years, companionship support as well as musical therapy.
7. 550 hours summer research internship, 1 presentation, ~1000 hours ochem research, 1 pub my the time I apply, 2-3 by the time I graduate
8. 40 hours shadowing, 18 family medicine and 22 anesthesiology
9. 400 hours across 3 years, music mentor at local elementary schools that had music education funding cut. Helped kickstart a music mentorship program for these elementary schools. Helped to raise >$10k to fund instrument rentals and other music equipment. 20 hours playing music at senior homes. 50 hours homeless shelter volunteering.
10. Club water polo all three years (600 hours), Leadership position in the music club above for 2 years, going to be president in my senior year. Organic Chemistry undergrad learning assistant for 1 year (165 hours)
11. Eagle Scout
12. School List:
13. UCSF
    USC
    University of Arizona
    Duke
    Case
    Rochester
    UCLA
    UCSD
    UCI
    Kaiser
    University of Pittsburgh
    Colorado
    University of Iowa
    Albert Einstein
    Dartmouth
    University of Cincinnati
    Boston University
    Tufts University
    UCD
    Wake Forest
    New York Medical College
    Temple University
    Drexel University
    Western Michigan
    Nova Southeastern
    Rosalind Franklin
    University of Vermont
    George Washington
    Eastern Virginia
    Penn State University
    Albany Medical College
    Medical College of Wisconsin
    Quinnipiac UNiversity
    Virginia Commonwealth
    Hackensack Meridian
    Alice Walton

 

[LindaAccepted]

I think you need to add significant hours in service to the disadvantaged, unless it's in the above and I'm not seeing it. Was any of your mentoring or volunteering with disadvantaged groups? If not, you need to really up the hours in that area.

 

[Isot]

Thanks for the reply! I wasn't sure what exactly counts as disadvantaged groups but a lot of the students I work with are from hispanic/latinx backgrounds. Most of them had little to no exposure music education in general.

I think you need to add significant hours in service to the disadvantaged, unless it's in the above and I'm not seeing it. Was any of your mentoring or volunteering with disadvantaged groups? If not, you need to really up the hours in that area.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Welcome to the forums.

What did you do as an Eagle Scout?

 

[Isot]

Welcome to the forums.

What did you do as an Eagle Scout?

Thanks for the reply! All volunteering for this was done in middle to high school so I'm not sure if it is as impactful. Some of the projects I've helped with included replacing trail markers at nearby hiking trail, helping build and paint tables and pave a new trail at a local church. My project was building garden beds and an irrigation system at a local elementary school I went to growing up. Others activities were volunteering with a disabled scouts troop, helping with mask and testing kit distribution during covid. There are a lot more but these are just some of the ones that I can think of right now!

 

[LindaAccepted]

Thanks for the reply! I wasn't sure what exactly counts as disadvantaged groups but a lot of the students I work with are from hispanic/latinx backgrounds. Most of them had little to no exposure music education in general.

Are they lower socio economic status? If yes, make that clear in your app. If not, gain experience working with people from disadvantage or lower income groups.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Thanks for the reply! I wasn't sure what exactly counts as disadvantaged groups but a lot of the students I work with are from hispanic/latinx backgrounds. Most of them had little to no exposure music education in general.

Do you feel you can advocate for them? How much can you discuss how you appreciate their culture/heritage or social situation as an advocate?