Hi everyone,
I'm finally considering applying to American medical schools after spending years combatting damage I have done to my GPA and a rejection from several Canadian schools. I had two semesters of approximately a 1.7 GPA as a result of not really knowing where I have been going with my life. For reference, I have improved my cGPA 3.3, sGPA 3.3 with 7 semesters of 3.9 and 4.0 and MCAT 507.
My concern with the fact I am a US/Canadian Dual Citizen living in Canada, which kind of limits my understanding of the US application process.
My ECs include some hospital volunteering 80 hours, probably 100 or so by the time I submit, and some other various community volunteering gigs, probably about 20 hours currently. I'm fortunate to have lined up a shadowing gig with in a rural ER and family practice in May ~40 hours or so, something not necessarily easy to do in Canada.
My question lies in what do I need to be doing to maximize my odds at receiving a DO acceptance, what should my hour targets be before I apply this year, when is the ideal time to apply, and what schools should I be applying to?
I'm finally considering applying to American medical schools after spending years combatting damage I have done to my GPA and a rejection from several Canadian schools. I had two semesters of approximately a 1.7 GPA as a result of not really knowing where I have been going with my life. For reference, I have improved my cGPA 3.3, sGPA 3.3 with 7 semesters of 3.9 and 4.0 and MCAT 507.
My concern with the fact I am a US/Canadian Dual Citizen living in Canada, which kind of limits my understanding of the US application process.
My ECs include some hospital volunteering 80 hours, probably 100 or so by the time I submit, and some other various community volunteering gigs, probably about 20 hours currently. I'm fortunate to have lined up a shadowing gig with in a rural ER and family practice in May ~40 hours or so, something not necessarily easy to do in Canada.
My question lies in what do I need to be doing to maximize my odds at receiving a DO acceptance, what should my hour targets be before I apply this year, when is the ideal time to apply, and what schools should I be applying to?
