Hello everyone. This is my first time applying and I have not received any interviews thus far. I am at a crossroad because I don't know if I should reapply next cycle or take an additional year, as my application has not changed much during my senior year of undergrad. I know that my biggest weakness is likely my lack of clinical hours and, although I will accumulate ~50-100 hrs before I would reapply, I don't know if that will be enough. I would appreciate any feedback on school list and how to improve my application, as well as advice on taking an additional gap year.
1.) cGPA: 3.81; sGPA: 3.75
2.) MCAT: 514; CHE/PHY: 126; CARS: 127; BIO/BCH: 130; PSY/SOC: 131
3.) Minnesota resident
4.) White male
6.) No clinical experience on AMCAS, currently volunteer at hospice center 4hrs/week.
7.) 240 hrs shadowing (Ortho, Cardiology, Ophthalmology)
8.) 120 service hours in Costa Rica, 60 hrs through fraternity philanthropy, 20 hrs through pre-med club.
9.) Learning assistant (5 semesters), learning assistant mentor (club president), served as secretary of fraternity, recruitment chair of fraternity, credit union job, medical device company summer internship, research project (no pub, presented poster at convention)
10.) IA (drinking violation as freshman)
11.) School list (only applied MD): TCU, Emory, Georgetown, Loyola Chicago, Uni of Minnesota, Uni of Wisco (madison), Albany, Dartmouth, Indiana Uni, Med college of Wisco (Milwaukee), Temple, Tulane, Wake forest, Tufts, Creighton, Drexel, Penn State, Geisinger, Rush.
I started sending update letters to medical schools to inform them of my recently acquired clinical volunteering, but am unsure if it will impact my chances in any way. Thank you in advance for any advice.
1.) cGPA: 3.81; sGPA: 3.75
2.) MCAT: 514; CHE/PHY: 126; CARS: 127; BIO/BCH: 130; PSY/SOC: 131
3.) Minnesota resident
4.) White male
6.) No clinical experience on AMCAS, currently volunteer at hospice center 4hrs/week.
7.) 240 hrs shadowing (Ortho, Cardiology, Ophthalmology)
8.) 120 service hours in Costa Rica, 60 hrs through fraternity philanthropy, 20 hrs through pre-med club.
9.) Learning assistant (5 semesters), learning assistant mentor (club president), served as secretary of fraternity, recruitment chair of fraternity, credit union job, medical device company summer internship, research project (no pub, presented poster at convention)
10.) IA (drinking violation as freshman)
11.) School list (only applied MD): TCU, Emory, Georgetown, Loyola Chicago, Uni of Minnesota, Uni of Wisco (madison), Albany, Dartmouth, Indiana Uni, Med college of Wisco (Milwaukee), Temple, Tulane, Wake forest, Tufts, Creighton, Drexel, Penn State, Geisinger, Rush.
I started sending update letters to medical schools to inform them of my recently acquired clinical volunteering, but am unsure if it will impact my chances in any way. Thank you in advance for any advice.
