Hi!! I’m about to graduate from a decently prestigious undergrad with my Bachelors in Biology. I’m currently 20 years old, but hoping to apply next spring! I should end up with around a 3.6 GPA overall, and closer to a 3.8 sGPA. I’ve heard that schools look by semester which I think will help me, because I got a 2.9 my first semester (after transferring) but 4.0s every semester since then.
Anyways, my main question is what to focus on post-grad hours wise. My current plan is to study for the MCAT while I get my EMT license, then work full time after the exam. This should put me around 1200 EMT hours when applying.
Otherwise, I’m planning to get around 100 shadowing hours, and have a really good non clinical leadership opportunity lined up with a native gardening department at my local community college system.
I have absolutely no research hours sadly, so I’m also wondering how crucial that would be for my application.
Considering my stats and time frame, what should be my main focuses before applying, and what sort of schools should I aim for?