Where Do I Go From Here?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I hate “chance me” threads, so I’m going to do my best to rephrase it as a “consulting” thread.</p>

<p>-Sophomore at Colorado State University.
-B.S. Psychology, Honors with a 3.8 GPA (thus far)
-Vice-President of Alpha Phi Omega - Co-ed Community Service Frat
-Involvement in Pre-med club on campus
-HCAC: Health Care for All Colorado - Activist and Volunteer, Org for Single-Payer Insurance
-Resident Assistant in the Halls
-Newly inducted Psi Chi member!
-Planned Parenthood Health Care Services Clinic Volunteer (want to turn it into a paid position eventually)
-Nominated for NRHH: National Residence Hall Honorary
-Dean’s List for a couple of semesters
-Research experience in psychology looking at visuospatial effects with working memory
-TA’d for two classes this semester (in psychology)</p>

<p>I’m really wondering where I go from here. I know that I shouldn’t treat anything as a checkmark on a list of things to get. That’s why I’ve pursued things like APO, HCAC, Planned Parenthood… They were things I’m passionate about. What should I go looking for, what should I foster and develop? What’s missing? What’s going to make me bridge the gap between average and standout?</p>

<p>I’m planning on staying for a total of 5 years. So, I’m going to have time to take calculus, biochem, and various other recommended classes.</p>

<p>Thank you so much guys!</p>

<p>P.S. BDM, props man, you work so hard in these threads and I’m really amazed! So, thanks!</p>

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<p>I think you look good- i guess i would say all you’re missing is a solid MCAT score :)</p>

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<p>Your EC’s are great, except I don’t think you have enough clinical experience, or any clinical experience, actually. Unless HCAC and your involvement with PPH includes hands-on experience with people in a health setting, but I feel like it probably doesn’t. You need to show admissions that you know for a fact you want to be a doctor and can work well with patients by volunteering/working in a clinical setting.</p>

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<p>pph is definitely clinical. I’m doing a lot of direct work with patients. Far better than the local hospital, which puts there volunteers in the gift shop. </p>

<p>I do need to get some shadowing experience though!</p>