- cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS cGPA: 3.78 sGPA: 3.65
- MCAT score(s) and breakdown 505 (128/126/125/126), 500 (126/122/125/127), 497 (128/122/122/125) I know I have a very low MCAT, but I am worried that taking a fourth time would actually hurt my application. What should I do?
- State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US) MN
- Ethnicity and/or race Asian
- Undergraduate institution or category Large public state school
- Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
- Has been working as a CRC for over one year (~2500 hours): This included a lot of face-to-face patient interaction and communications with doctors, PIs, and sponsors. Lead CRC on three FDA IDE studies.
- ER Medical Scribe (~600 hours)
- Research experience and productivity
- Research assistant (~2200 hours): worked in a research lab throughout entire college, 1 pub and 1 more in the process of getting published, 3 posters, 2 presentations at conferences
- Shadowing experience and specialties represented
- I do not have shadowing experiences but was wondering if being a medical scribe would count. As a CRC, I am often in the OR for the entire procedure and also in the patient room during their consultation with the physicians. I am not sure if these count as shadowing experiences or if I need to get other experiences.
- Non-clinical volunteering
- Ronald McDonald House (~100 hours)
- Homeless shelter (~200 hours)
- International Mission trip (~500 hours)
- Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
- Leadership roles for three student clubs
- Public health case competition
- Scuba diving/calligraphy/piano
- Relevant honors or awards
- Dean’s honors list
- Research scholarship
- Several other scholarships throughout college
- Anything else not listed you think might be important
Schools I applied to this cycle: Albany, Drexel, George Washington (R), Georgetown (R), New York Medical College (H), OUWB, Rush (R), Ohio State, Rutgers, Rutgers RWJ (R), Jefferson, Tufts, Arizona-Tucson (H), Illinois, Minnesota (R), Rochester, VCU (R), Wake Forest (R)
I greatly appreciate all the help