Last recommendations?

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Hello everyone, hope all is well! With my app being verified in a few days I’m wondering if there is any last recommendations I should make regarding my app like school list for example? I have my 15/25 secondaries ready and I feel like if my school list is a bit small I can squeeze some more.

APPLICANT PROFILE
State of Residence: New York
Background: URM(Afro-Caribbean); Low SES; First-generation high school graduate. FAP recipient.
Gap Year: Yes

ACADEMICS
Undergraduate Institution: T30 University
Major: Biochemistry (B.A.)
Cumulative GPA: 3.94
Science GPA: 4.00
MCAT: 515 (131/124/130/130)

Academic Distinctions:
\\\\- Magna Cum Laude
\\\\- Phi Beta Kappa (PBK)
\\\\- New York American Chemical Society Certificate of Excellence (Top 2 graduating seniors in Chemistry/Biochemistry)
\\\\- Dean’s List (multiple semesters)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Clinical Research Assistant + Medical Assistant – Interventional Pain Management Practice
Duration: Full-time gap year
Hours: \\\\\\\~1300
\\\\- Supported daily clinical research operations
\\\\- Assisted with IRB protocols and regulatory compliance
\\\\- Coordinated longitudinal patient follow-up and outcomes tracking
\\\\- Maintained research databases and documentation
\\\\- Contributed to data analysis and study execution

Research Output:
\\\\- 2 National Posters (3rd & 5th author) – North American Neuromodulation Society
\\\\- 1 International Poster
\\\\- 1 Manuscript submitted for publication

Wet-Lab Research – Biochemistry Laboratory
Duration: Junior year
Hours: \\\\\\\~250
\\\\- Studied effects of dietary supplements on nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathways
\\\\- Conducted molecular assays and statistical analysis
\\\\- No publication

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Medical Assistant (included in 1300 hours above)
\\\\- Operated a C-arm fluoroscope for procedures
\\\\- Performed urine toxicology screening
\\\\- Collected vital signs
\\\\- Prepared charts and assisted workflow
\\\\- Supported patient care continuity through documentation

Emergency Department Volunteer – Mount Sinai
Hours: \\\\\\\~310
\\\\- Provided bedside support to patients
\\\\- Assisted with patient transport
\\\\- Supported nursing and clinical staff
\\\\- Observed high-acuity emergency care delivery
\\\\- Mentored/shadowed new volunteers

NON-CLINICAL VOLUNTEERING

New York Cares – Volunteer
Hours: \\\\\\\~200
\\\\- Soup kitchens and food distribution
\\\\- Repacking produce for underserved communities
\\\\- Adaptive activities with children with disabilities
\\\\- Community service across NYC boroughs

New York Cares – Team Leader
Hours: \\\\\\\~200
\\\\- Led college access programming
\\\\- Coordinated volunteers for service projects
\\\\- Organized clothing distribution and food service
\\\\- Focused on underserved and homeless populations

TEACHING & MENTORSHIP

Phi Lambda Upsilon (Chemistry Honor Society)
Hours: \\\\\\\~40
\\\\- Led Organic Chemistry study sessions
\\\\- Mentored peers on research opportunities
\\\\- Provided academic advising and course guidance

PHYSICIAN SHADOWING
\\\\- Cardiac Anesthesiology: 40 hours
\\\\- Emergency Medicine / Urgent Care: 80 hours
Total: \\\\\\\~120 hours

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS

SHPEP – Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
\\\\- Summer Health Professions Education Program participant
\\\\- Received distinction in Abnormal psychology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albany Medical College
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Drexel University College of Medicine
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (University at Buffalo)
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
New York Medical College
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
SUNY Upstate Medical University Norton College of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

Posted Aug 3, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC

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