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I've come to that point where I've given up on this application season. Please help me, I know what is wrong but can't fix anything this year. I'm trying to fix things for next year. I've highlighted in red what my red flags are.
GPA: ~3.95 cumulative and 3.92 science
MCAT: 32 (but there is a sub 10 verbal score in there....and I've taken the MCAT previously with a 24 and 28 on my record).
I know my MCAT is poor but I hoped the rest of my application would make up for it.
Research: 5 years full time. Publication but not first author
Clinical: Part of collegiate volunteer program at university hospital of which I held a significant leadership position in.
Community service: Large program I started to benefit healthcare here and abroad. I don't want to go into too much details but it was significant.
Other: I was editor of the school newspaper. I was president of a pre-med(ish) club. I was TA for a science class and tutored. I volunteered with cancer children for 300+ hours.
Awards: Several good ones but not Rhodes or Marshall caliber.
Currently: shadowing a PCP and conducting research. I am pretty confident that I can pull out a first author publication by June.
I applied very late. My secondaries were complete in late September.
If you could please help me with a school list for next year and possibly a second job I could get for next year. My parents are pushing me to dental or pharmacy but I really want to be a MD.
Thank you.
I've come to that point where I've given up on this application season. Please help me, I know what is wrong but can't fix anything this year. I'm trying to fix things for next year. I've highlighted in red what my red flags are.
GPA: ~3.95 cumulative and 3.92 science
MCAT: 32 (but there is a sub 10 verbal score in there....and I've taken the MCAT previously with a 24 and 28 on my record).
I know my MCAT is poor but I hoped the rest of my application would make up for it.
Research: 5 years full time. Publication but not first author
Clinical: Part of collegiate volunteer program at university hospital of which I held a significant leadership position in.
Community service: Large program I started to benefit healthcare here and abroad. I don't want to go into too much details but it was significant.
Other: I was editor of the school newspaper. I was president of a pre-med(ish) club. I was TA for a science class and tutored. I volunteered with cancer children for 300+ hours.
Awards: Several good ones but not Rhodes or Marshall caliber.
Currently: shadowing a PCP and conducting research. I am pretty confident that I can pull out a first author publication by June.
I applied very late. My secondaries were complete in late September.
If you could please help me with a school list for next year and possibly a second job I could get for next year. My parents are pushing me to dental or pharmacy but I really want to be a MD.
Thank you.