Stats:
cGPA: 3.30 (projected)
sGPA: 3.10 (projected)
MCAT: 525 (first attempt) - 132/131/132/130 (C/P/CARS/B/B/P/S)
State: California
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino (Mexican-American), bilingual Spanish speaker
Undergrad: UC Irvine, Mathematics major
Clinical Experience:
Clinical lab work with EEG (working directly with patients)
Research Experience:
1 non-clinical (cancer research)
Shadowing:
50 hours with neurologist
50 with urologist
50 with oncology
Non-Clinical Volunteering:
1,000+ hours at food bank
500 hours at school basic need center
Other Activities:
250 hours leadership/tutoring
250 hours tutoring underprivileged kids
750 hours emt
Gap Year Plans:Taking a gap year and considering SMP options
Note: huge upward trend so for 4.0, a few F's in random classes such as history I did not attended before I was interested in medicine
Questions:
cGPA: 3.30 (projected)
sGPA: 3.10 (projected)
MCAT: 525 (first attempt) - 132/131/132/130 (C/P/CARS/B/B/P/S)
State: California
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino (Mexican-American), bilingual Spanish speaker
Undergrad: UC Irvine, Mathematics major
Clinical Experience:
Clinical lab work with EEG (working directly with patients)
Research Experience:
1 non-clinical (cancer research)
Shadowing:
50 hours with neurologist
50 with urologist
50 with oncology
Non-Clinical Volunteering:
1,000+ hours at food bank
500 hours at school basic need center
Other Activities:
250 hours leadership/tutoring
250 hours tutoring underprivileged kids
750 hours emt
Gap Year Plans:Taking a gap year and considering SMP options
Note: huge upward trend so for 4.0, a few F's in random classes such as history I did not attended before I was interested in medicine
Questions:
- Should I pursue an SMP during my gap year given my stats?
- What schools should I target for my school list at my current stats?
- Any other advice for strengthening my application?