competitivepoet
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Hi all,
I'm a CA ORM (male, Indian) who would love to work with queer POC patient populations in California as a queer POC myself. However, my MCAT score breakdown was unfortunate; while I had an overall score of 514, my subsections were not balanced. 128 in chem/phys, 130 in CARS, 125 in bio/biochem, and 131 in psych/soc. My experiences with California populations is why I chose to pursue a career in medicine, so I'd really love to go to medical school in CA. Family, partner, my entire support system are here. However, I'm wondering if this MCAT breakdown would hold me back. I'm currently a junior at Berkeley with a 3.75 gpa (3.65 science), so not incredibly strong in stats but doing okay. Free clinic and research work in sexual health for queer folks, as well as service hours in mentoring underprivileged students. Working towards a published paper.
Should I retake to give myself a better shot at CA schools? I was miserable studying for this stupid test, but will do it if I need to give myself a better chance.
I'm a CA ORM (male, Indian) who would love to work with queer POC patient populations in California as a queer POC myself. However, my MCAT score breakdown was unfortunate; while I had an overall score of 514, my subsections were not balanced. 128 in chem/phys, 130 in CARS, 125 in bio/biochem, and 131 in psych/soc. My experiences with California populations is why I chose to pursue a career in medicine, so I'd really love to go to medical school in CA. Family, partner, my entire support system are here. However, I'm wondering if this MCAT breakdown would hold me back. I'm currently a junior at Berkeley with a 3.75 gpa (3.65 science), so not incredibly strong in stats but doing okay. Free clinic and research work in sexual health for queer folks, as well as service hours in mentoring underprivileged students. Working towards a published paper.
Should I retake to give myself a better shot at CA schools? I was miserable studying for this stupid test, but will do it if I need to give myself a better chance.
