I am going to be applying to medical schools this next cycle but I’m not sure which schools might give me the best chance with my stats. I did bad my freshman year and got a C in gen chem and a C+ in org I (3.2 overall gpa and 2.75 science) but I really turned it around and finished with a 3.63 overall gpa and a 3.54 science gpa with a major in biology and a minor in neuroscience from a private liberal arts school. I had a significant upward trend (3.67 science since sophomore year and 3.87 science gpa since junior year) including A’s in org II, inorganic I, neurobiology, biochemistry, cancer biology, microbiology and a few others. My overall GPA followed a similar trend. I will be taking the MCAT in January and have been crushing practice tests so I’m confident I can score 510 or over. I am working as a patient care assistant (PCA) at the Mayo Clinic currently and will have about a year and a half of direct patient care experience by the time I apply. I also have…
- volunteering: 5 mission trips building homes and 4 habitat for humanity trips.
- leadership: lead/oversaw a huge conference my school puts on yearly, captain of sports teams.
- research: Mayo clinic impact program research 2 years, individual in-class research stuff.
- confident I will have good letters of recommendation.
- some other stuff
I already know I should probably get some more research experience so I’m planning on working as a research tech during next years application process. SOOOO with that what schools would you recommend I apply to (Minnesota resident but don’t care where I go)? What schools look more closely at junior or senior year/upward trend? What are some ways I could improve my resume? Thank you all for your help in advance!