WAMC - trad, URM, sGPA: 3.6,cGPA:3.71, MCAT: 522

[blackmagicien]

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Hi guys! I was hoping for some thoughts on my application. I am a TN resident, URM(AA male), grad from t20 as a Neuro and Public Health Major(double)

no gap year

STATS:

• GPA -- 3.71 cumulative / 3.6 science(3.4/3.71/4.0) trend
• MCAT -- 522 (131/129/130/132)

ECs:

• Clinical -- 850 hours as an ophthalmic technician
• Research -- 500 hours in a neuroscience wet lab studying opioids
• Clinical volunteer -- 180 hours as a patient navigator at a hospital in Cameroon
• Nonclinical volunteer -- 80 hours hospice companionship
• Nonclinical volunteer -- 270 hours as VP of a dementia art-therapy nonprofit club
• Nonclinical volunteer -- 320 hours as VP of a health equity nonprofit club
• Leadership -- 150 hours as founding officer of a pre-med fraternity chapter
• Leadership -- 120 hours as a youth hockey coach
• Shadowing -- 58 hours across ophthalmology, infectious disease, and internal medicine
• Nonclinical employment -- 200 hours running my own ACT tutoring business, 300 hours as a cook
• Anticipated -- 1,500 more clinical hours as an ophthalmic technician, 600 more research hours
• Listing a hobby: hockey, 11+ years varsity/club at school, 11,000+ hours, All-State honors

LOR:

• committee letter compiling a clinical supervisor, my research PI, 2 science professors, and 1 non-science professor

Honestly idk about my sGPA for some of my reaches even tho there is upward trend as well as no pubs from research.

Preciate U guys all!

Good luck with application season!

 

[Faha]

Remove Rush and Loyola since they expect far more non clinical volunteering hours than you have. You could add Dartmouth, Pittsburgh, Miami. You should receive several interviews from the other schools on your list.