Hi all, I wanted to know what are my chances for MD schools. I am a NY resident and mainly interested in state schools.
2 Undergraduate Majors: The first is a science major and the second is a humanities major.
Graduated with 155 credits in 4 years.
Cumulative GPA: 3.62
Science GPA: 3.53
MCAT: 506. Section Breakdown: C/P: 126, CARS: 125, B/B: 128, P/S: 127.
Work and Activities (Clinical): ~120 hours of shadowing three different physicians with different specialties. ~250 hours of hospital volunteering in three different departments. ~50 hours of certified medical interpretation. Participated in SMDEP for a whole summer.
Work and Activities (Non-Clinical): ~80 hours of different volunteer work at New York Cares. ~200 hours of volunteering as a teacher assistant at a weekend language school. I mentored at-risk high school students and taught them how to conduct scientific research as part of a National Science Foundation-funded program.
Research: I conducted palynology lab research with my biology professor for three semesters (First author publication under review). I did urban ecology field research for an entire summer while mentoring the high school students mentioned above (First author poster presentation at 2 well-known annual research symposiums in NYC. Volunteered as a lab assistant at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center labs as a research assistant (no publications).
Is it advisable to submit my AMCAS application early (first day) and then update medical schools with a retaken MCAT score (possibly taken at the end of June and having scores come out at the end of July)? Thank you. I appreciate any advice.
2 Undergraduate Majors: The first is a science major and the second is a humanities major.
Graduated with 155 credits in 4 years.
Cumulative GPA: 3.62
Science GPA: 3.53
MCAT: 506. Section Breakdown: C/P: 126, CARS: 125, B/B: 128, P/S: 127.
Work and Activities (Clinical): ~120 hours of shadowing three different physicians with different specialties. ~250 hours of hospital volunteering in three different departments. ~50 hours of certified medical interpretation. Participated in SMDEP for a whole summer.
Work and Activities (Non-Clinical): ~80 hours of different volunteer work at New York Cares. ~200 hours of volunteering as a teacher assistant at a weekend language school. I mentored at-risk high school students and taught them how to conduct scientific research as part of a National Science Foundation-funded program.
Research: I conducted palynology lab research with my biology professor for three semesters (First author publication under review). I did urban ecology field research for an entire summer while mentoring the high school students mentioned above (First author poster presentation at 2 well-known annual research symposiums in NYC. Volunteered as a lab assistant at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center labs as a research assistant (no publications).
Is it advisable to submit my AMCAS application early (first day) and then update medical schools with a retaken MCAT score (possibly taken at the end of June and having scores come out at the end of July)? Thank you. I appreciate any advice.
