Hi all! I'm wondering how much of a chance I have at MDs with a pretty weak cGPA (3.5) and sGPA (3.2). MCAT is a 34Q (13 on Verbal, 11 on Biology, 10 on Physical Sciences).
Another problem is that my EC's are weak on the medical side of things. I only have 25 hours of shadowing, and even less clinical volunteer experience. I worked (wasn't actually doing the research myself) in a research lab for three years, so while I wasn't directly involved with the lab's publications I did learn several surgical techniques and had significant experience working with rats.
My non-medical volunteering and leadership is pretty good though, with more than 400 hours of volunteer work. This includes going on a week long service trip to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, being a freshmen move-in and Welcome Week leader, and having a mentoring role in a social skills-development group for teenagers with high-functioning autism. I have also held a number of leadership positions over the last three years in our school's service fraternity (which has hundreds of members), and I was an Honors program freshmen mentor for two years.
So, basically, do these ECs balance each other out, and does the MCAT make up enough for the low GPA? Thanks!
Another problem is that my EC's are weak on the medical side of things. I only have 25 hours of shadowing, and even less clinical volunteer experience. I worked (wasn't actually doing the research myself) in a research lab for three years, so while I wasn't directly involved with the lab's publications I did learn several surgical techniques and had significant experience working with rats.
My non-medical volunteering and leadership is pretty good though, with more than 400 hours of volunteer work. This includes going on a week long service trip to help victims of Hurricane Katrina, being a freshmen move-in and Welcome Week leader, and having a mentoring role in a social skills-development group for teenagers with high-functioning autism. I have also held a number of leadership positions over the last three years in our school's service fraternity (which has hundreds of members), and I was an Honors program freshmen mentor for two years.
So, basically, do these ECs balance each other out, and does the MCAT make up enough for the low GPA? Thanks!