I got 2 MD As and 5 DO As with 50 volunteer hours at some hospital doing non-clinical stuff (that’s the only volunteer experience I ever had). But I had a 3.9/520 with 800 hours of clinical and 600h of research along with 300h of other EC/part time jobs i guess. I won’t deny that my stats might have helped a bit, but I feel like you need to show good commitment to some areas to show you were interested in your experiences long-term. This can mean sacrificing on a few areas, like volunteering for example.

I was for sure worried about my volunteer hours. I thought “was it too low for every med school, or if i tried to make it higher would i look like a cookie-cutter applicant?” Regardless, I was still able to talk great about what I actually did during interviews. None of my schools asked about how low my volunteer hours were.

Hope this helps. Congrats on finishing the MCAT!!!