Job experience while applying to med school

WayOutWestMom
Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:10:35 +0000

I don’t think being a CNA will improve her chances for admission. She has clinical exposure.

And I don’t think it’s her stats that are keeping her out.

What do the rest of her ECs look like? Research? Does she have non-clinical volunteering with those less fortunate than herself? Do her ECs show she has volunteered/worked outside of her comfort zone?

How well do her her ECs, LORs, personal statement match the mission of the schools she applied to?

Mission-fit is commonly overlooked by med school applicants, but with 100+ applicants for every seat, med schools can afford to be picky. Some of the schools you mentioned are research-focused; others are community health and social justice/equity in health care focused. At least one is hoping to develop future leaders in healthcare. Tulane, for example, very highly values a service orientation and expects several hundred hours of hands-on community service in applicants.

How well do her ECs and personal statement reflect the core values of each school? (And can they even do so? There isn’t a lot of overlap in some of the mission-statements.)

State of residence? Wake strongly favors SE region residents. MUSC seldom accepts OOS applicants. So does Medical College of Georgia.