Do I wait another year
24 yor ORM
3.4 gpa
506 mcat
1.5k clinical hours as a EMT for fire department
400 hr volunteer
Manager for a local restaurant.
taught for a Saturday school for 200 hr
no research
This was, in general, what it looked like last cycle that I applied. It's been two cycles with no MD II. This year I got a LOR from the chief of the fire department I volunteer at, but nothing really changed compared to last year's cycle. The only thing that will change in the next couple of days is my MCAT, which I took earlier this month. Not quite sure what to do at this point. Do Gap another year, to possibly get research experience and shadow a physician who might end up writing me a letter of recommendation? I really want to go to my state MD school because of in-state tuition, cause I'm not from a wealthy family. Both of my parents work in restaurants and service jobs; unfortunately, it only has one, and their average MCAT is a 512, which is kinda nuts for an in-state school. need some guidance.
Update: forgot to put 30 hrs of shadowing