Education
*Undergrad -
- GPA - 3.93
- SciGPA - 3.89
- National Honor Society (chapter VP)
*Graduate school
Masters in Nursing (Case Western)
-GPA - 4.00
MCAT - Long story
Original MCAT taken in 2007 scored in the mid 30's, applied through AMCAS, but did not do secondaries because of some life events (wife had surgery etc).
2009 I was all set to start the process again, and I was involved in a semi-truck v. car accident and fractured L-5.
Now 3 years later, I am registered to take the MCAT again in June (I have been scoring in the low-mid 30's on practice tests)
Experience (research/clinical/shadowing/volunteer)
Research -
- 4 months grant funded pharmacology research - Case Western Reserve University
- 1 year CRO as research biologist. (post graduation)
- 1 year Musc Dyst genetics research associated with Mercy Children's Hosp. (undergrad)
Work
- 2 years as phlebotomist (including 1.5 on trauma/code team)
- 1.5 years as phlebotomy supervisor
- 1.5 years as patient services supervisor (phlebotomy, customer service, couriers for a hospital lab)
- 3 years as TA and Lab assistant (classes/labs included: Micro bio/Cell bio/Ecology/Environmental Bio/Marine Bio/Genetics/Bacterial pathogenesis/Botany)
Volunteer
- 4 years as youth sponsor at local church
- 3 relief projects with habitat for humanity
- 1 summer- Team coordinator for ACS cancer walk
- Various -Team coordinator for health awareness team at 4 health fairs
- 1 summer- Health/wellness educator for at-risk after school program
- Several other experiences with soup kitchens etc
Shadowing
- 200+ hours shadowing, almost equally divided between general surgery, emergency med and family practice
Other
- 1000 clinical hours for Masters in Nursing
I am applying at NEOMED, I know they are primarily at 6-year joint BS/MD, but 20% of their class is regular MD. I will also apply to a couple of other schools nearby, but moving far away from NE Ohio really isn't an option at this point as my wife is completing her masters here.
I am not the most traditional applicant, as it has been a while since I was pointed towards med school, but I think my personal story and experience adds a lot.
What MCAT score do you guys think I will need to be competitive? I would really prefer to not pay to take a prep course, and just focus my study on weak points highlighted on practice exams.
Any thoughts, ideas, questions, clarifications????
*Undergrad -
- GPA - 3.93
- SciGPA - 3.89
- National Honor Society (chapter VP)
*Graduate school
Masters in Nursing (Case Western)
-GPA - 4.00
MCAT - Long story
Original MCAT taken in 2007 scored in the mid 30's, applied through AMCAS, but did not do secondaries because of some life events (wife had surgery etc).
2009 I was all set to start the process again, and I was involved in a semi-truck v. car accident and fractured L-5.
Now 3 years later, I am registered to take the MCAT again in June (I have been scoring in the low-mid 30's on practice tests)
Experience (research/clinical/shadowing/volunteer)
Research -
- 4 months grant funded pharmacology research - Case Western Reserve University
- 1 year CRO as research biologist. (post graduation)
- 1 year Musc Dyst genetics research associated with Mercy Children's Hosp. (undergrad)
Work
- 2 years as phlebotomist (including 1.5 on trauma/code team)
- 1.5 years as phlebotomy supervisor
- 1.5 years as patient services supervisor (phlebotomy, customer service, couriers for a hospital lab)
- 3 years as TA and Lab assistant (classes/labs included: Micro bio/Cell bio/Ecology/Environmental Bio/Marine Bio/Genetics/Bacterial pathogenesis/Botany)
Volunteer
- 4 years as youth sponsor at local church
- 3 relief projects with habitat for humanity
- 1 summer- Team coordinator for ACS cancer walk
- Various -Team coordinator for health awareness team at 4 health fairs
- 1 summer- Health/wellness educator for at-risk after school program
- Several other experiences with soup kitchens etc
Shadowing
- 200+ hours shadowing, almost equally divided between general surgery, emergency med and family practice
Other
- 1000 clinical hours for Masters in Nursing
I am applying at NEOMED, I know they are primarily at 6-year joint BS/MD, but 20% of their class is regular MD. I will also apply to a couple of other schools nearby, but moving far away from NE Ohio really isn't an option at this point as my wife is completing her masters here.
I am not the most traditional applicant, as it has been a while since I was pointed towards med school, but I think my personal story and experience adds a lot.
What MCAT score do you guys think I will need to be competitive? I would really prefer to not pay to take a prep course, and just focus my study on weak points highlighted on practice exams.
Any thoughts, ideas, questions, clarifications????