advice on what to improve and focus on before i apply in later cycles

hi! i’m a 2nd year student majoring in neuroscience and biology. I’ve been really worried about what i should be involved in and if i am doing enough. i would prefer to identify areas of improvement right now since i have time to improve. here’s a bit about me:

- planning to take a gap year

- 3.87 gpa currently

- clinical research assistant in an addiction medicine lab (will have posters and presentations but prob no pubs) (~8 hrs weekly)

- research assistant in neuroscience lab (posters and potential manuscript?) (3-4 hrs weekly)

- cna and volunteer in a free clinic for unhoused populations (3-4 hrs weekly)

- hospital volunteer where i am a companion for patients (3 hrs weekly)

- hospice volunteering (80 hours, go intermittently)

- ta for 2 classes

- crisis counselor (200+ hours), have leadership position in it

- elementary school mentor, will have leadership position in org

- have shadowed a few specialties and have more lined up

future plans:

- cna job working full time over summer

- more involvement in research labs i’m in

- will dedicate summer 2027 for mcat