- Excellent academics so far. (Have you taken physics? That's a requirement everywhere.) Couple that with a strong MCAT and you'll be competitive stats-wise for any school in the country.
2.) UCSF is a research intensive med school. You’ll need some strong lab-based or clinical research to be competitive for it. I’m not sure one summer plus one quarter will be enough.
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Clinical volunteering? How much and type? Physician shadowing? Have you done any primary care shadowing?
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Fund raising isn’t the right kind of community service. It’s remote and sanitized. Adcomms expect in person, hands on volunteering with the disadvantaged. This is a big hole in your application. Find a local organization that does outreach in your home community and start volunteering with it on a regular basis. Do it ASAP.
RE: LORs
Hopefully you’ll make a personal connection w/ your PI next year and will be able to get a LOR from him/her.
TA letters carry very little weigh with adomms because they are basically a peer letter. If at all possible, try to have the professor for the class co-sign any TA letter.
BTW, it’s OK if a professor’s letter is perfunctory because the prof doesn’t know you well. Tons of students have been admitted with LORs that basically say " John Does was student in my XX class. He earned and A grade and was an excellent student. "
RE: early graduation
Start planning right now how to use your gap year productively. Assess your ECs and see where you’re lacking. A research assistant position if you need more research exposure. A medical scribe/CNA/MA/patient advocate/AEMT etc position if you need more clinical experience & shadowing.