u/Relative_Truth3360

The available MMI question banks I have seen online are simply one or two sentences. Yet, the MMI question's I've seen from actual medical school webinars about preparing for MMI's are typically entire paragraphs, with long and specific scenarios.

Any thoughts on where to look for more in depth questions for MMI that are more than "a 14 year old wants to start birth control. what do you do?

I can't seem to find many that focus on professionalism and teamwork as well.

Tan colored 2010s Toyota Highlander with half a dozen blue staff parking passes

Parked down the street from twin peaks. Google gives the neighborhood as "Clarendon Heights" The rich people clearly hate you!

Per the scary and official paper tacked to your windshield: You have until 8/9/2026 until SFMTA tows yer shit

Background:

Graduated from UCBerkeley in 2017 with a pre-med degree through the college of natural resources. Focused mainly on ecology and microbiology. My total gpa was 3.67, sGPA is 3.65

Had a few unpaid/paid research apprenticeships/contributions to research projects but nothing super "wow" I would say. I was mostly just doing grunt work in the lab for postDocs and PIs. Nothing beyond my name in the 'acknowledgements' in a few different published papers

In the 10 years since graduating I've worked across many different scientific fields, from micrbio QA/QC, environmental monitoring, restoration/conservation biology field work, and then had a 4 year stint in the bioprocessing/fermentation world at 2 different startups

2024 I pivoted to medicine. Got my EMT cert, started working IFT and volunteering medical at special events (music festivals, concerts, burning man).

Other ECs include feeding unhoused folks/food justice initiatives, LGBT peer support, 988 Suicide Crisis Lifeline counselor, and trail restoration projects in the bay area.

Did a post-bacc through UCD, got a 4.0 and ~38 credit hours of science coursework

Shadowed IM pcps at a state prison.

Recently scored 526 on my MCAT

I have been struggling to come up with a school list beyond all the state schools. I'm older and really focusing my list on places where mission fit (community service, primary care) and geographic ties. I want to stay in the west coast.

I have a great support system, family, friends, and love for California (and the west in general). Born and raised in California and have lived/worked/studied at California institutions my whole life.

Connection/proximity to nature and wildlands is a must for me (physically, mentally, spiritually important)

I'm not opposed to moving. I've traveled the states (and many countries..) and am lost at where to look at beyond the west coast.

I feel like I have good stats, and have a great shot at getting at least interviews at several UCs...But I need to apply more broadly

Would love to connect with any non-trads, lowgpa/high mcat, and/or west coast peeps

DM me :~)