Anyone out there have any tips for me to take the MCATs, or think they can read this and assess my situation...? Comments would be very appreciated...
I am going to be taking the MCATs three times in 2010... I know three is the maximum, and that all 3 scores will be sent to Medical schools... but this I think is the best option for me to get used to the method of testing.
I guess I should put some background information on here...
As of right now, my GPA (science/math) is around a 3.5 - I also just want to state I did not take just 'basic' science classes required for graduation. Most of my C+'s and B's were from classes in the 300-400 level. My mathematics education is Calc 1 (freshman yr), Calc 2 (sophomore), Calc 3 (junior) and Differential Equations (junior), and I received a B-, A, (should be) A, and (should be) A, respectively.
My Organic Chem grades are a C+ (for OC1) and improved to a B (OCII). OChem definitely was my hardest course thus far, and I know I have to review it for the MCATs (already bought a ton of books, and my teacher agreed to tutor me and help me when I so need it).
For the past 2 years, I have been the *primary* peer Science tutor, at 30 hours a semester - is this good to continue? Will this look good to Med schools? This will amount to 180 hours if I continue to senior year of college (120 if I stop after next semester).
I have also volunteered for the nutrition program for senior citizens over the summer (40 hours), and also helped teach middle school students science courses relating to engineering and biological sciences (30 and 40 hours the past 2 years).
Here's where the bad grades come in... for both Anatomy and Physiology I and II, I had the same teacher and there were, er, 'disagreements' between us. I went from a C+ and decreased to a C... I was thinking of re-taking these courses somewhere, would that be in my best interest? I know I wouldn't walk away until I received nothing less than a B or B+...
However, I also heard that in those harder classes (OChem, Anat & Phys), med schools really don't expect you to do 'great' or they'll see it as the teacher just handing it to you.
I am also going to be starting my undergrad research which requires the use of GC-MS (gas chromatography mass spectrometry) to detect pthalate amounts in water or other liquid substances that their plastic containers leeched. I've very interested in reproductive biology (would like to be an Obstetrician or Fertility Doctor, etc etc), so the estrogen-mimetic compounds interest me... and they're virtually everywhere! I'm hoping this will also look good for my Med School applications...
I guess I am just trying to find some answers. If anyone can give me any help or comment, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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