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Would appreciate advice on creating a school lists for the 24-25 cycle.
Ethnicity/State of Resident
Nontraditional, black female, URM
US citizen and NY resident
GPA
Undergrad sGPA 3.23, post bacc sGPA 3.6 and cGPA 3.38
MCAT
498 (122/124/123/129)
Undergraduate institution
Private: Ivy league
Non- clinical volunteering:
5000+ hours: beach clean ups, soup kitchen, diabetes walks, AIDS walk, feeding America food distribution, guardian ad litem volunteer, volunteer crisis counselor at crisis text line, Partners In Health Engage
Clinical experience
3500+ hours as a volunteer Optometric Assistant
2080+ hours as an Office Manager of a women’s mental health clinic
250+ hours personal assistant and medical chaperone for a plastic surgeon
Research experience
30+ hours Research Assistant in plant disease. Cut short due to COVID pandemic.
Shadowing
110+ hours, plastic surgeon, internal medicine, and multiple infectious disease doctors
Leadership
+1000 hours as a Community Volunteer Project Leader, NAACP Community Outreach Chair, Vice President of Service of Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, President of Pre-Med Club
Gap year activities
Worked in underserved communities at Americore Health, a women’s mental health clinic, Partners In Health, Assistant Clerk at an elections poll site
Relevant honors or awards
Pre-Med Club: Outstanding Member of the Year Award
Community Project Leader: Volunteer of the Year Award
Phi Theta Kappa: Community Service Award
Anything else
Former undocumented immigrant, worked throughout my entire undergrad, received Pell grants, currently work with underserved communities, and will continue to do so especially with undocumented immigrant communities.
Target Schools
Howard
Meharry
Morehouse
Charles Drew
SUNY Downstate
Ethnicity/State of Resident
Nontraditional, black female, URM
US citizen and NY resident
GPA
Undergrad sGPA 3.23, post bacc sGPA 3.6 and cGPA 3.38
MCAT
498 (122/124/123/129)
Undergraduate institution
Private: Ivy league
Non- clinical volunteering:
5000+ hours: beach clean ups, soup kitchen, diabetes walks, AIDS walk, feeding America food distribution, guardian ad litem volunteer, volunteer crisis counselor at crisis text line, Partners In Health Engage
Clinical experience
3500+ hours as a volunteer Optometric Assistant
2080+ hours as an Office Manager of a women’s mental health clinic
250+ hours personal assistant and medical chaperone for a plastic surgeon
Research experience
30+ hours Research Assistant in plant disease. Cut short due to COVID pandemic.
Shadowing
110+ hours, plastic surgeon, internal medicine, and multiple infectious disease doctors
Leadership
+1000 hours as a Community Volunteer Project Leader, NAACP Community Outreach Chair, Vice President of Service of Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society, President of Pre-Med Club
Gap year activities
Worked in underserved communities at Americore Health, a women’s mental health clinic, Partners In Health, Assistant Clerk at an elections poll site
Relevant honors or awards
Pre-Med Club: Outstanding Member of the Year Award
Community Project Leader: Volunteer of the Year Award
Phi Theta Kappa: Community Service Award
Anything else
Former undocumented immigrant, worked throughout my entire undergrad, received Pell grants, currently work with underserved communities, and will continue to do so especially with undocumented immigrant communities.
Target Schools
Howard
Meharry
Morehouse
Charles Drew
SUNY Downstate