What are my chances for DO?? Seek advice for improving chance.
Academic:
cGPA: 3.64 sGPA: 3.25
(4.0 both GPA before transfer from community college to university, bad start in university but has upward trend towards end)
MCAT: first time 496 and second time 505
Resident: will be TX resident by the time of application
Extracurricular:
Clinical Volunteer: 200 hours of hospital volunteering (ER and patient transport)
Clinical paid: ER scribe ~ 1000 hours (current gap year activity)
200 hours Clinic front desk assistant: take vitals and office work (HemOnc doctor shadowed with)
Shadowing: various specialty (one DO 24 hours, PA, primary care, pediatrics, HemOnc, Radiologist Neurologist): 138 hours
Employment: 500 hours of tutoring ;
Other various nonclinical employment: 1000 hours
Research: 1 year of research (one presentation only, no publication)
1.5 clinical research (500 hours)
Leadership: Event planner/financial officer for Refugee student organization at school-1.5 year
LORs: 2 from science prof, 1 from non science who is also doctor I shadowed,, one DO letter, one letter from clinical research employment
Bit background about me:
Seek for asylum to america 5 years ago with my younger brother, no other relative. I don't know whether this count as URM?
Several questions:
1. since I am scribing now, how many hours should I count as shadowing experience for ER doctors?
2. Lack of non volunteer experience, what to do, what can be good activities I am thinking of crisis hotline, and volunteering in hospice from now on?
3. Some experience qualify for 2 category on application, how to classify them?
4. Should I retake some class at community college to raise sGPA? not considering Post bacc due to financial issue.
5. What should I do to improve my chances?
Appreciate the feedback!
Academic:
cGPA: 3.64 sGPA: 3.25
(4.0 both GPA before transfer from community college to university, bad start in university but has upward trend towards end)
MCAT: first time 496 and second time 505
Resident: will be TX resident by the time of application
Extracurricular:
Clinical Volunteer: 200 hours of hospital volunteering (ER and patient transport)
Clinical paid: ER scribe ~ 1000 hours (current gap year activity)
200 hours Clinic front desk assistant: take vitals and office work (HemOnc doctor shadowed with)
Shadowing: various specialty (one DO 24 hours, PA, primary care, pediatrics, HemOnc, Radiologist Neurologist): 138 hours
Employment: 500 hours of tutoring ;
Other various nonclinical employment: 1000 hours
Research: 1 year of research (one presentation only, no publication)
1.5 clinical research (500 hours)
Leadership: Event planner/financial officer for Refugee student organization at school-1.5 year
LORs: 2 from science prof, 1 from non science who is also doctor I shadowed,, one DO letter, one letter from clinical research employment
Bit background about me:
Seek for asylum to america 5 years ago with my younger brother, no other relative. I don't know whether this count as URM?
Several questions:
1. since I am scribing now, how many hours should I count as shadowing experience for ER doctors?
2. Lack of non volunteer experience, what to do, what can be good activities I am thinking of crisis hotline, and volunteering in hospice from now on?
3. Some experience qualify for 2 category on application, how to classify them?
4. Should I retake some class at community college to raise sGPA? not considering Post bacc due to financial issue.
5. What should I do to improve my chances?
Appreciate the feedback!
