MD What should I do to bolster my app?

[ranciere1221]

Hey all,

I'm a rising senior at a Top 10 university, double majoring in life sciences and history. I plan on taking a gap year, and am taking the MCAT this summer.

My current GPA is around a 3.5 cga/3.2 sgpa. I received a slew of C's in premed classes, including Orgo I, Biochem and Physics II. I would largely attribute this to a family emergency that started last year, coupled with some mental health issues.

My EC's are limited:

- 3 years of research (1 publication)
- 20 hours of shadowing
- 100 hours of volunteering at a local hospital
- Tutoring through university

Do I have a chance if I continue down the premed track? If I were to do so, what steps should I take to make my application more palatable?

Thanks

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[ranciere1221]

Bump

 

[Waillin]

It is really MCAT dependent. Should be fine for DO, but may need an SMP to raise the GPA since you are a senior (for MD programs).

 

[MaxPlancker]

Yep, MD will be tough unless you absolutely destroy the MCAT. You need to shadow more. You probably don't now what medicine is actually like right now...