ColoradoMedApplicant
Full Member
- Joined
- May 3, 2021
- Messages
- 21
- Reaction score
- 17
Hey everyone thanks for taking the time to help me out! I'm a non-trad with a low GPA but solid upward trend (last 5 semesters: 3.75, 4.0, 3.80, 3.91, 3.93) and a decent MCAT score. I would really like to attend an MD school, I know my uGPA is low, but I hope my more recent grades and MCAT will help me with maybe getting an interview. I also have a somewhat unique story: I was homeless during periods of my childhood, and things are much better now, but it sparked my desire to serve those in my community currently experiencing homelessness (its what I would like to do as a physician one day!). Thanks for any help guys!
@Goro @Faha
- State/Country of Residence: CO
- Ties to other States/Regions: CA, TX
- URM? (Y/N): N (White)
- FAP Recipient? (Y/N): N
- Year in School: Gap Year
- Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Software Engineering, World History Minor
- Graduate Degrees (if applicable):
- Cumulative GPA: 3.2x 🙁 (very strong upward trend), Postbacc GPA: 3.9x
- Science GPA: 3.65 (very strong upward trend)
- MCAT Score(s): 516 (127/128/129/132)
- Research Experience: 400 hours (clinical research assistant, bench research experience)
- Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. first author, second author, etc.): Was going to have a poster presentation but COVID cancelled it, no other pubs or posters.
- Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): 1700 hours MA working at a free clinic serving people experiencing homelessness, 1000 hours as an EMT on an ambulance service in low SES area, 200 hours as a hospital volunteer at safety net hospital, 40 hours volunteer EMT at free clinic (COVID cut this short)
- Physician Shadowing: 65 hours primary care and hospitalist (can get more if you think I need it)
- Non-Clinical Volunteering: 300 hours at a soup kitchen serving those experiencing homelessness, 100 hours (projected) Harm Reduction Action Volunteer (needle exchange, addiction services for people experiencing homelessness and suffering with substance abuse disorder)
- Other Extracurricular Activities: Black Belt Karate (not sure if this counts lol), also took on leadership position as an MA supervisor at my work.
- Other Employment History: Software Engineer, Busser in high school/early college
- Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): N
- School List:
- University of Colorado
- Albany Medical College
- Boston University
- CUSM
- Carle Illinois
- Rosalind Franklin
- Creighton
- Hofstra
- Drexel
- Eastern Virginia School of Medicine
- Emory
- Quinnipiac
- Geisinger Commonwealth
- George Washington
- Hackensack Meridian
- Kaiser Permanente
- Temple
- Loyola
- New York Medical College
- Oakland University
- Ohio State
- Oregon Health and Science University
- Penn State
- University of Vermont
- Rush
- Saint Louis University
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Tufts
- Tulane
- Cincinatti
- Pitt
- Rochester
- University of Illinois
- University of Michigan
- Virginia Commonwealth
- Virginia Tech
- Wake Forrest
- Wayne State
@Goro @Faha
Last edited:
