MD 30 MCAT, 3.61 cGPA 3.52 sGPA - upward trend, ECs
Okay everyone, I could really use some advice here. I just got my MCAT score and it is a 30 (11,8,11). My AAMC average was a 33 so I am extremely bummed about this.
I am a New York resident. My cGPA is a 3.61 and sGPA is a 3.52 with a pretty extreme upward trend.
Freshman Fall: 3.11 (C+ in General bio 1)
Spring: 3.28 (B- in General bio 2)
Fall: 3.3
Spring: 3.19 (B- in Analytical Chem and calculus 2)
Summer (Physics 2 and lab taken at my university): 4.0
Fall: 4.0
Spring: 4.0
Fall: 3.96
Spring: 4.0
I graduated from a NY state school this past May.
Some important science/math classes that I have received A's in are:
Calculus 1, Biochemistry, Orgo 2, Human Physiology, Neuroscience, Immunology, Evolution, Evolution of Human Health, Physiology Lab, Neuro Lab, Phyics 2, and two semesters of undergrad research.
My ECs:
- Volunteer EMT-B for 1.5 year, about 6-12 hours per week (give or take)
- 100+ hours volunteering in the hospital (ER and on some floors)
- Employed as a patient care tech at a different hospital for about a year (16-24 hours per month)
- two semesters and a summer of undergrad research at a medical school (poster presentation at the end)
- 50 hours of shadowing a dermatologist (will do some more shadowing before applying)
- 50 hours volunteering at an adult home
- some tutoring - high school kids for biology - haven't calculated total time, but it wasn't too much - I would say 20-30 hours.
- Also involved in some clubs on campus
Currently, I am working in...
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