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I've recently finished undergrad and while I'm excited to start applying, I know I need either a gap year or two but need to know if even that's enough. In terms of academic stats, I've graduated with a 3.55sGPA/3.64cGPA (based on AMCAS sGPA guidelines, which would be higher with AAMCOMAS). I'm taking the MCAT in a couple of months and I know that's already putting me in an awkward place since it can go many ways. I have two big main problems, my EC's and my age. My EC's are sorely lacking as I've been working a lot of my life in the family business (with no pay but technically I'm being compensated). I have around 100 hours shadowing, I'm starting a scribing gig in a couple of months which will get me a lot of clinical exposure, and my nonvolunteering experience is mainly just helping a local Sunday school (200 hours) and going around teaching kids religious stuff (150 hours), I have around 100hours of research but mainly being the lab slave than anything meaningful, so my EC's barely exist. My plan is to study and do as well as I can on this MCAT and put in the work to get me an MD average score but most of my clinical hours will come just around 7-8 months before the application cycle (thanks Rona). In terms of my age, i am very young, let's just say I graduated college at a little after the age people typically go into college. People are telling me that will work against me heavily but I'm under the impression I can convey maturity through my life experiences (first gen immigrant, tough childhood the usual). Should I be expecting to apply next cycle if my MCAT score is decent with me being young and limited EC's or should I take another gap year? Sorry is the post is weirdly formatted, It's just I get nervous when it comes to this!
Good Luck to everyone applying and taking the MCAT, you're amazing!
I've recently finished undergrad and while I'm excited to start applying, I know I need either a gap year or two but need to know if even that's enough. In terms of academic stats, I've graduated with a 3.55sGPA/3.64cGPA (based on AMCAS sGPA guidelines, which would be higher with AAMCOMAS). I'm taking the MCAT in a couple of months and I know that's already putting me in an awkward place since it can go many ways. I have two big main problems, my EC's and my age. My EC's are sorely lacking as I've been working a lot of my life in the family business (with no pay but technically I'm being compensated). I have around 100 hours shadowing, I'm starting a scribing gig in a couple of months which will get me a lot of clinical exposure, and my nonvolunteering experience is mainly just helping a local Sunday school (200 hours) and going around teaching kids religious stuff (150 hours), I have around 100hours of research but mainly being the lab slave than anything meaningful, so my EC's barely exist. My plan is to study and do as well as I can on this MCAT and put in the work to get me an MD average score but most of my clinical hours will come just around 7-8 months before the application cycle (thanks Rona). In terms of my age, i am very young, let's just say I graduated college at a little after the age people typically go into college. People are telling me that will work against me heavily but I'm under the impression I can convey maturity through my life experiences (first gen immigrant, tough childhood the usual). Should I be expecting to apply next cycle if my MCAT score is decent with me being young and limited EC's or should I take another gap year? Sorry is the post is weirdly formatted, It's just I get nervous when it comes to this!
Good Luck to everyone applying and taking the MCAT, you're amazing!