I am Canadian student 23 yo. Graduated with major in Biochemistry/Cell Phys and minor in Psyc
My cGPA is 3.48 and sGPA is 3.52
MCAT - 21Q; rewriting this summer
i have a strong upward trend, had a medical condition that severely hindered my ability to in my first couple years and i did poorly in my prereqs, which i will explain fully in my PS bc i feel it shows a lot of perseverance and character on my part. I worked hard and finished my degree with GPA of 3.7-4.0 in my last 2 years, which included upper level bio/biochem courses (have A's in almost all upper level bio courses maybe only 2 B's). I re-did my lowest pre-req classes replacing C's with A's and i have one more left to do this summer which will give me the following grades for pre-reqs:
Bio I - B+
Bio II - redoing
Phys I - B+
Phys II - A (redo)
Ochem 1 - B
Ochem 2 - C+
Chem 1 - B (lab A)
Chem 2 - A (redo) (lab A+)
EC's
Volunteer:
-Volunteered 3 years as kids basketball coach (100 hours)
-Volunteered 2 years in Hospital (60 hours)
-Volunteer as Big Brother for last 6 months
-Volunteer as a Suicide Line phone operator (200 hours)
-Volunteered at a clinic in 3rd world country for 2 weeks (80 hours)
-Volunteered in Lab for summer (500 hours)
-Volunteer to run sports skills clinic for youths (as a varsity athlete) (20 hours)
Other
-job shadowed 2 physicians (40 hours)
-played varsity sport
-backpacked thru South America
-compete in competitive men's sports leagues (3 years)
-intramural sports captain (3 years)
-worked part-time throughout undergraduate degree
-completed undergraduate research thesis
-2 abstract pubs, presented poster at 2 research conferences
Interested in MSUCOM, AZCOM, CCOM, UNECOM, NOVA, chances for this cycle?I know i have to improve my MCAT im shooting for 28+ but hopefully come out with at least 25.
Any advice or comments will be greatly appreciated very stressed out about my chances i really have a desire to get into osteopathic medicine bc of its commitment to primary care medicine among other things.
Thanks!
My cGPA is 3.48 and sGPA is 3.52
MCAT - 21Q; rewriting this summer
i have a strong upward trend, had a medical condition that severely hindered my ability to in my first couple years and i did poorly in my prereqs, which i will explain fully in my PS bc i feel it shows a lot of perseverance and character on my part. I worked hard and finished my degree with GPA of 3.7-4.0 in my last 2 years, which included upper level bio/biochem courses (have A's in almost all upper level bio courses maybe only 2 B's). I re-did my lowest pre-req classes replacing C's with A's and i have one more left to do this summer which will give me the following grades for pre-reqs:
Bio I - B+
Bio II - redoing
Phys I - B+
Phys II - A (redo)
Ochem 1 - B
Ochem 2 - C+
Chem 1 - B (lab A)
Chem 2 - A (redo) (lab A+)
EC's
Volunteer:
-Volunteered 3 years as kids basketball coach (100 hours)
-Volunteered 2 years in Hospital (60 hours)
-Volunteer as Big Brother for last 6 months
-Volunteer as a Suicide Line phone operator (200 hours)
-Volunteered at a clinic in 3rd world country for 2 weeks (80 hours)
-Volunteered in Lab for summer (500 hours)
-Volunteer to run sports skills clinic for youths (as a varsity athlete) (20 hours)
Other
-job shadowed 2 physicians (40 hours)
-played varsity sport
-backpacked thru South America
-compete in competitive men's sports leagues (3 years)
-intramural sports captain (3 years)
-worked part-time throughout undergraduate degree
-completed undergraduate research thesis
-2 abstract pubs, presented poster at 2 research conferences
Interested in MSUCOM, AZCOM, CCOM, UNECOM, NOVA, chances for this cycle?I know i have to improve my MCAT im shooting for 28+ but hopefully come out with at least 25.
Any advice or comments will be greatly appreciated very stressed out about my chances i really have a desire to get into osteopathic medicine bc of its commitment to primary care medicine among other things.
Thanks!