I've already applied, but I'm a neurotic mess. Any schools I should add or give up on?
Male, ORM
Missouri Resident
Big 10 School; max credits every semester
Majors: Molecular Biology/Economics
Minor: Chinese
MCAT: 517 (129, 129, 129, 130)
sGPA: 3.88
cGPA: 3.92
Clinical Volunteering (270 hours*): 10 hours hospice (cut short due to COVID), 60 hours physical therapy for the disabled, 200 hours crisis counselor**
Non-clinical (248 hours): 240 hours as a mentor for the Economics dept, 8 hours as member of board of directors for a class
Leadership (480 hours): Founded 2 clubs- one about social media analysis (360 hours, ~single-handedly made it one of the largest clubs on campus, and the chancellor gave it a shout out) and one about the business side of healthcare (120 hours)
Shadowing (60 hours): Mix of general practice, general surgery, radiology, and orthopedics
Research (350 hours): 1 poster presentation, 1 grant, and 1 upcoming author position (not sure how COVID has affected this)
Hobbies: MMA/Muay Thai/BJJ, analyzing random data sets (econometrics), taking various online classes (not accredited- just to learn)
LORs: 5 - all should be good (particularly 3 of them who saw me grow)
Awards: Dean's list every year, research fellowship, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
I have lots of interesting stories to tell: rare incurable disorder that can kill me while I'm asleep if I'm not careful (topic of PS), collaboration with local companies, super religious minority, an event before college shaped my college career, various challenges running clubs, a time I was held hostage (not that serious tbh)
College was a very rich time for me, and I've learned something about myself and grown from every experience. So, while my hours are low, I only pursued activities where I really felt I could learn something (and did).
*200 hours come from a signed year-long commitment
**Some people don't consider crisis counseling to be clinical since you're not in physical proximity of the "patient," but it's worth noting the increased dependency of medicine on technology and physicians being available to patients. This was also to compensate for COVID
School List:
Albert Einstein
BU
Case Western
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Duke
Emory
Harvard
Hofsra
Johns Hopkins
KU
Mayo
MU
Northwestern
NYU
Pittsburgh
Stanford
UChicago
UMich
UVA
UWisconsin
Vanderbilt
WashU
Yale
Male, ORM
Missouri Resident
Big 10 School; max credits every semester
Majors: Molecular Biology/Economics
Minor: Chinese
MCAT: 517 (129, 129, 129, 130)
sGPA: 3.88
cGPA: 3.92
Clinical Volunteering (270 hours*): 10 hours hospice (cut short due to COVID), 60 hours physical therapy for the disabled, 200 hours crisis counselor**
Non-clinical (248 hours): 240 hours as a mentor for the Economics dept, 8 hours as member of board of directors for a class
Leadership (480 hours): Founded 2 clubs- one about social media analysis (360 hours, ~single-handedly made it one of the largest clubs on campus, and the chancellor gave it a shout out) and one about the business side of healthcare (120 hours)
Shadowing (60 hours): Mix of general practice, general surgery, radiology, and orthopedics
Research (350 hours): 1 poster presentation, 1 grant, and 1 upcoming author position (not sure how COVID has affected this)
Hobbies: MMA/Muay Thai/BJJ, analyzing random data sets (econometrics), taking various online classes (not accredited- just to learn)
LORs: 5 - all should be good (particularly 3 of them who saw me grow)
Awards: Dean's list every year, research fellowship, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
I have lots of interesting stories to tell: rare incurable disorder that can kill me while I'm asleep if I'm not careful (topic of PS), collaboration with local companies, super religious minority, an event before college shaped my college career, various challenges running clubs, a time I was held hostage (not that serious tbh)
College was a very rich time for me, and I've learned something about myself and grown from every experience. So, while my hours are low, I only pursued activities where I really felt I could learn something (and did).
*200 hours come from a signed year-long commitment
**Some people don't consider crisis counseling to be clinical since you're not in physical proximity of the "patient," but it's worth noting the increased dependency of medicine on technology and physicians being available to patients. This was also to compensate for COVID
School List:
Albert Einstein
BU
Case Western
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Duke
Emory
Harvard
Hofsra
Johns Hopkins
KU
Mayo
MU
Northwestern
NYU
Pittsburgh
Stanford
UChicago
UMich
UVA
UWisconsin
Vanderbilt
WashU
Yale
