flashfly_cage
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Hello, I plan to apply this cycle and would appreciate any feedback on my chances for MD schools. This is my first post, please let me know if I missed anything.
1) cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS
cGPA: 3.78
sGPA: 3.88
Lowest grades were B's in a few prob/stats classes that I probably shouldn't have taken and p-chem 1+2
2) MCAT score and breakdown
August 2023: 514 (127,127,131,129)
3) State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
California resident
4) Ethnicity
Asian M
5) Undergraduate institution or category
top 10 private, graduating this May with degree in biophysics
6) Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
200 hours volunteer in hospital pre-op and post-anethesia care unit near my university, projected ~250 by application time
(not sure if this counts?) 100 hours working part time as a receptionist at a covid booster vaccine clinic back home in California
7) Research experience and productivity
1.5 years of wet lab biophysics research from Jan 2022-May 2023, cut short due to PI switching institutions, one intra-department poster presentation, no pubs
8) Shadowing experience and specialties represented
40 hours shadowing private pediatrician, private dermatologist, university hospital cardiac surgeon
9) Non-clinical volunteering
60 hours as K-12 tutor at public library, projected ~80 by application time
120 hours as prison study hall tutor, projected ~160 by application time
10) Anything else not listed you think might be important
I received one disciplinary action warning from university housing during my sophomore year for violating a COVID policy of having no guests. I'm still waiting on a response email from the conduct office to see if this warning was put on my disciplinary record and if I need to report it on my applications. This might be nothing but for now, I'd assume I do have to report this.
11) Other extracurriculars
dragonboat paddling, help organize/run races when our turn to host
12) Rec letters: I plan to use my university's pre-health committee letter with 2 letters from biophysics professors (my PI and my faculty advisor, I've had classes with both), 1 from a writing seminars prof (helped me become a better editor for the prison study hall), and 1 from the pre-op nurse manager I volunteer under.
13) Gap year: Been looking through the common options like scribing, PA, MA, CRA, CRC. Maybe teaching STEM to underserved youth back home in California. Not sure if I should lean more into research or service during my gap year, pay is also a large factor.
School List
Every UC
USC Keck
Loma Linda
Albert Einstein
Georgetown
George Washington
Rosalind Franklin
Drexel
Albany
basically everywhere I'm between 25-75% mcat, would prefer to stay in california but open to wherever
1) cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS
cGPA: 3.78
sGPA: 3.88
Lowest grades were B's in a few prob/stats classes that I probably shouldn't have taken and p-chem 1+2
2) MCAT score and breakdown
August 2023: 514 (127,127,131,129)
3) State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
California resident
4) Ethnicity
Asian M
5) Undergraduate institution or category
top 10 private, graduating this May with degree in biophysics
6) Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
200 hours volunteer in hospital pre-op and post-anethesia care unit near my university, projected ~250 by application time
(not sure if this counts?) 100 hours working part time as a receptionist at a covid booster vaccine clinic back home in California
7) Research experience and productivity
1.5 years of wet lab biophysics research from Jan 2022-May 2023, cut short due to PI switching institutions, one intra-department poster presentation, no pubs
8) Shadowing experience and specialties represented
40 hours shadowing private pediatrician, private dermatologist, university hospital cardiac surgeon
9) Non-clinical volunteering
60 hours as K-12 tutor at public library, projected ~80 by application time
120 hours as prison study hall tutor, projected ~160 by application time
10) Anything else not listed you think might be important
I received one disciplinary action warning from university housing during my sophomore year for violating a COVID policy of having no guests. I'm still waiting on a response email from the conduct office to see if this warning was put on my disciplinary record and if I need to report it on my applications. This might be nothing but for now, I'd assume I do have to report this.
11) Other extracurriculars
dragonboat paddling, help organize/run races when our turn to host
12) Rec letters: I plan to use my university's pre-health committee letter with 2 letters from biophysics professors (my PI and my faculty advisor, I've had classes with both), 1 from a writing seminars prof (helped me become a better editor for the prison study hall), and 1 from the pre-op nurse manager I volunteer under.
13) Gap year: Been looking through the common options like scribing, PA, MA, CRA, CRC. Maybe teaching STEM to underserved youth back home in California. Not sure if I should lean more into research or service during my gap year, pay is also a large factor.
School List
Every UC
USC Keck
Loma Linda
Albert Einstein
Georgetown
George Washington
Rosalind Franklin
Drexel
Albany
basically everywhere I'm between 25-75% mcat, would prefer to stay in california but open to wherever
