Rate my ECs
I'm a sophomore entering my junior year so I know I still have time and that it's hard to give someone feedback without a MCAT score. This semester's been kind of rough and I wasn't as productive as I wanted to be, so it's making me a little anxious (like avg pre-med anxiety). I was just looking for some commentary on what I could improve going forward.
Stats: GPA: 3.95
Here are the activities I'm involved/have been involved in:
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Cancer Research (400 hours so far, 1 poster presentation)
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Mentor for teens getting their GED (110 hours, didn't do it this sem but want to start again in the fall)
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Community Health Worker (350 hours for 3 semesters, love it so much and plan on doing this until I graduate)
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Homeless Shelter kitchen volunteer (120 hours so far)
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Student run magazine editor, in charge of 3 writers (70 hours so far; 2 semesters)
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Health Educator at Homeless shelter (80 hours so far)
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About to start a part time 20 hours a week job as a Support Technician at my school's hospital (I want to apply to be a scribe at the ER but probably not until the fall sem for spring)
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40 hours of Shadowing (Pediatrician and Oncologist, I plan to increase these hours over the summer)
I think my biggest anxiety is that I haven't had the time to really invest into a club and potentially get a leadership position, and it might be too late for that. Now that orgo hell is over, I really want to do a few random clubs this fall just for fun, but I'm not sure that'll lead to anything substantiative in terms of leadership. Do you guys think that's going to be a glaring weakness in my application? Please let me know! I'm sorry if anything in this post comes off as neurotic or annoying, it's just been bothering me a little. Thanks in advance guys!
Posted Apr 24, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC