1.) Cumulative GPA of 3.86, unsure of cGPA/sGPA break down but believe sGPA is higher than the 3.86 composite
2.) Only MCAT taken, 517 (130/127/129/131)
3.) Nebraska resident
4.) White male
5.) Rockhurst University, small Jesuit liberal arts school in the mid-west
6.) Clinical experience, worked as pharmacy technician for 3 years, 800 volunteer hours as WIC certifier (nutrition education of pregnant and post-partum mothers, checking hemoglobin levels, discussing child development, assisting with breast feeding issues, etc)
7.) Zero research experience
8.) ~100 hours of shadowing between pediatrics, family medicine, radiology, and dermatology
9.) One year (1700 hours) as AmeriCorps volunteer (gap year); additional 200 hours of volunteering throughout undergrad
10.) All during college: Member of student senate, student ambassador, executive board member for my fraternity, anatomy TA for a semester, member of phi delta epsilon pre-med fraternity
11.) Member of honors program during college, summa cum laude
12.) Financially disadvantaged with no family members in medicine. Worked two jobs while taking 18 credit hours to get through school, went a long stint without health insurance, received no financial assistance from parents, was close to having to take a semester off to earn more money despite having already taken out student loans
I feel I am an otherwise competitive applicant, but do not have any research whatsoever (did not have time to do any during school as I had to work often). Should I even bother with any T20 applications? I figure for those schools research is an unwritten requirement.
2.) Only MCAT taken, 517 (130/127/129/131)
3.) Nebraska resident
4.) White male
5.) Rockhurst University, small Jesuit liberal arts school in the mid-west
6.) Clinical experience, worked as pharmacy technician for 3 years, 800 volunteer hours as WIC certifier (nutrition education of pregnant and post-partum mothers, checking hemoglobin levels, discussing child development, assisting with breast feeding issues, etc)
7.) Zero research experience
8.) ~100 hours of shadowing between pediatrics, family medicine, radiology, and dermatology
9.) One year (1700 hours) as AmeriCorps volunteer (gap year); additional 200 hours of volunteering throughout undergrad
10.) All during college: Member of student senate, student ambassador, executive board member for my fraternity, anatomy TA for a semester, member of phi delta epsilon pre-med fraternity
11.) Member of honors program during college, summa cum laude
12.) Financially disadvantaged with no family members in medicine. Worked two jobs while taking 18 credit hours to get through school, went a long stint without health insurance, received no financial assistance from parents, was close to having to take a semester off to earn more money despite having already taken out student loans
I feel I am an otherwise competitive applicant, but do not have any research whatsoever (did not have time to do any during school as I had to work often). Should I even bother with any T20 applications? I figure for those schools research is an unwritten requirement.