TheTravelingSee
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I am an Asian 26M who graduated from UCI in 2020 with a degree in neurobiology. I was very unmotivated during that time and did not apply myself as much as I should have so I ended up with a very poor uGPA and sGPA. Since then, I became an EMT during COVID and worked full time in both IFT and 911. After that, I returned to community college and began taking prereqs for nursing school while working as a wound tech. I was eventually accepted into the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing's Direct Entry Master's of Nursing program and am currently there right now. Some time during my enrollment at Hopkins, I have been encouraged to pursue medicine instead.
Currently I am scheduled to shadow several physicians at Hopkins Medical. I am involved with clinical research with a PhD student from the School of Nursing and will be entering another lab associated with the School of Medicine in the Fall. I will be volunteering throughout the duration of this time. After I graduate, I intend to attend Georgetown's SMP program to bolster my poor uGPA (I haven't applied yet as I am early in my planning process). After my second master's, I intend to work full time as an ICU RN for 6-12 months while studying for the MCAT. I am just wondering if after all of this effort, will I be competitive for at least one MD school? I will apply to some DOs but I am aiming for an MD.
As of right now my stats are:
uGPA (UCI): 3.1
sGPA (UCI): 3.1
GPA (Community College): 4.0
cGPA (Community + UCI): 3.3
MSN GPA: 4.0 (for now)
Clinical hours: 2,500+
Shadowing hours: 24
Volunteering hours: 60+
Research hours: 0
By the time I am finished with everything that I mentioned above, I hope to have:
SMP GPA: ~3.8+
Clinical hours: 3,500+
Shadowing hours: 100
Volunteering hours: 200-300+
Research hours: 200-400
In terms of LORs, I hope to get one MD from my shadowing experience. I have two science prof who know me well. I have 3 Nurse Practitioners who can speak very highly as to my work ethic and personality, and I plan to get a LOR from my PI as well.
For ECs I hope to volunteer with underprivileged kids and elderly in Baltimore. I have an extensive history with tutoring nearly every grade level of student (K-graduate). I held a position as being an after school instructor or an elementary school for 6 months. I am also a published photographer and my work has been featured in exhibitions across the world (USA, Czech Republic, Spain, China).
With all of this, do you think I have a chance of getting into an MD program? Do you have any suggestions? What else can I do? I have attached two really poor quality images of my transcripts from UCI and Community College thus far (still in first sem of nursing school so no transcripts from here yet).
Edit: To be clear, I fully intend to finish my MSN and do not plan on dropping out.
Currently I am scheduled to shadow several physicians at Hopkins Medical. I am involved with clinical research with a PhD student from the School of Nursing and will be entering another lab associated with the School of Medicine in the Fall. I will be volunteering throughout the duration of this time. After I graduate, I intend to attend Georgetown's SMP program to bolster my poor uGPA (I haven't applied yet as I am early in my planning process). After my second master's, I intend to work full time as an ICU RN for 6-12 months while studying for the MCAT. I am just wondering if after all of this effort, will I be competitive for at least one MD school? I will apply to some DOs but I am aiming for an MD.
As of right now my stats are:
uGPA (UCI): 3.1
sGPA (UCI): 3.1
GPA (Community College): 4.0
cGPA (Community + UCI): 3.3
MSN GPA: 4.0 (for now)
Clinical hours: 2,500+
Shadowing hours: 24
Volunteering hours: 60+
Research hours: 0
By the time I am finished with everything that I mentioned above, I hope to have:
SMP GPA: ~3.8+
Clinical hours: 3,500+
Shadowing hours: 100
Volunteering hours: 200-300+
Research hours: 200-400
In terms of LORs, I hope to get one MD from my shadowing experience. I have two science prof who know me well. I have 3 Nurse Practitioners who can speak very highly as to my work ethic and personality, and I plan to get a LOR from my PI as well.
For ECs I hope to volunteer with underprivileged kids and elderly in Baltimore. I have an extensive history with tutoring nearly every grade level of student (K-graduate). I held a position as being an after school instructor or an elementary school for 6 months. I am also a published photographer and my work has been featured in exhibitions across the world (USA, Czech Republic, Spain, China).
With all of this, do you think I have a chance of getting into an MD program? Do you have any suggestions? What else can I do? I have attached two really poor quality images of my transcripts from UCI and Community College thus far (still in first sem of nursing school so no transcripts from here yet).
Edit: To be clear, I fully intend to finish my MSN and do not plan on dropping out.
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