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Hi everyone, I'm currently in my second gap year right now doing biology research at Yale. Want to chance me on med school chances?
Undergrad school: HYPSM
Female, low-income
Applying MD only.
Connecticut resident
Major: Biology
MCAT: 518
GPA: 3.80 science, 3.75 cumulative
Freshman: 3.2
Sophomore: 3.75
Junior: 3.97
Senior: 4.0
ECs:
- 4 years of research in a wet bio lab, 1 publication in Cell (2nd author), 1 review (first author) on the way, 4 poster presentations, Honors thesis prize
- 1 year doing clinical research in diabetes, no publications
- 3 years hospital volunteer
- 2 years distributing vaccines to underserved areas
- 1 year peer health counselor
- 3 years tutor for low income elementary school students
- 1 semester Bio TA
- Sustained student journalism, leadership in science-related publication and writing for school's newspaper
- Shadowing various specialities, 100 hours
- Traveled abroad to Mexico for a medical service trip for a month.
I'm mostly concerned regarding my freshman and sophomore year grades. It was a huge transition for me going into my freshman year, so consequentially my grades suffered. I got a C+ in orgo my freshman year, C- in an intro engineering class, and P/F another engineering class (didn't know I was pre-med until end of frosh year). Sophomore year I got a B in genetics, B- in biochem I and P/F biochem II after failing the first midterm. Worked my ass off every night (and probably shortened my life span as a result) to bring up my GPA from thereon out, busted my ass on studying for MCAT every summer, and took a bunch of easy upper divs in biology. Also took a bunch of classes in the med school which were graded easier. How will adcoms see these grades?
My current choices: Stanford, Columbia, UCSF, Johns Hopkins, Boston University, Tufts, Harvard, Yale, UCLA, University of Washington, Penn State, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wake Forest, Mayo, Robert Wood Johnson, Baylor, University of Connecticut, University of Massachusetts, Drexel, University of Virginia, USC, Georgetown, University of Vermont, UC San Diego, Quinnipiac, Albert Einstein, New York Medical, Pittsburgh, Hofstra
Is my list too reach heavy? Thanks!!
Undergrad school: HYPSM
Female, low-income
Applying MD only.
Connecticut resident
Major: Biology
MCAT: 518
GPA: 3.80 science, 3.75 cumulative
Freshman: 3.2
Sophomore: 3.75
Junior: 3.97
Senior: 4.0
ECs:
- 4 years of research in a wet bio lab, 1 publication in Cell (2nd author), 1 review (first author) on the way, 4 poster presentations, Honors thesis prize
- 1 year doing clinical research in diabetes, no publications
- 3 years hospital volunteer
- 2 years distributing vaccines to underserved areas
- 1 year peer health counselor
- 3 years tutor for low income elementary school students
- 1 semester Bio TA
- Sustained student journalism, leadership in science-related publication and writing for school's newspaper
- Shadowing various specialities, 100 hours
- Traveled abroad to Mexico for a medical service trip for a month.
I'm mostly concerned regarding my freshman and sophomore year grades. It was a huge transition for me going into my freshman year, so consequentially my grades suffered. I got a C+ in orgo my freshman year, C- in an intro engineering class, and P/F another engineering class (didn't know I was pre-med until end of frosh year). Sophomore year I got a B in genetics, B- in biochem I and P/F biochem II after failing the first midterm. Worked my ass off every night (and probably shortened my life span as a result) to bring up my GPA from thereon out, busted my ass on studying for MCAT every summer, and took a bunch of easy upper divs in biology. Also took a bunch of classes in the med school which were graded easier. How will adcoms see these grades?
My current choices: Stanford, Columbia, UCSF, Johns Hopkins, Boston University, Tufts, Harvard, Yale, UCLA, University of Washington, Penn State, Medical College of Wisconsin, Wake Forest, Mayo, Robert Wood Johnson, Baylor, University of Connecticut, University of Massachusetts, Drexel, University of Virginia, USC, Georgetown, University of Vermont, UC San Diego, Quinnipiac, Albert Einstein, New York Medical, Pittsburgh, Hofstra
Is my list too reach heavy? Thanks!!
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