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Hello, I am currently an undergraduate student at the University at Buffalo (UB). I transferred there after studying at University of Toronto (U of T) for two years. I recently received my green card and I will soon become an instate resident of NY.
At U of T for 2 years
3.59 GPA- Not a full course load (around 9 course credits/semester)
Unfortunately, I took organic and inorganic chemistry in the summer
Volunteered at a hospital for the summer (110 hours)
Math tutor at a high school (25 hours)
Traveled to Costa Rica and Nicaragua to provide medical relief to rural areas for a month.
At UB for 2.5 years
3.93 GPA- full course load (15 course credits/semester)
Volunteering at multiple hospitals- even overnight (more than 250 hours)
Volunteering in areas other than medicine (less than 40 hours)
Shadowing doctors- many specialties (more than 90 hours)
Research for 1 or 1 year + summer
Coordinator of a club that takes UB students to Guatemala to provide medical relief (same organization as in U of T)
Officer of The table tennis club
Active member of three honor societies- one of which is pre-health
I have NO paid work experience and NO internships
Overall- projected
3.81 GPA
30 MCAT balanced
Average reference letters
Despite my shortcomings while I was at U of T, will there be a realistic chance that I will make it into an MD program school? More importantly, is there anything I can do to improve my chances?
At U of T for 2 years
3.59 GPA- Not a full course load (around 9 course credits/semester)
Unfortunately, I took organic and inorganic chemistry in the summer
Volunteered at a hospital for the summer (110 hours)
Math tutor at a high school (25 hours)
Traveled to Costa Rica and Nicaragua to provide medical relief to rural areas for a month.
At UB for 2.5 years
3.93 GPA- full course load (15 course credits/semester)
Volunteering at multiple hospitals- even overnight (more than 250 hours)
Volunteering in areas other than medicine (less than 40 hours)
Shadowing doctors- many specialties (more than 90 hours)
Research for 1 or 1 year + summer
Coordinator of a club that takes UB students to Guatemala to provide medical relief (same organization as in U of T)
Officer of The table tennis club
Active member of three honor societies- one of which is pre-health
I have NO paid work experience and NO internships
Overall- projected
3.81 GPA
30 MCAT balanced
Average reference letters
Despite my shortcomings while I was at U of T, will there be a realistic chance that I will make it into an MD program school? More importantly, is there anything I can do to improve my chances?
