Year in school: Graduating Senior BA in History Minor in Biology. Country/state of residence: New Jersey
Schools to which you are applying: MD NJMS (First Choice) Rosalind Franklin TCMC Loyola Drexel Temple Cooper Georgetown GW Quinnipiac
DO Rowan PCOM NYIT LECOM Tennessee Pikesville
Cumulative GPA: 3.68
Science GPA: 3.5 (Low grades are from 1st/2nd year, Rough circumstances)
MCAT Scores: Scheduled for April 22nd.
Scored 513 on AAMC FL 1 NS Scores 504/505/503
Research: Co-author for a paper. Worked with a physician on a case study. No other research.
Volunteering (clinical) – EMT-B. Total of 1350hrs to date. Will be around 2000 by August 2018.
Non-clinical volunteering: None
Extracurricular activities: (not listed chronologically. Just what I have done in my college career)
Sargent at Arms at Ambulance Corps 2-4 hours a month
Major Representative Student Government 1 year (10hrs a week)
VP of Administration Student Government 6.5 months (30hrs a week)
Freshmen Seminar TA 2 semesters (2 hrs a week)
Mentoring
Online for Urban High School Students 1 year
Honors College Mentor 1 year
Mentor for Students within Major 2 years
Habitat for Humanity – Member for 2 years, treasurer for 4 months (took over for someone)
Employment history Family Business: 10-20 hours a week from 2013-2015 Handyman/Landscaping – 10-20hrs a week for 1 year (Took this job during my sophomore year because of a bad financial situation with my family)
Immediate family members in medicine? nope Specialty of interest: PMR Shadowing: Pain Management Anesthesiologists 65hrs (got to see pt. care, procedures, learn some billing and charting) 50hrs with a Physical Therapist
Graduate degrees: Pursuing a MPA Certificate Program this fall or a post bacc program to bump up the science GPA. Not sure which would be better. Interest in rural health (y/n) nope.
Looking for some input on my chances on acceptance and some schools to add to this list. Also any input on whether or not to pursue my MPA or work on the science GPA