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[perfectionist1212]

thank you!

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I suggest these schools with your stats:
Geisinger
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Marshall
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Hackensack
Georgetown
George Washington
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
Wake Forest
Belmont
NOVA MD
Tulane
TCU
Creighton
St. Louis
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Not really sure how "ties" work, but I have lived in Georgia, Florida, and Maryland. I also have immediate family that lives in Kentucky, with both my parents going to school there as well.

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[Mr.Smile12]

Non-Clinical Volunteering:
Total: 458 hours

You have enough IMO to avoid getting screened out, but my concern is you need to show consistent involvement with the community, not just racking your hours with the summer position. Push yourself to be more involved with H4H, especially with in-person opportunities. Try to volunteer at a shelter that can leverage your experience with Crisis Line work so that you can do it in-person; you don't need more on-phone or virtual experiences as much as you need to be face-to-face. I'll credit your Target customer service work a little to this end.

 

[perfectionist1212]

You have enough IMO to avoid getting screened out, but my concern is you need to show consistent involvement with the community, not just racking your hours with the summer position. Push yourself to be more involved with H4H, especially with in-person opportunities. Try to volunteer at a shelter that can leverage your experience with Crisis Line work so that you can do it in-person; you don't need more on-phone or virtual experiences as much as you need to be face-to-face. I'll credit your Target customer service work a little to this end.

Hi, thanks for the feedback. I plan on doing H4H more consistently this upcoming year, and plan on doing around 200-250 more hours. I put this as “anticipated” hours, but my question is will this matter much to med schools?

 

[perfectionist1212]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Geisinger
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Marshall
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Hackensack
Georgetown
George Washington
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
Wake Forest
Belmont
NOVA MD
Tulane
TCU
Creighton
St. Louis
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State

great thanks!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Hi, thanks for the feedback. I plan on doing H4H more consistently this upcoming year, and plan on doing around 200-250 more hours. I put this as “anticipated” hours, but my question is will this matter much to med schools?

Anticipated won't matter. Otherwise everyone would "anticipate" 1000+ more hours. Do what you can.

 

[perfectionist1212]

Anticipated won't matter. Otherwise everyone would "anticipate" 1000+ more hours. Do what you can.

I see. I already submitted my primary to a “throw away” school, due to my later mcat test date. Is this something that should make me consider a gap year? I haven’t added more schools yet.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Since schools may have faculty who are more hard-core than forgiving, you can keep going. You never know as long as your activities support your purpose and mission fit. Your metrics have some value.

 

[perfectionist1212]

Since schools may have faculty who are more hard-core than forgiving, you can keep going. You never know as long as your activities support your purpose and mission fit. Your metrics have some value.

great, thanks!

 

[perfectionist1212]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
Geisinger
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Penn State
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Marshall
Vermont
Quinnipiac
Albany
New York Medical College
Hackensack
Georgetown
George Washington
Eastern Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth
Wake Forest
Belmont
NOVA MD
Tulane
TCU
Creighton
St. Louis
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Oakland Beaumont
Wayne State

Do you think DO is needed? I really want to go MD.

 

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Do you think DO is needed? I really want to go MD.

It is your decision. Does it matter to you if you are not accepted to MD school this year ? Would you apply to DO schools a year from now if you are not accepted to a MD school this cycle ?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Do you think DO is needed? I really want to go MD.

Let's revisit if you get no IIs by Labor Day. It depends if you can handle the silence of this process.