510 3.97 Sankey for premeds
MCAT: 125/130/125/130 GPA: 3.97
IL Resident
UIC grad
ORM
Trad No Gap
FAP recipient
close to 1k hours research
\-660 hours in wet lab
\-340 hours in field research, ecology, and conservation
No pubs, but a couple of poster presentations
close to 1k hours of clinical volunteering
close to 1k hours of pharmacy technician
0 hours of nonclinical, apart from 150 hours of hospital volunteering
400+ hours of gardening and horticulture
130 hours of shadowing
started volunteering at a conservatory mid-cycle, which I included in later applications (submitted my last secondary on September 28th, but finished most in July/August).
Been active in this thread since the summer of last year, and I remember how nervous I was going into the cycle, thinking I was doomed cause of my MCAT or my nonexistent nonclinical volunteering. Reviewing applications is truly a holistic process! Have trust in yourself, but also tie your camel and continue working on the weak spots of your application through the cycle. Also dont apply to as many schools as I lol. I could have cut it down by 20, but I did not want to skimp out on any chance of getting into my dream schools. Goodluck everyone I am rooting for you and DM me if you have questions.