Just wondering what my chances are at the schools I am looking at, here are my stats
I graduated in 2012 from the University of Wisconsin, majoring in microbiology with a 3.9 GPA and a 33 MCAT.
I did not do a whole lot of ECs during my undergrad as I worked (sometimes two jobs) to pay my way through school.
Research:
4 years in infectious disease (~15 hours/week during semester, 40 hours/wk during summers, no pubs yet)
Relevant Jobs: 1 year as and RA, 1 year at a pharmaceutical company
ECs
2 semesters as a freshman mentor (~10 hours/week)
Created university staff training for LGBT issues (~40 hours)
Founded a Freshman-specific Gay-Straight Alliance for university residence halls
Local Food Pantry (~40 hours, ongoing)
Shadowing/Clinical
Primary Care (15 hours)
ER Volunteer (~40 hours, ongoing)
I know that my ECs are really weak. I will be adding at least a few hours to some of them this summer, but nothing too drastic. Also, they will all continue into the application cycle.
I am from a very small, rural town in Wisconsin and plan on talking about that in my personal statement. It would be a dream to go to the University of Wisconsin, but I would just like to know my chances at getting in for now.
I graduated in 2012 from the University of Wisconsin, majoring in microbiology with a 3.9 GPA and a 33 MCAT.
I did not do a whole lot of ECs during my undergrad as I worked (sometimes two jobs) to pay my way through school.
Research:
4 years in infectious disease (~15 hours/week during semester, 40 hours/wk during summers, no pubs yet)
Relevant Jobs: 1 year as and RA, 1 year at a pharmaceutical company
ECs
2 semesters as a freshman mentor (~10 hours/week)
Created university staff training for LGBT issues (~40 hours)
Founded a Freshman-specific Gay-Straight Alliance for university residence halls
Local Food Pantry (~40 hours, ongoing)
Shadowing/Clinical
Primary Care (15 hours)
ER Volunteer (~40 hours, ongoing)
I know that my ECs are really weak. I will be adding at least a few hours to some of them this summer, but nothing too drastic. Also, they will all continue into the application cycle.
I am from a very small, rural town in Wisconsin and plan on talking about that in my personal statement. It would be a dream to go to the University of Wisconsin, but I would just like to know my chances at getting in for now.