Opinions?

I am a semi non trad applicant and am having a hard time gauging what adcoms would think of me- so figured I’d come to the next best thing… r/premed.

Graduated 2023 with a degree degree in Marine Science and Biology Minored in Chemistry and Religious Studies (focus on how spirituality plays a role in science and if the two are compatible)

cGPA 3.79 MCAT: FL AVG 512 (tested in Jan)

Volunteer/Leadership: 250h - was a member of a coral reef restoration team who would take people out scuba diving to teach them about environmental protection. Strong focus on science communication to the public.

Research: 1250h 1. Climate bio indicator lab 350h - aided in connection and analysis of data to be used as climate change indicators - co authored and was awarded a grant that was for developing multilingual middle/elementary school curriculum around bio indicators and there importance 2. Coral Reef ecology lab 900h - awarded summer fellowship, was hired afterwords - 125 logged scientific dives collecting specimens+ data, preforming longitudinal experiments, etc - was awarded undergraduate research grant and developed and executed in field study on urbanization effects of near shore reefs in the port of Miami. Not published, small scale

Shadowing 1. 250h in high school program - shadowed everyone from high volume cataract ophthalmologist to the janitors that made sure the hospital functioned as it should. Pivotal point, pushed me towards medicine 2. 50h currently - shadowed 5 different physicians/specialties (3 OR, 2 Clinic) - hoping to add more

Clinical experience 1. Home Health Aide: 280h - during COVID, learned basics of patient care and interaction, plus the high stress environment of COVID and the unknowns that were around it. 2. Hoping to start working as medical assistant within next 2 weeks.

Extracurricular/gap year - was in a life altering car crash in 2021 which shifted my perspective on life a bit Used time and saved money after undergrad to purchase a 25 year old sailboat with my girlfriend. We refurbished, learned, and sailed over 2500 miles though the Caribbean. Was our full time activity for the last 18 months. Amazing cultural/“academic” experience. I became a coast guard certified captain and then began MCAT studying LOL.

Obviously an interesting back story that I would say is pretty unique, and I believe I was able to tie everything together nicely in some prelim essays I wrote.

Thoughts + things I should do in the coming months? Thanks!