JLR2018 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Undergrad University: - Merrimack College (4 semesters), GPA= 3.95c and 3.90s, Health Science major -University of Massachusetts Amherst *Commonwealth Honors College* (5 semesters when done) , GPA = 3.7c (hopefully will go up and 3.66s GPA, Biology Major -Key classes: (A) - Biology 1 (A) - Biology 2 (A) - Gen Chem 1 (A) - Gen Chem 2 (A) - Anatomy 1 (A) - Anatomy 2 (A) - Organic 1 (B-) - Organic 2 (A- in orgo lab) (A) - Physics 1 (A-) - Microbiology (B+) - Statistics (B) - Calculus I'm worried about the downward trend after I transferred schools, however UMass was much more difficult than Merrimack and I still feel like I'm doing well at UMass, just not as well as I was doing Extracurriculars: - Anatomy 1 tutor - EMT-B (just started but should have over 1,000 hours before applying ... EDIT: well actually if I apply in June 2018 ill have 2000 hours - Biology 2 study group leader (kind of like a tutor job) - 100 hours volunteering at Rehab clinic - 40 hours volunteering with middle schoolers working on science workshops after school - 20 hours volunteering at a medical supply packing company I plan on doing plenty of shadowing and maybe want to TA my last semester..I'm working my ass off to have a high 3.7/low 3.8 when I graduate Schools I want to apply to: Duke, Boston University, Northeastern, George Washington, Yale, Philadelphia, Cornell, PITT, MCPHS, Hofstra, Northwestern, Quinnipiac (Am I shooting too high?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT2PA Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 You likely don't have enough HCE to be competitive at some of those programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocc54 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Your grades are more than fine, but like MT2PA said your PCE is somewhat lacking. I can't speak for all programs since I do not know most of them, but 1,000 hours should be fine for MCPHS. I just interviewed there and I only had 1,000 hours when I applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameWasUsed Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Some people say there are no such things as safety schools. Let me tell you, there are safety schools. And those arent it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I'm sure that there are many fine schools that would consider you highly if you have a 1000 hours of hands-on experience. Regardless of the applicant, I recommend applying to a mix of schools because clearly requirements vary. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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