I am a non-traditional applicant. I have been serving in the U.S. military since graduating. I’ve learned a lot about myself and why I want to pursue medicine in this time which really helped when it came to writing and portraying myself during interviews. With that I also had extra time (both undergrad and my time in the military) to get my hours up. So the hours below are a mix of undergrad and all the years that followed. Lastly, I talked the most in my interviews about being a children’s sports coach because it’s something I’ve become very passionate about in the past few years. They did not care that it wasn’t medically related, so do things that make you excited and you’re passionate about! For any non-traditional applicants out there thinking it’s too late, it’s not!

Stats:

MCAT: 519

sGPA: 3.77 cGPA: 3.87

ECs (not all inclusive, but the big things):

-Research: 2000 hours (led to 0 publications unfortunately)

-shadowing: 150 hours across different specialities

- medical interpreter: 80 hours

- hospice volunteer: 200 hours

- Children’s sport coach: 300 hours

- Tutor for Veterans: 100 hours

- VA Hospital volunteer: 200 hours