Hi everyone, I am applying this June 2024 and would greatly appreciate help editing my school list. I don't have any physicians in my family and have been lost the whole process just trying to gather information online. Any schools I should add or remove or any comments about my list would be so wonderful
I graduated with my undergrad in December 2021 (5 semesters total), and am now 24 years old (2 gap years).
cGPA: 3.62 (Upward trend: 3.15->3.87)
sGPA: 3.45
MCAT: 506 (127/125/126/128)
Residency: New York
Ethnicity: Caucasian Female
Undergraduate: SUNY New Paltz
Clinical Experience:
EMT: ~700 hours (transport & 911 in South Bronx NY- medically underserved)
Medical Scribe: ~500 hours (urgent care center in South Bronx NY- medically underserved)
Nonclinical Experience:
Head Waitress: ~1000 hours (age 14-17) **Not sure if I should include this on my application but, I feel like it helped shape who I am) \^o^/
Elementary School Tutor: ~50 hours (math & science in their library after school)
Genetics Teaching Assistant: ~50 hours/1 semester (assisted professors during class and held extra help sessions)
Administrative Assistant at PCP Private Clinic: ~50 hours (billing paperwork, contacting patients about results, creating budget sheets, analyzing data)
Research Experience:
none (I know... this isn't good)
Shadowing Experience:
Hospital shadowing in Kenya: ~100 hours (various specialties)
Private clinic PCP shadowing in USA: ~40 hours
Volunteering:
Disaster Responder Red Cross: ~150 hours (respond on-scene to fires along with the fire department to offer aid to those affected; aid includes temporary housing, financial assistance, clothing, and food)
Hospital Patient Ambassador: ~100 hours (checked on patients in the ER and provided them with extra blankets or helped them get a physician's attention, advocated for patients rights and desires)
College Student Mentor: ~50 hours (weekly meetings with college students to keep them on track to graduate, create plans for goals, advise on research or internship opportunities, motivate and tutor)
Respite Caregiver: ~100 hours (relieve family of caregiving once a week for an elderly woman with late-stage dementia, helping her with daily tasks and entertainment)
Hiking Club: ~50 hours (created a hiking club by putting up flyers and spreading the word which gained 15 members, organized hikes that fit everyone's schedules and hiking preferences)
To anyone who took the time to read this, you are awesome! I really appreciate your kindness
As you can see through my list, I would ideally prefer to be either East Coast or West Coast.
MD List:
Rush
New England
Albany
Eastern Virginia
SUNY Downstate
New York Upstate
Howard
Washington State
Morehouse
Nevada
Virginia Tech
Georgetown
Tulane
Brody
California Riverside
Florida International
Commonwealth
Louisiana State
California Davis
Arizona
Marshall
California Northstate
Loma Linda
Colorado
Connecticut
Hawaii
Maryland
Wayne State
NYU Long Island
Jefferson
Tufts
Brown
BU
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
Drexel
Temple
NYMC
Penn State
USF-Morsani
Stony Brook
VCU
DO List:
Touro
West Virginia
NYIT
Lake Erie
Edward
Chicago
Des Moines
Campbell
Western
Arizona
I graduated with my undergrad in December 2021 (5 semesters total), and am now 24 years old (2 gap years).
cGPA: 3.62 (Upward trend: 3.15->3.87)
sGPA: 3.45
MCAT: 506 (127/125/126/128)
Residency: New York
Ethnicity: Caucasian Female
Undergraduate: SUNY New Paltz
Clinical Experience:
EMT: ~700 hours (transport & 911 in South Bronx NY- medically underserved)
Medical Scribe: ~500 hours (urgent care center in South Bronx NY- medically underserved)
Nonclinical Experience:
Head Waitress: ~1000 hours (age 14-17) **Not sure if I should include this on my application but, I feel like it helped shape who I am) \^o^/
Elementary School Tutor: ~50 hours (math & science in their library after school)
Genetics Teaching Assistant: ~50 hours/1 semester (assisted professors during class and held extra help sessions)
Administrative Assistant at PCP Private Clinic: ~50 hours (billing paperwork, contacting patients about results, creating budget sheets, analyzing data)
Research Experience:
none (I know... this isn't good)
Shadowing Experience:
Hospital shadowing in Kenya: ~100 hours (various specialties)
Private clinic PCP shadowing in USA: ~40 hours
Volunteering:
Disaster Responder Red Cross: ~150 hours (respond on-scene to fires along with the fire department to offer aid to those affected; aid includes temporary housing, financial assistance, clothing, and food)
Hospital Patient Ambassador: ~100 hours (checked on patients in the ER and provided them with extra blankets or helped them get a physician's attention, advocated for patients rights and desires)
College Student Mentor: ~50 hours (weekly meetings with college students to keep them on track to graduate, create plans for goals, advise on research or internship opportunities, motivate and tutor)
Respite Caregiver: ~100 hours (relieve family of caregiving once a week for an elderly woman with late-stage dementia, helping her with daily tasks and entertainment)
Hiking Club: ~50 hours (created a hiking club by putting up flyers and spreading the word which gained 15 members, organized hikes that fit everyone's schedules and hiking preferences)
To anyone who took the time to read this, you are awesome! I really appreciate your kindness
As you can see through my list, I would ideally prefer to be either East Coast or West Coast.
MD List:
Rush
New England
Albany
Eastern Virginia
SUNY Downstate
New York Upstate
Howard
Washington State
Morehouse
Nevada
Virginia Tech
Georgetown
Tulane
Brody
California Riverside
Florida International
Commonwealth
Louisiana State
California Davis
Arizona
Marshall
California Northstate
Loma Linda
Colorado
Connecticut
Hawaii
Maryland
Wayne State
NYU Long Island
Jefferson
Tufts
Brown
BU
Loyola
Rosalind Franklin
Drexel
Temple
NYMC
Penn State
USF-Morsani
Stony Brook
VCU
DO List:
Touro
West Virginia
NYIT
Lake Erie
Edward
Chicago
Des Moines
Campbell
Western
Arizona