SprinklesNearby
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- Jun 30, 2021
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- White Male
- State/Country of Residence: GA
- Ties to other States/Regions: N/A
- Year in School: Uprising senior
- undergraduate Major(s)/Minor(s): Biology Major
- Graduate Degrees (if applicable): None
- Cumulative GPA: 3.7
- Science GPA: 3.6
- MCAT Score(s): 505
- Research Experience: ~120 Hours of research in an ecology lab, work cut short due to COVID-19 precautions
- Publications/Abstracts/Posters (include how you were credited e.g. first author, second author, etc.): N/A
- Clinical Experience (paid or volunteer): ~500 Hours as a patient transporter (paid), with lots of direct patient contact. I've been able to see when **** hits the fan, and have had to call code blues, assist with life saving measures in stressful situations, etc
- Physician Shadowing: ~122 Hours in the fields of pain medicine, anesthesia, general surgery, urology, vascular surgery, ENT surgery, and orthopedic surgery.
- Non-Clinical Volunteering: ~100 Hours serving in my local community food kitchen, ~50 hours at a COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinic for the underserved.
- Other Extracurricular Activities: Marched in a renowned drum corps, section leader in my university marching band, on the jurisdiction board for my co-ed honor sorority (band service org)
- Other Employment History: TA for applied physiology at my university
- Scholarships: Scholarship for musical excellence, Scholarship for jazz performance, state merit scholarship
- Immediate family members in medicine? (Y/N): Y
- Specialty of Interest (if applicable): Anesthesia is a preferred route, but I'm open to other fields.
- Interest in Primary Care (Y/N): N
- Interest in Rural Health (Y/N): Y
- Misc: Sister has an extremely rare brain malformation which exposed me to my fair share of the hospital, in the process of volunteering to play TAPS for military funerals who cannot afford a trumpeter. No disadvantaged status.
- Comments: I'm really more looking for advice. I'm currently leaning toward retaking in Jan 2022, knowing that I can absolutely get a better MCAT score, I just overloaded myself with work and school this past year (vital mistake). That would mean applying next cycle and not submitting this cycle.
- Specific questions:
- Should I not apply this cycle if I want MD?
- Are reapplicants looked down upon?
- Is there any more professional outlets that I can access? My parents are really pushing me to apply this cycle, but I don't know if I'm ready.
- I'll be honest, I'm a bit flustered after score drop with this low of an MCAT after a high practice average. I feel as if I have some content gaps that I am unaware of. I used Princeton Review this cycle, but does anyone have any other recommendations for studying? I've heard UWorld is great, just want to find something else.
