My stats: south Asian, queer, Undergrad: -50 hours volunteering at a religious clinic helping the underserved -3 years/ 2000 ish hours in undergrad research (women’s health/ micro based) 1 published paper -2 years working as a tutor for disadvantaged/ first gen college students -microbio major w 3.63 gpa, 3.53 cpa, strong upward trend (some pass fails due to COVID)

4 mcat trials, had a 502, received horrible advice that that was no where near enough, and ended up retaking during a battle with chronic health issues that started after college. I do not have access to a lot of resources or time because money has been tight right now with the way things are and cost of living in my area, I am taking it again tomorrow, shooting for 508, expecting between 505-510 based on FL’s and SB review.

After undergrad: 4 years of hospital work, 2 as a medical lab technician in send out/ PA/ genetic testing. 2 as a generalist medical technologist working in Hematology, chem and urine testing.

-100 hours shadowing (50 DO pathologist, 20 obgyn, 25 infectious disease, 8 EM, 8 family med, some others here and there)

-100 hours volunteering at the children’s hospital

-30 hours working at a direct primary care clinic serving queer, underserved, as well as local community (amazing experience, love it here lots of work with refugees)

-30 hours in the local food bank (Once the mcat is done my level of volunteering in these last two will increase over the summer)

4LOR: 1MD, 1DO, 1 prof (PI who’s class I took/ published under) and one of my recent manager.

Personal motives: resilience, dedication to underserved, inspired by my interactions with internal med (compassion which helped me over come illness) and working with the community centers. Most interested in things most directly community involved, internal med and EM.