So I recently decided I wanted to apply but I wasn't sure if I should attempt this cycle or wait until the next.
The big hurdles for me now are a lack of clinical volunteering experience and starting the application process late [I'd be submitting my pre-health committee letter packet now, which is late for them and would involve my committee letter not being sent until late august, early september]. On the contrary, if I don't apply this cycle my MCAT will expire.
In terms of my stats: cGPA is 3.579, sGPA 3.568, MCAT 513 (129 [Chem and Phys], 131 [Bio], 125[CARS], 128[Psyc]). Both GPAs have been relatively stable throughout undergrad. I have some clinical shadowing experience [one psychiatrist, one primary care small clinic, various research clinicians - rounds], some other leadership experience [tutoring volunteer coordinator] and extensive research exposure [two labs: three different projects, 1 paper in the process of being written, a few poster presentations].
What do you guys think/what would you do in this situation?
The big hurdles for me now are a lack of clinical volunteering experience and starting the application process late [I'd be submitting my pre-health committee letter packet now, which is late for them and would involve my committee letter not being sent until late august, early september]. On the contrary, if I don't apply this cycle my MCAT will expire.
In terms of my stats: cGPA is 3.579, sGPA 3.568, MCAT 513 (129 [Chem and Phys], 131 [Bio], 125[CARS], 128[Psyc]). Both GPAs have been relatively stable throughout undergrad. I have some clinical shadowing experience [one psychiatrist, one primary care small clinic, various research clinicians - rounds], some other leadership experience [tutoring volunteer coordinator] and extensive research exposure [two labs: three different projects, 1 paper in the process of being written, a few poster presentations].
What do you guys think/what would you do in this situation?