Hi!
I'm applying MD/PhD-MSTP. I thought of just applying to a few schools this cycle, since I don't have many clinical hours, but a friend recently suggested I apply to many more, and make a post here for additional feedback. I would greatly appreciate any advice/insight.
Here is my profile:
MCAT: 523 (129/132/131/131)
GPA: 3.78
Volunteering, non-clinical: 200 hours for a crisis line; ~50 for different opportunities in undergrad
Shadowing: 50 hours in Italy, where I shadowed different specialities during a January term; 16 domestic hours (I expected to shadow/volunteer more this spring; I have more projected hours, for clinical volunteering as well).
Research: extensive experience in undergrad, earned highest distinction for my thesis, but no publication. Currently a postbac at the NIH, author on an abstract that was recently published.
Other: I was in a competitive poetry writing program at my university. I also speak English and Italian, and am proficient in Spanish and French. I have extensive experience teaching (orgo lab TA, taught english in Italy through an EU-funded program).
Employment: I worked throughout undergrad as a hostess, waitress, and barista.
Current school list:
Stanford
U of Pennsylvania
U of Chicago
Vanderbilt
U of Virginia
U of California, SD
Duke
U of Michigan
U of Colorado
U of Washington
Medical University of South Carolina
Tufts
I'm applying MD/PhD-MSTP. I thought of just applying to a few schools this cycle, since I don't have many clinical hours, but a friend recently suggested I apply to many more, and make a post here for additional feedback. I would greatly appreciate any advice/insight.
Here is my profile:
MCAT: 523 (129/132/131/131)
GPA: 3.78
Volunteering, non-clinical: 200 hours for a crisis line; ~50 for different opportunities in undergrad
Shadowing: 50 hours in Italy, where I shadowed different specialities during a January term; 16 domestic hours (I expected to shadow/volunteer more this spring; I have more projected hours, for clinical volunteering as well).
Research: extensive experience in undergrad, earned highest distinction for my thesis, but no publication. Currently a postbac at the NIH, author on an abstract that was recently published.
Other: I was in a competitive poetry writing program at my university. I also speak English and Italian, and am proficient in Spanish and French. I have extensive experience teaching (orgo lab TA, taught english in Italy through an EU-funded program).
Employment: I worked throughout undergrad as a hostess, waitress, and barista.
Current school list:
Stanford
U of Pennsylvania
U of Chicago
Vanderbilt
U of Virginia
U of California, SD
Duke
U of Michigan
U of Colorado
U of Washington
Medical University of South Carolina
Tufts
