emedina88 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I am 23 years old, have a bachelor's of science in biology, and I applied to the 2012 cycle. I didn't apply to many schools for financial reasons this time, and I applied very close to the deadline. I didn't get an interview this time and the feed-back that I received was that I need more patient care experience and volunteer experience. At the time of the application I had 1500 hours as a medical assistant, but no volunteer hours (idiocy on my part). My question is, since by the time I will apply again I will have around 3000 hours as a medical assistant and around 500 hours as a volunteer, should I apply next year or should I wait another year and achieve more hours volunteering and working? I am also planning on taking neurobiology, medical anthropology, and other science classes. Thank you for your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emedina88 Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 My overall GPA was calculated by CASPA to be a 3.49 with a science GPA of 3.4. This is good but I think I can take some more science classes and pull it up a little. I'm really just taking the classes for fun but that will be a benefit. I applied to the University of New Mexico and a few others. My GRE score left a lot to be desired, but an advisor I talked to at UNM said they don't even look at the score. I know this time I need to apply to many more schools, but it wasn't possible last year. Thank you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted December 24, 2011 Administrator Share Posted December 24, 2011 So... * Apply early in the cycle. June is good. * Apply to schools where you are a good match. * Improve your HCE. Ignore the volunteer bit--focus on paid, certified, direct patient care experience. Volunteer only if you find something you're passionate about doing. * Improve your sGPA by taking relevant science classes and getting 4.0's in them. This should also improve your cGPA a bit.... pushing it over the top into 3.50 range would be a good idea. * Retake the GRE if you're <1000 * And be sure to apply early in the cycle ... and there you go! No guarantees, but those should help improve your numbers such that you get interviews! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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