Hello,
I'm going into my second year as a Microbiology Student. I have a 3.82 overall GPA and 3.76 Science GPA.
In extracurriculars, I have been a teaching assistant for 3 semesters for Intro to Chemistry (CHM1025), interned at a Public health organization (Control Flu) that vaccinates public schools, and I have been working at CVS as a pharmacy technician since high school.
At my school I have yet to run into any other Pre-Optometry students so it has been hard for me to grasp what activities I should verge into for my extracurriculars.
I have yet to volunteer at the college level and I'm planning to apply to volunteer at a hospital. How much is the recommended hours/time commitment I should invest to become a well rounded candidate? Should I aim for a variety of volunteer organization or put a solid amount of time into one?
The only shadowing experience I have is from high school a long time ago. How many hours should I invest into shadowing and when should I start? There is a class offered at my University that is dedicated to Physician shadowing and rotations in various fields. Will optometry schools accept that as my time shadowing?
Also during the application process how many letters of recommendation are required? and from what variety of people should I ask them from?
Overall I know that the I should invest more time into getting into research, volunteer, and shadowing but is there anything else that can sharpen my skill sets for my future application?
I'm going into my second year as a Microbiology Student. I have a 3.82 overall GPA and 3.76 Science GPA.
In extracurriculars, I have been a teaching assistant for 3 semesters for Intro to Chemistry (CHM1025), interned at a Public health organization (Control Flu) that vaccinates public schools, and I have been working at CVS as a pharmacy technician since high school.
At my school I have yet to run into any other Pre-Optometry students so it has been hard for me to grasp what activities I should verge into for my extracurriculars.
I have yet to volunteer at the college level and I'm planning to apply to volunteer at a hospital. How much is the recommended hours/time commitment I should invest to become a well rounded candidate? Should I aim for a variety of volunteer organization or put a solid amount of time into one?
The only shadowing experience I have is from high school a long time ago. How many hours should I invest into shadowing and when should I start? There is a class offered at my University that is dedicated to Physician shadowing and rotations in various fields. Will optometry schools accept that as my time shadowing?
Also during the application process how many letters of recommendation are required? and from what variety of people should I ask them from?
Overall I know that the I should invest more time into getting into research, volunteer, and shadowing but is there anything else that can sharpen my skill sets for my future application?
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