jjcoolfish
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Hello all! I'm applying this cycle and would appreciate some insight on my chances. MD/DO but leaning towards DO due to my stats of course.
State: MI, URM
cGPA: 3.6, prestigious university
sGPA: ~3.5
MCAT: 501
Clinical Hours: 3600+ as CNA in hospital setting over 3 years (on the floor and ICU)
Clinical Research: ~300hrs as research assistant at a good research university hospital (if that matters). No pubs
Shadowing: ~50 hours. GI doctor, CT Surgeon, Infectious Disease (my PI lol)
Volunteering: ~60 hrs. Mainly involves mentorship and shadowing. I volunteer with highschool students who are healthcare-focused and I teach them what I've learned from my clinical and academic experience. This involves guest talks at the highschool, 1-on-1 talks, shadowing, and am also a member of the Pre-Health Advisory Board for the highschool. My experience in volunteering has been quality over quantity in regards to the hours.
LOR's: 1 from CNA manager, 1 from research PI (md/phd) who is also teaching faculty of the med school, 1 from volunteering (high school medical teacher). These, I would believe, are going to be very strong LOR's. My next two are from a science and non-science professor, respectively. I would say these are weaker.
My Personal statement/application has a strong focus on patient care over everything else; My mission in my statement revolves around geriatrics/palliation (without an emphasis on those specialties necessarily) due to my clinical experiences
Other: 100's of hours of video game development as an EC (unpaid). Would this count towards volunteering or just an EC? Would this activity help me much?
State: MI, URM
cGPA: 3.6, prestigious university
sGPA: ~3.5
MCAT: 501
Clinical Hours: 3600+ as CNA in hospital setting over 3 years (on the floor and ICU)
Clinical Research: ~300hrs as research assistant at a good research university hospital (if that matters). No pubs
Shadowing: ~50 hours. GI doctor, CT Surgeon, Infectious Disease (my PI lol)
Volunteering: ~60 hrs. Mainly involves mentorship and shadowing. I volunteer with highschool students who are healthcare-focused and I teach them what I've learned from my clinical and academic experience. This involves guest talks at the highschool, 1-on-1 talks, shadowing, and am also a member of the Pre-Health Advisory Board for the highschool. My experience in volunteering has been quality over quantity in regards to the hours.
LOR's: 1 from CNA manager, 1 from research PI (md/phd) who is also teaching faculty of the med school, 1 from volunteering (high school medical teacher). These, I would believe, are going to be very strong LOR's. My next two are from a science and non-science professor, respectively. I would say these are weaker.
My Personal statement/application has a strong focus on patient care over everything else; My mission in my statement revolves around geriatrics/palliation (without an emphasis on those specialties necessarily) due to my clinical experiences
Other: 100's of hours of video game development as an EC (unpaid). Would this count towards volunteering or just an EC? Would this activity help me much?