MedEngine5
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Currently, I'm a sophomore Biomedical Engineering Major. I do not want to take a gap year, I just don't know if I will be ready come 2026 for application season.
Here's my plan for MCAT:
- Start studying August 2025, only a few hours a week until January 2026. Once January 2026 hits, heavy studying until March 2026 MCAT.
Here's my EC's I will have by May 2026.
- 300 hrs. in leading sepsis and cardiovascular research lab.
- 100 hrs. of shadowing across six specialties.
- 100 hrs. of clinical volunteering at hospital.
- 100 hrs. of non-clinical volunteering.
I will most likely apply to around twenty-five schools. Being a Central Illinois resident, I have SIU Medicine to my advantage. I know a few physicians there I should be able to shadow. I also have UI-Carle, where my engineering major would come into play.
Will I be ready?
Here's my plan for MCAT:
- Start studying August 2025, only a few hours a week until January 2026. Once January 2026 hits, heavy studying until March 2026 MCAT.
Here's my EC's I will have by May 2026.
- 300 hrs. in leading sepsis and cardiovascular research lab.
- 100 hrs. of shadowing across six specialties.
- 100 hrs. of clinical volunteering at hospital.
- 100 hrs. of non-clinical volunteering.
I will most likely apply to around twenty-five schools. Being a Central Illinois resident, I have SIU Medicine to my advantage. I know a few physicians there I should be able to shadow. I also have UI-Carle, where my engineering major would come into play.
Will I be ready?