hi all! I’m getting ready to apply this cycle and I wanted to ask everyone for some advice! open to any feedback :) I think it’s fairly clear that my list is pretty top-heavy, but I’m having trouble finding schools that are baseline and also not in the middle of nowhere (I grew up somewhere rural and don’t exactly want to return to that). 

Stats:

• Cultural Anthropology Major, Bio & Chem Minors (about to graduate from T10 University)

• cGPA: 3.91

• sGPA: 3.77

• Graduation w/ Highest Honors/Distinction, Dean’s List w/ Distinction for 4 semesters

• MCAT: 521

• applying as NC resident

Clinical Experience:

•   1500+ hours as a Home Health Aide/Direct Support Professional - continued employment across 4 years

•  Approx. 700 hours as an EMT in both 911 and IFT roles

Research:

• 600 hours on independent study in Cultural Anthropology, examining care & labor in home health - resulted in one poster presentation and one top abstract talk at a symposium

• 350 hours as clinical research support in psychology and palliative care - manuscript in progress

Non-Clinical / Service:

• 100 hours volunteering for community organization that provides fresh produce deliveries to high-risk individuals - stepping into leadership role this month, continued involvement across 3 years

• 100+ hours volunteering as community resource navigator for two organizations

TA/Teaching:

• 50 hours of being a tutor for my university at their tutoring center (paid)

• 50 hours as Microbiology TA

Leadership:

• 100 hours as CAO of civil discourse project at my university

• 50+ hours as recently-chosen Participant Communications Lead for community organization

Shadowing:

• 25 hours in palliative care, transplant surgery, neurosurgery, fertility planning

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