Hey guys,
I am a junior in college and I am a little concerned about applying. I really do not want to take a gap year and and really worried about my lack of extra curriculars getting in the way of medical schools. This is what I have so far in terms of extra curriculars.
-Worked at a pharmacy about 2.5 years- cashier and book keeping mostly
-Volunteered at a hospital while in high school- more like a summer thing maybe 8hours a week?
-Worked at a camp as an office administrator it was an 8-5 gig 5 days a week
-Did a summer research internship at a hospital. Got patient contact there did 16 hours a week for the summer
-Also an academic peer advisor (TA for new students, mentor for those on academic probation)
-Part of Phi Delta Epsilon (premedical fraternity- I have done volunteer work through them: relay for life, volunteered at hospitals, soup kitchens, child care centers)
-Also a research assistant in a psych lab dealing with schizophrenia- recruiting participants, will start interviewing by the time any potential interviews for med schools come up.
-Going to start shadowing a pediatric oncologist will do about 3.5 hours a week for 10 weeks so about 35-40 hours
FUTURE SUMMER PLANS
-Have an internship in a nursing department at a hospital for 4 weeks. 9-5 routine. Hoping to gain more patient interaction
-Planning to shadow another doctor as well
I think what worries me the most is my lack of clinical ECs
My Science GPA Is a 3.7 hoping to bring it to a 3.74 at the end of this semester. My cumulative is 3.76
I haven't take the MCAT yet but I am taking it in June. Assuming I get atleast a 30, what are my chances of getting in this cycle with my ECs?
Thanks in advance!
I am a junior in college and I am a little concerned about applying. I really do not want to take a gap year and and really worried about my lack of extra curriculars getting in the way of medical schools. This is what I have so far in terms of extra curriculars.
-Worked at a pharmacy about 2.5 years- cashier and book keeping mostly
-Volunteered at a hospital while in high school- more like a summer thing maybe 8hours a week?
-Worked at a camp as an office administrator it was an 8-5 gig 5 days a week
-Did a summer research internship at a hospital. Got patient contact there did 16 hours a week for the summer
-Also an academic peer advisor (TA for new students, mentor for those on academic probation)
-Part of Phi Delta Epsilon (premedical fraternity- I have done volunteer work through them: relay for life, volunteered at hospitals, soup kitchens, child care centers)
-Also a research assistant in a psych lab dealing with schizophrenia- recruiting participants, will start interviewing by the time any potential interviews for med schools come up.
-Going to start shadowing a pediatric oncologist will do about 3.5 hours a week for 10 weeks so about 35-40 hours
FUTURE SUMMER PLANS
-Have an internship in a nursing department at a hospital for 4 weeks. 9-5 routine. Hoping to gain more patient interaction
-Planning to shadow another doctor as well
I think what worries me the most is my lack of clinical ECs
My Science GPA Is a 3.7 hoping to bring it to a 3.74 at the end of this semester. My cumulative is 3.76
I haven't take the MCAT yet but I am taking it in June. Assuming I get atleast a 30, what are my chances of getting in this cycle with my ECs?
Thanks in advance!