Hello everyone,
I am currently a sophomore in the process of changing majors from Biology to Chemical Engineering. I have found my interests are more geared towards physics, math and chemistry as opposed to biology, and I am finally committing to the change after a drawn out decision-making process. I will now be a 5-year undergraduate student, but I want to study chemical engineering while I still have a chance to explore my interests. I will be interning with an engineering firm this upcoming summer. However, I still plan on taking the MCAT a year from now, and I would like to know how changing my major this late in the game will affect my admission process.
I am a white male with a 4.0 GPA.
Extracurriculars include:
1. Emergency Room Technician (~250 hours)
2. Swim instructor at a residential facility for mentally challenged persons of all ages (~350 hours)
3. Part-time job during Spring/Fall semesters (lab, non-research related) (~150 hours)
4. Shadowed Orthopedic Surgeon (~5 hours), Cardiovascular Surgeon (~5 hours), Anesthesiologist (~10 hours), General Surgeon (~10 hours) [~30 total shadow hours]
5. Intramural soccer and basketball in each of my semesters
Lastly, I am currently the rush chairman of my fraternity, the chairman of our Fall philanthropy event, the IFC (Interfraternity Council) delegate for my chapter, part of the IFC special events committee, and I plan on running for a higher position within my chapter in the near future (i.e. president, vice president). Are these things that I would want to include on my resume? I am passionately involved in my chapter, and it's not something I would like to leave off of my resume. However, if it is a knock to my application, I will leave it off without hesitation.
Overall, I would like to know my speculative chances if I do receive a decent score on my MCAT. I love working with people. I consider myself a leader and a personable guy, and I believe in myself to succeed in academic and interview-like situations.
I know I am not giving you much to work with, but all advice, criticism, speculation and wild guesses are accepted. I look forward to reading your responses if you have endured this epic monologue. Thanks in advance!
Sincerely,
Black Lake
I am currently a sophomore in the process of changing majors from Biology to Chemical Engineering. I have found my interests are more geared towards physics, math and chemistry as opposed to biology, and I am finally committing to the change after a drawn out decision-making process. I will now be a 5-year undergraduate student, but I want to study chemical engineering while I still have a chance to explore my interests. I will be interning with an engineering firm this upcoming summer. However, I still plan on taking the MCAT a year from now, and I would like to know how changing my major this late in the game will affect my admission process.
I am a white male with a 4.0 GPA.
Extracurriculars include:
1. Emergency Room Technician (~250 hours)
2. Swim instructor at a residential facility for mentally challenged persons of all ages (~350 hours)
3. Part-time job during Spring/Fall semesters (lab, non-research related) (~150 hours)
4. Shadowed Orthopedic Surgeon (~5 hours), Cardiovascular Surgeon (~5 hours), Anesthesiologist (~10 hours), General Surgeon (~10 hours) [~30 total shadow hours]
5. Intramural soccer and basketball in each of my semesters
Lastly, I am currently the rush chairman of my fraternity, the chairman of our Fall philanthropy event, the IFC (Interfraternity Council) delegate for my chapter, part of the IFC special events committee, and I plan on running for a higher position within my chapter in the near future (i.e. president, vice president). Are these things that I would want to include on my resume? I am passionately involved in my chapter, and it's not something I would like to leave off of my resume. However, if it is a knock to my application, I will leave it off without hesitation.
Overall, I would like to know my speculative chances if I do receive a decent score on my MCAT. I love working with people. I consider myself a leader and a personable guy, and I believe in myself to succeed in academic and interview-like situations.
I know I am not giving you much to work with, but all advice, criticism, speculation and wild guesses are accepted. I look forward to reading your responses if you have endured this epic monologue. Thanks in advance!
Sincerely,
Black Lake