Hi All,
I'm a nontraditional student, left a career in sales in the electronic manufacturing industry after climbing the corporate ladder and realizing it's not where I wanted to be. Ended up selling our home and 2 new cars to downsize our lifestyle and go back to school.
Went back to school 3 years ago with wife and 3 young kids in tow, graduating this summer with a B.S. in psychology and looking to apply this upcoming cycle for medical schools.
Stats:
3.85 GPA
MCAT- get my scores soon, scored 35-36 on most practice tests but felt like on actual MCAT I did worse, so expecting a low 30's score.
EC's:
Outpatient Surgery Center: volunteered around 150hrs over 1.5 years
Shadowed a D.O. general surgeon around 30hrs, planning on shadowing a M.D. family physician in May for another 15-25 hours
Chess: play competitive chess, including state champ for my class and give free lessons once a month to kids at local library
Music: play local coffee shops with friends, but I view it just as a stress-relieving hobby. I play the guitar, mandolin, and bass.
Community service: My family and I volunteer and do trail restoration locally in forests, I teach bible studies in the community for the last 4 years, we're currently being trained in a RESPITE program that takes in troubled kids in foster care for a weekend at a time to give foster families a break.
I have a passion for life-long learning and have always tremendously enjoyed working with people. I feel that medicine is the perfect career for me, it just took me a bit to figure it out.
I just ordered the MSAR to look at schools, not interested in research-heavy schools but more primary care oriented with a social mission. If I have a shot, any recommendations are appreciated!
I'm a nontraditional student, left a career in sales in the electronic manufacturing industry after climbing the corporate ladder and realizing it's not where I wanted to be. Ended up selling our home and 2 new cars to downsize our lifestyle and go back to school.
Went back to school 3 years ago with wife and 3 young kids in tow, graduating this summer with a B.S. in psychology and looking to apply this upcoming cycle for medical schools.
Stats:
3.85 GPA
MCAT- get my scores soon, scored 35-36 on most practice tests but felt like on actual MCAT I did worse, so expecting a low 30's score.
EC's:
Outpatient Surgery Center: volunteered around 150hrs over 1.5 years
Shadowed a D.O. general surgeon around 30hrs, planning on shadowing a M.D. family physician in May for another 15-25 hours
Chess: play competitive chess, including state champ for my class and give free lessons once a month to kids at local library
Music: play local coffee shops with friends, but I view it just as a stress-relieving hobby. I play the guitar, mandolin, and bass.
Community service: My family and I volunteer and do trail restoration locally in forests, I teach bible studies in the community for the last 4 years, we're currently being trained in a RESPITE program that takes in troubled kids in foster care for a weekend at a time to give foster families a break.
I have a passion for life-long learning and have always tremendously enjoyed working with people. I feel that medicine is the perfect career for me, it just took me a bit to figure it out.
I just ordered the MSAR to look at schools, not interested in research-heavy schools but more primary care oriented with a social mission. If I have a shot, any recommendations are appreciated!