Hi Everyone,
I'm new to the SDN network and all the information I've read so far seems to be really helpful. I'm applying this cycle and was wondering what how good my chances were going to be this round.
My bcpm: 3.7 and overall gpa: 3.8 from UC Berkeley.
MCAT: 34S
A brief overview of my ECs, 1 year of basic science research, and 1 year of clinical research, possible publication on the way. I've been a health educator, done some medically related work abroad (I'm really interested in practicing medicine on the international setting later). I also have been shadowing a neurosurgery team for the last few months, and have been volunteering in an Emergency Department. I also volunteered as a teacher for the last 3 years for an organization, helped found a student organization at my university as well.
My question is, during my coursework I received a C in O Chem I but managed to pull an A the second half of O Chem. Also, during my undergrad years, I took about 21 units of classes pass fail. I've heard that taking many classes pass fail are not well-regarded. None of these were the required pre-med courses. They were mostly units I received from being a Bio TA or directed group study courses that were worth 1-2 units. Given my grade in ochem and these classes, would this hurt my chances?
Thank you for your help.
I'm new to the SDN network and all the information I've read so far seems to be really helpful. I'm applying this cycle and was wondering what how good my chances were going to be this round.
My bcpm: 3.7 and overall gpa: 3.8 from UC Berkeley.
MCAT: 34S
A brief overview of my ECs, 1 year of basic science research, and 1 year of clinical research, possible publication on the way. I've been a health educator, done some medically related work abroad (I'm really interested in practicing medicine on the international setting later). I also have been shadowing a neurosurgery team for the last few months, and have been volunteering in an Emergency Department. I also volunteered as a teacher for the last 3 years for an organization, helped found a student organization at my university as well.
My question is, during my coursework I received a C in O Chem I but managed to pull an A the second half of O Chem. Also, during my undergrad years, I took about 21 units of classes pass fail. I've heard that taking many classes pass fail are not well-regarded. None of these were the required pre-med courses. They were mostly units I received from being a Bio TA or directed group study courses that were worth 1-2 units. Given my grade in ochem and these classes, would this hurt my chances?
Thank you for your help.