MCAT - 514 (128/129/129/128)
Degree - Biology, minors in chem and theater arts
GPA - (at time of application) cGPA - 3.83, sGPA - 3.75. U shaped curve, during second semester sophomore year had a death in the family and was overcommitted to extracurriculars. Consistent 3.9/4.0 qGPA junior and senior years (so far)
State of residence - New Jersey
Ethnicity - White
Extracirriculars - Tutor for like 7 classes, TA for 2, president of interfraternity council with 854 members, business manager of 2 clubs, outreach coordinator for one, 2 yrs research in a neuro lab with 2 posters (probably more coming) and a paper with first authorship on the way, 350+hrs of clinical volunteering, I think like 2000+ hrs of non-clinical volunteering (I raise service dogs that go to kids with autism so idk if it'd be fair to count when they stay with me, which is a lot, if you don't its somewhere closer to 500/600). Plan to work as an EMT/research during gap year, looking to potentially do a 6 month abroad volunteering program. Also really really good LOR, and about 150 hrs shadowing between 5 specialties
School lists -high tier MD, Pitt/Duke/Columbia are on my list. If not for these being my target this wouldn't even be a question, but since the averages for those schools for the MCAT are so much higher than mine im very nervous. Is there a chance I could get into Pitt or something in that calibur? I know schools like Columbia or Duke are much more of a longshot but have history at Pitt so idk if that'd help. I'm really considering retaking the MCAT (scheduled for march) but idk if I can honestly bring myself to do it again. I was averaging 522 on AAMC materials so it was a really big disappointment but for various reasons I got a 514. If there's a decent chance I could get into pitt then I might consider cancelling and just taking a break, but if not I'll retake it bc I can obviously get a higher score
Degree - Biology, minors in chem and theater arts
GPA - (at time of application) cGPA - 3.83, sGPA - 3.75. U shaped curve, during second semester sophomore year had a death in the family and was overcommitted to extracurriculars. Consistent 3.9/4.0 qGPA junior and senior years (so far)
State of residence - New Jersey
Ethnicity - White
Extracirriculars - Tutor for like 7 classes, TA for 2, president of interfraternity council with 854 members, business manager of 2 clubs, outreach coordinator for one, 2 yrs research in a neuro lab with 2 posters (probably more coming) and a paper with first authorship on the way, 350+hrs of clinical volunteering, I think like 2000+ hrs of non-clinical volunteering (I raise service dogs that go to kids with autism so idk if it'd be fair to count when they stay with me, which is a lot, if you don't its somewhere closer to 500/600). Plan to work as an EMT/research during gap year, looking to potentially do a 6 month abroad volunteering program. Also really really good LOR, and about 150 hrs shadowing between 5 specialties
School lists -high tier MD, Pitt/Duke/Columbia are on my list. If not for these being my target this wouldn't even be a question, but since the averages for those schools for the MCAT are so much higher than mine im very nervous. Is there a chance I could get into Pitt or something in that calibur? I know schools like Columbia or Duke are much more of a longshot but have history at Pitt so idk if that'd help. I'm really considering retaking the MCAT (scheduled for march) but idk if I can honestly bring myself to do it again. I was averaging 522 on AAMC materials so it was a really big disappointment but for various reasons I got a 514. If there's a decent chance I could get into pitt then I might consider cancelling and just taking a break, but if not I'll retake it bc I can obviously get a higher score
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