WAMC with an IA?

[min3456]

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I have a pretty bad IA, it's for academic integrity violation :/. Accidentally had my phone out during an exam, which resulted in a violation, although I only received a warning from this. I would really appreciate if anyone has any suggestions or advice. Thank you!

GPA: 3.96, sGPA is the same
MCAT: 520
State: OH
Undergrad: in state but not that great of a school, and used lots of AP credits
Masters: in state, MS Anatomy
Clinical experience: hospice volunteer: 120 hours, hospital volunteering, working w/patient records: 150 hours, volunteered at blood drives: 80 hours, public health outreach events: 40 hours
Research experience: 200 hours in undergrad lab, no publications, 400 hours over summer for cancer bio project, poster presentation, 400 hours summer for public health research project (presentation), ~1500 hours masters research project, 1 publication
Shadowing: 40 hours internal medicine, 40 hours ER
Non-clinical volunteering: volunteer at nature center (100 hours), volunteer at campus events/career fairs (20 hours)
Other ECs: TA for a semester, member for Circle K International
School list (sorry its short, looking for suggestions): NEOMED, OSU, UCincinnati, Ohio University, UToledo, Wright State

 

[chilly_md]

How long ago was the IA?

 

[min3456]

1 year and a half ago

 

[Dantes]

Not completely following. Did you get a warning from your professor, or were you reported and this documented as a formal IA by your school?

 

[chilly_md]

Your clinical hours are rather low since a lot of it seems to be not involved with patients (working with records, blood drives are just students and people in the community). Volunteering at a nature center is not helping those in need. That coupled with the IA (which is more recent than I'd like, and past your freshmen year when kids might make these kinds of dumb mistakes) will limit your chances for interviews. You could try the below, but you'd have better chances a year from now (assuming you double the hospital volunteering or pick up a clinical job like scribing + do something like helping out at a homeless shelter, food bank, soup kitchen, Big Brothers Big Sisters etc)


All OH MD schools (can include Cleveland Clinic too at Case)
Western Michigan
Jefferson
Temple
Hofstra
Einstein
Rochester
WUSTL
Miami
USF
Dartmouth
Colorado
Vermont
Tufts
UVA
Iowa

 

[min3456]

Not completely following. Did you get a warning from your professor, or were you reported and this documented as a formal IA by your school?

It was a formal IA :/

 

[min3456]

Your clinical hours are rather low since a lot of it seems to be not involved with patients (working with records, blood drives are just students and people in the community). Volunteering at a nature center is not helping those in need. That coupled with the IA (which is more recent than I'd like, and past your freshmen year when kids might make these kinds of dumb mistakes) will limit your chances for interviews. You could try the below, but you'd have better chances a year from now (assuming you double the hospital volunteering or pick up a clinical job like scribing + do something like helping out at a homeless shelter, food bank, soup kitchen, Big Brothers Big Sisters etc)


All OH MD schools (can include Cleveland Clinic too at Case)
Western Michigan
Jefferson
Temple
Hofstra
Einstein
Rochester
WUSTL
Miami
USF
Dartmouth
Colorado
Vermont
Tufts
UVA
Iowa

Ok thanks!

 

[candbgirl]

Even if you didn’t have an IA your ECs are pretty weak and unremarkable. Taking another year to build a strong application would be beneficial in your case.
Think about putting off applying and working on your ECs especially clinical experiences and nonclinical volunteering with the unserved/underserved in the community.
Good luck in whatever you decide.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Non-clinical volunteering: volunteer at nature center (100 hours), volunteer at campus events/career fairs (20 hours)
Other ECs: TA for a semester, member for Circle K International

You lack service orientation activities where you are in community with those in distress, and you should have 150 hours completed before applying to avoid getting screened out.

 

[Goro]

It was a formal IA :/

This occurred when you were JR? SR?

It's not good, that's for sure

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Read

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[min3456]

This occurred when you were JR? SR?

It's not good, that's for sure

Happened my senior year but my undergrad was only 3 years, and MS was the 4th year.

 

[Goro]

Happened my senior year but my undergrad was only 3 years, and MS was the 4th year.

I can't sugar coat this, I think your medical career is in stasis.

You are fighting three headwinds:

1) you knew what you were doing and did it anyway, and were also old enough to know better.
2) Adcoms will wonder how many other times you cheated, and ask, is this the type of person we want to admit?
3) Adcoms will also ask why admit this person when we have so many applicants who didn't cheat???

Engage in positions of responsibility, and own this.

And keep your nose clean from now on.