Hello all,
I'm in a rough spot, so any and all advice is welcome.
Im an African-American female with an undergrad degree in biochemistry.
cGPA: 3.52
sGPA: 3.39 (C in both Orgo classes, retook one and got a B, 3 semesters where I took the minimum course load)
MCAT: 506 (130/123/125/128)
I was aiming for 508-510 balanced. My FLs were consistent the last 3 weeks prior at 129/126/126/128. This was 3 months of studying 8 hours a day, 2 years after pre-reqs. Is 6-8 weeks enough to relearn everything and fill in gaps- especially if I would retake it in the hopes of getting ~512 this time?
ECs:
600 hours of research (over 3 semesters and a summer) with American Chemical Society certification.
200 hours of clinical volunteering (over 2 academic years, took a 2 year break for health reasons, going to increase that by another 100 from now until June)
10 hours of shadowing (plan to get another 20, scattered)
150 hours of being a learning assistant in the Biology department (over 1 academic year)
Membership in pre-medical honor society
I am applying early and broadly and will accept any school. I didn't do anything during this gap year besides study for the MCAT and go back home to West Africa (where I did do some volunteering, but I'm still deciding whether it's worth mentioning).
I'm in a rough spot, so any and all advice is welcome.
Im an African-American female with an undergrad degree in biochemistry.
cGPA: 3.52
sGPA: 3.39 (C in both Orgo classes, retook one and got a B, 3 semesters where I took the minimum course load)
MCAT: 506 (130/123/125/128)
I was aiming for 508-510 balanced. My FLs were consistent the last 3 weeks prior at 129/126/126/128. This was 3 months of studying 8 hours a day, 2 years after pre-reqs. Is 6-8 weeks enough to relearn everything and fill in gaps- especially if I would retake it in the hopes of getting ~512 this time?
ECs:
600 hours of research (over 3 semesters and a summer) with American Chemical Society certification.
200 hours of clinical volunteering (over 2 academic years, took a 2 year break for health reasons, going to increase that by another 100 from now until June)
10 hours of shadowing (plan to get another 20, scattered)
150 hours of being a learning assistant in the Biology department (over 1 academic year)
Membership in pre-medical honor society
I am applying early and broadly and will accept any school. I didn't do anything during this gap year besides study for the MCAT and go back home to West Africa (where I did do some volunteering, but I'm still deciding whether it's worth mentioning).