Applied this fall, but for my stats or even most peoples, I was pretty late and was mostly just trying to slip in a state school (still might, have seen others get in). I am working on strengthening my overall application for next year. Obviously I am hoping for schools to look at the more recent course work.
1st degree: BS in Math 3.1 cGPA, probably pretty bad BCPM GPA (I was unfocused and my math grades my sophmore and junior years sucked, not to mention 2nd semester orgo and physics.)
2nd degree: Working on another BS in Human Bio 3.85 cGPA, 3.95+ BCPM (starting my 4th semester post-grad, plus a few summer classes. Have aced lots of higher level bio including genetics, physiology, microbiology, retook orgo/physics and aced both semesters, only non A was an A- in biochem, don't go to your best friends bachelor party the night before an exam)
MCAT - 27 (7, 10, 10) retaking in Jan, realistically should be able to bring it up to at least a 30, have been hitting 34's but I want at least a 30 and I feel that the verbal has been much easier on my practice tests then what was on the actual test.
EC: 6th year volunteering as tutor in high school math; volunteer coach at high school; work as an inpatient phlebotomy/assistant for med techs; job shadowed a clinical psychologist, ER doc, and pediatrician; TA for micro lab and physiology lab
I am appling for an internship over the summer for a research position with a big cancer research institute in my city, should have a good chance at that. Also trying to get an ER tech job and will be doing more job shadowing this spring after I retake the MCAT.
These are the schools I plan to apply to this time:
MSU
MSU - Grand Rapids
Wayne
Oakland (if its going to be open)
Rush
Loyola
CMS
U Ill (should I even try here as a MI resident?)
MCW
Georgetown
GW
USUHS
USC (I know, probably no chance but this would be the school above all others I would go to. I love to hate them but thats just because I wish I'd have applied to go there out of high school, although then I'd probably be in even more of a hole)
1st degree: BS in Math 3.1 cGPA, probably pretty bad BCPM GPA (I was unfocused and my math grades my sophmore and junior years sucked, not to mention 2nd semester orgo and physics.)
2nd degree: Working on another BS in Human Bio 3.85 cGPA, 3.95+ BCPM (starting my 4th semester post-grad, plus a few summer classes. Have aced lots of higher level bio including genetics, physiology, microbiology, retook orgo/physics and aced both semesters, only non A was an A- in biochem, don't go to your best friends bachelor party the night before an exam)
MCAT - 27 (7, 10, 10) retaking in Jan, realistically should be able to bring it up to at least a 30, have been hitting 34's but I want at least a 30 and I feel that the verbal has been much easier on my practice tests then what was on the actual test.
EC: 6th year volunteering as tutor in high school math; volunteer coach at high school; work as an inpatient phlebotomy/assistant for med techs; job shadowed a clinical psychologist, ER doc, and pediatrician; TA for micro lab and physiology lab
I am appling for an internship over the summer for a research position with a big cancer research institute in my city, should have a good chance at that. Also trying to get an ER tech job and will be doing more job shadowing this spring after I retake the MCAT.
These are the schools I plan to apply to this time:
MSU
MSU - Grand Rapids
Wayne
Oakland (if its going to be open)
Rush
Loyola
CMS
U Ill (should I even try here as a MI resident?)
MCW
Georgetown
GW
USUHS
USC (I know, probably no chance but this would be the school above all others I would go to. I love to hate them but thats just because I wish I'd have applied to go there out of high school, although then I'd probably be in even more of a hole)
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