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Ended up doing slightly better on the MCAT than I had expected and am now scrambling to figure out what schools I might have a shot at.
I qualified for FAP for AMCAS, so I have 20 free applications there. AACOMAS I'm paying out of pocket so I don't want to overdo it, but I certainly don't want that to be the reason that I don't get an II anywhere.
I'll list the schools I had in mind at the bottom, but so far it is still a very thin list. Would appreciate any insight you guys can share!
1. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS
- cGPA: 3.66
- AMCAS sGPA: 3.34
- AACOMAS sGPA: 3.63
- Strong upward trend: 4.0 after transfer from CC
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown
- MCAT: 510 (125/129/126/130)
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
- CA
4. Ethnicity and/or race
- Asian (ORM)
5. Undergraduate institution or category
- Early Pre-Reqs at local CC
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing at private school
- Later Pre-Reqs (Physics/Orgo/Biochem) completed as online Post-Bacc during COVID lockdowns
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
- Registered Nurse: 1,909.5 hours on COVID-19 Response/POCT Initiative team
- Nursing Student: 1000 hours of clinical rotations
- 200 hours volunteering at surgery center including biannual free surgery days for uninsured/low-SES patients
- 24 hours volunteering at urgent care center in medically underserved community
7. Research experience and productivity
- No research
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
- Primary care: 30 hours
- Emergency medicine: 10 hours
- Plastic Surgery: 60 hours
9. Non-clinical volunteering
- Food coalition: 8 hours
- Birthing classes: 8 hours
- Underserved community health event: 8 hours
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
- 3 semesters (36h) as Peer Assisted Learning tutor for Medical-Surgical Nursing
- 1 semester (10h) as California Nursing Students Association peer mentor
11. Relevant honors or awards
- Graduated summa cum laude
- Earned Dean's list letter for every semester of nursing school
12. LORs
**I had a somewhat difficult time with this, as it's been quite a while since my earlier pre-med courses and I got ghosted by two of my post-bacc professors and a former employer...
- 1 science professor LOR
- 1 nursing professor LOR
- 1 DO LOR
Tentative school list
MD (honestly most of these are just based on stats so please feel free to tell me what to add or remove)
UCR
CUSM
OHSU
UofL
MCW
MSU
Rutgers
Tulane
**left Davis and UCLA off because my living situation is not at all conducive to taking the PREview... if anyone thinks I actually have a chance at either school I could probably find a way to make it work
DO
WesternU
Touro NV
Touro CA
ACOM
CHSU
DMU
AZCOM
LECOM
PCOM
KYCOM
WVSOM
Again I am open to pretty much anywhere and appreciate any feedback you have to offer!
Ended up doing slightly better on the MCAT than I had expected and am now scrambling to figure out what schools I might have a shot at.
I qualified for FAP for AMCAS, so I have 20 free applications there. AACOMAS I'm paying out of pocket so I don't want to overdo it, but I certainly don't want that to be the reason that I don't get an II anywhere.
I'll list the schools I had in mind at the bottom, but so far it is still a very thin list. Would appreciate any insight you guys can share!
1. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS
- cGPA: 3.66
- AMCAS sGPA: 3.34
- AACOMAS sGPA: 3.63
- Strong upward trend: 4.0 after transfer from CC
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown
- MCAT: 510 (125/129/126/130)
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
- CA
4. Ethnicity and/or race
- Asian (ORM)
5. Undergraduate institution or category
- Early Pre-Reqs at local CC
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing at private school
- Later Pre-Reqs (Physics/Orgo/Biochem) completed as online Post-Bacc during COVID lockdowns
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
- Registered Nurse: 1,909.5 hours on COVID-19 Response/POCT Initiative team
- Nursing Student: 1000 hours of clinical rotations
- 200 hours volunteering at surgery center including biannual free surgery days for uninsured/low-SES patients
- 24 hours volunteering at urgent care center in medically underserved community
7. Research experience and productivity
- No research
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
- Primary care: 30 hours
- Emergency medicine: 10 hours
- Plastic Surgery: 60 hours
9. Non-clinical volunteering
- Food coalition: 8 hours
- Birthing classes: 8 hours
- Underserved community health event: 8 hours
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
- 3 semesters (36h) as Peer Assisted Learning tutor for Medical-Surgical Nursing
- 1 semester (10h) as California Nursing Students Association peer mentor
11. Relevant honors or awards
- Graduated summa cum laude
- Earned Dean's list letter for every semester of nursing school
12. LORs
**I had a somewhat difficult time with this, as it's been quite a while since my earlier pre-med courses and I got ghosted by two of my post-bacc professors and a former employer...
- 1 science professor LOR
- 1 nursing professor LOR
- 1 DO LOR
Tentative school list
MD (honestly most of these are just based on stats so please feel free to tell me what to add or remove)
UCR
CUSM
OHSU
UofL
MCW
MSU
Rutgers
Tulane
**left Davis and UCLA off because my living situation is not at all conducive to taking the PREview... if anyone thinks I actually have a chance at either school I could probably find a way to make it work
DO
WesternU
Touro NV
Touro CA
ACOM
CHSU
DMU
AZCOM
LECOM
PCOM
KYCOM
WVSOM
Again I am open to pretty much anywhere and appreciate any feedback you have to offer!
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