Hey everyone,
I've been a lurker on the forums for a while now, and am hoping to apply this cycle. I have a 3.98 GPA at fairly good university, and am hoping to get around a 32-33 on the MCAT. I have 4 years of research under my belt, but very little volunteer and clinical experience. I shadowed my PI twice, and my research lab was part of a hospital, but I did not get very much patient exposure. Furthermore, I had to work a lot through college to pay my way, so I didn't really have much time for volunteering. I am going to take time off this summer to get a lot of volunteering/clinical hours, but I would really like to apply this cycle. I am wondering if I even have a shot at getting in to a decent school, or if I should wait until the next cycle hoping to get more hours. Thanks!
I've been a lurker on the forums for a while now, and am hoping to apply this cycle. I have a 3.98 GPA at fairly good university, and am hoping to get around a 32-33 on the MCAT. I have 4 years of research under my belt, but very little volunteer and clinical experience. I shadowed my PI twice, and my research lab was part of a hospital, but I did not get very much patient exposure. Furthermore, I had to work a lot through college to pay my way, so I didn't really have much time for volunteering. I am going to take time off this summer to get a lot of volunteering/clinical hours, but I would really like to apply this cycle. I am wondering if I even have a shot at getting in to a decent school, or if I should wait until the next cycle hoping to get more hours. Thanks!