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I don't think I have the stats for md/phd but I would love to still apply to those programs if I have the money to do so.
Ties to other States/Regions: Florida, maryland, DC
URM? Yes
Year in School: Gap years; graduated undergrad in 2016
Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Psychology, Neuroscience minor in linguistics Public state undergrad
Graduate Degrees (if applicable): Masters Biopsychology (3.75 half of the courses in hard science)
Cumulative GPA: 3.18 not a clear upward trend. 3.18 is including postbacc (pre postbac GPA 3.10) I have over 185 credit hours of undergraduate work (yay for changing my major so many times and just taking classes because they were interesting and free to take)
Science GPA: 3.20
MCAT Score(s): 512 (want to retake if I can in july)
Research Experience: >10,000hrs neuroscience research, 3 undergraduate semesters of research in a psych lab. I am thinking of applying MD/PHD to some schools that offer it. I am really interested in research, but I don't want to pursue neuroscience research anymore.
Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. first author, second author, etc.): one pub, not first author. There were like15 authors and I'm not first, second, or last. But it's in Cell so I guess it's something.
Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): Medical assistant ~400 hrs over 6 months , volunteering at free clinic 400 hrs over 3 years until pandemic closed clinic, brain injury rehab center~ 2100hrs over 1.75 years
Physician Shadowing: 35 hrs internal med, 60hrs family med, 10 hr optho
Non-Clinical Volunteering: 55hrs teaching English to immigrants for 1 year, mentor program hours 150 over 9 months (this is ongoing), group leader for NICU parents group therapy 35 hrs (ongoing),120hrs on board of directors of international program-DEI board member (ongoing), I know my volunteering hours are way low. I will try to get more before app season
Other Extracurricular Activities: things I have done but I only have 15 slots and wont be able to fit them all in AMCAS, but can in AACOMAS I think: TA for anatomy course 1 semester, sign language club president in undergrad 1 academic year, tutor for children with autism 6 months, 3 awards/scholarships won that fully covered undergrad years, book club- 4 years, women's coding club 3 years
Other Employment History: cashier for 4.5 yrs ~5,200, housekeeper at small hotel ~ 350hrs, uber driver ~200 hrs
Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): N
Specialty of Interest (if applicable): family med or OBGYN
Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): Y
Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): not sure yet
Red Flags: IA freshman year for low GPA, Ds and Fs in intro bio classes and 1 intro chem class. retook those classes for better grade but school/transcript only shows course repeated for pass, not that I got As in these classes when I retook them. I'm not a strong essay writer just in general.
Medical School List: not sure on this list as I think I may need to bring up my GPA more before even thinking of applying but here goes: VCU, VA Tech, EVMS, UVA (these are all in my state), FSU, FIU, UMiami, USF, Drexel, Meharry, Howard, Goergetown (I know I know, but it's near where I live), George washington, Oakland U, Loma Linda (I went to religious schooling for grad school and I would be open to keeping that trend in med school), Wayne state, ETSU, tufts, dartmouth, quinnipiac, Temple, LUCOM, VCOM, ATSU, RVUCOM, LECOM-florida & penn, PCOM, TouroCOM, PNW, western michigan, boston, rush, Rosy F, jefferson, pittsburg, ohio state,I'm not sure what other schools to put because my GPA and MCAT are very low
Ties to other States/Regions: Florida, maryland, DC
URM? Yes
Year in School: Gap years; graduated undergrad in 2016
Undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Psychology, Neuroscience minor in linguistics Public state undergrad
Graduate Degrees (if applicable): Masters Biopsychology (3.75 half of the courses in hard science)
Cumulative GPA: 3.18 not a clear upward trend. 3.18 is including postbacc (pre postbac GPA 3.10) I have over 185 credit hours of undergraduate work (yay for changing my major so many times and just taking classes because they were interesting and free to take)
Science GPA: 3.20
MCAT Score(s): 512 (want to retake if I can in july)
Research Experience: >10,000hrs neuroscience research, 3 undergraduate semesters of research in a psych lab. I am thinking of applying MD/PHD to some schools that offer it. I am really interested in research, but I don't want to pursue neuroscience research anymore.
Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. first author, second author, etc.): one pub, not first author. There were like15 authors and I'm not first, second, or last. But it's in Cell so I guess it's something.
Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): Medical assistant ~400 hrs over 6 months , volunteering at free clinic 400 hrs over 3 years until pandemic closed clinic, brain injury rehab center~ 2100hrs over 1.75 years
Physician Shadowing: 35 hrs internal med, 60hrs family med, 10 hr optho
Non-Clinical Volunteering: 55hrs teaching English to immigrants for 1 year, mentor program hours 150 over 9 months (this is ongoing), group leader for NICU parents group therapy 35 hrs (ongoing),120hrs on board of directors of international program-DEI board member (ongoing), I know my volunteering hours are way low. I will try to get more before app season
Other Extracurricular Activities: things I have done but I only have 15 slots and wont be able to fit them all in AMCAS, but can in AACOMAS I think: TA for anatomy course 1 semester, sign language club president in undergrad 1 academic year, tutor for children with autism 6 months, 3 awards/scholarships won that fully covered undergrad years, book club- 4 years, women's coding club 3 years
Other Employment History: cashier for 4.5 yrs ~5,200, housekeeper at small hotel ~ 350hrs, uber driver ~200 hrs
Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): N
Specialty of Interest (if applicable): family med or OBGYN
Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): Y
Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): not sure yet
Red Flags: IA freshman year for low GPA, Ds and Fs in intro bio classes and 1 intro chem class. retook those classes for better grade but school/transcript only shows course repeated for pass, not that I got As in these classes when I retook them. I'm not a strong essay writer just in general.
Medical School List: not sure on this list as I think I may need to bring up my GPA more before even thinking of applying but here goes: VCU, VA Tech, EVMS, UVA (these are all in my state), FSU, FIU, UMiami, USF, Drexel, Meharry, Howard, Goergetown (I know I know, but it's near where I live), George washington, Oakland U, Loma Linda (I went to religious schooling for grad school and I would be open to keeping that trend in med school), Wayne state, ETSU, tufts, dartmouth, quinnipiac, Temple, LUCOM, VCOM, ATSU, RVUCOM, LECOM-florida & penn, PCOM, TouroCOM, PNW, western michigan, boston, rush, Rosy F, jefferson, pittsburg, ohio state,I'm not sure what other schools to put because my GPA and MCAT are very low
