How tf did I get a 125 in CP??? I literally did all AAMC material I have 40 chem qpack questions left and the independent question bank. I even did the SB twice. What can I do now? I test 5/30.
WAMC / School List Help (CT Resident, 3.96 GPA, 515 MCAT
Hi everyone, looking for feedback on my school list and overall chances this cycle.
State: Connecticut
ORM/URM: Latino (Brazilian background), first-gen college student
Disadvantaged background FAP recipient
Clinical Experience:
· EMT: 1000 hours
· Scribing: 230 hours
· Pharmacy Tech + Immunizer: 1200 hours
Research:
· Medicinal chemistry research (300 hrs), thesis + poster/oral presentation
· Antibiotic research (150 hrs), received grant and did 20 min presentation
· Yale School of Public Health (100 hrs), serological assays, poster + pending middle author publication
Non-Clinical Volunteering:
· Food pantry (200 hrs, underserved population)
Leadership / Activities:
· President, Pre-Health Society
· VP, IFYC (policy work, attended UN-related conference. NGO advocating for youth representation in politics, did a presentation and wrote a manuscript)
· Tutor (400 hrs)
· Powerlifting (2^(nd) at local meet and 3^(rd) at state tournament) + philosophy reading
Shadowing:
· OR shadowing (40 hrs)
Letters:
· Philosophy professor (very strong)
· Yale PI and lab manager
· 2 chem professors
Narrative:
Grew up in a low-income immigrant household (Brazilian parents, undocumented early on). Experienced financial instability, unsafe environment, and worked manual labor jobs growing up. Academic turnaround in college after finding medicine through EMT work. Strong interest in underserved care and connecting clinical medicine with policy/social determinants of health.
School List:
UConn
Quinnipiac
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Albany
Hackensack
Penn State
VCU
EVMS
Vermont
UMass
Boston University
Tufts
Einstein
Rochester
West Virginia
Oakland Beaumont
Medical College of Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola Chicago
Saint Louis University
Creighton
Tulane
My FL3 was 515 and I have my primary written already. How should I make my school list? I’ll use the throwaway method but will it be too late to make a school list by the time my MCAT comes back 6/30? Should I make a list for if I get a 510-515 and a separate one for 515+?
Got a 515 on FL3 a few weeks ago and since then I’ve been studying and redoing the SB and getting the hang of AAMC logic/ making my own cards. But I’ve been getting burnt out. Scheduled 5/30 should I take it sooner and get it over with? Would 5/30 delay my app?
