white female，她還比較擔心，隻希望被一個學校錄取就行了
I am in a gap year and planning on applying this upcoming cycle. I’m posting this as I’ve had a hard time deciding which schools to apply to, given I’m a high-stat applicant with sparse research experience. I’m not after an esteemed program (however you measure that). I just want to get into a school and make the most of that education, though I fear being yield protected from lower-stat schools and being underqualified for high-stat, research-y schools.
All the numbers I’ve given for hours are conservatively what I expect to have by the time I apply. I understand that projected hours after application aren’t given nearly as much weight, though I’ll definitely have more after applying as I'll continue these activities. Thank you again, and feel free to tear apart my list.
cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS
cGPA 4.00
sGPA 3.95
MCAT score and breakdown
525 (132/130/131/132)
State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
Washington
Ethnicity and/or race
White female
Undergraduate institution or category
University of Washington
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
Research experience and productivity
~150, honorable mention coauthorship on relatively low-impact journal. Mostly tissue sample collection, image analysis, data manipulation and entry, miscelaneous other things. I transferred a couple times as an undergrad and had a hard time finding research opportunities as a result. I’ve been accepted for a VA summer research program that would add ~300 hrs after application.
Shadowing experience and specialties represented
130 hours (I liked shadowing)
Non-clinical volunteering
Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
Relevant honors or awards
I mean Dean’s List but nothing other than that
Anything else not listed you think might be important
Just for me personally I’m not super interested in pursuing research in the future. Of course, this could change but that’s where I am right now.
This is my list so far (in no particular order except my state schools)
