@artloversplus I don’t plan on having a GPA under 4.0. Obviously, no one plans to do badly. Which is why in my very first post, I already stated that I know having the best MCAT score and highest GPA is the minimum. I just need ideas or little sparks so I can get started on my own - to be efficient in college and stand out.
Everyone competing at the top shadows doctors, does research, helps the needy, tries to study abroad, gets all A’s, does well on the MCAT, volunteers etc. Everyone. Things like those are just so standard and I’ve done half of those in high school because I naturally like to do it, so of course I’ll be doing all of that in college. But there has to be more to that. There has to be something that sets people apart. And that’s what I don’t get. How do people accomplish setting themselves apart? Now, I got into UCLA where almost 100k people applied this year which means I did something right to be different. Now I have to step it up a notch. Actually…many notches to get into med school. I just need a starting point.