SHIV SOLVES PREMED

Hello! My name is Shiv, and I'm a University of Virginia graduate with a bachelor's degree in Biology with a minor in Astronomy. Since graduating, I began my gap year working both as a long-term substitute teacher and medical scribe, while fulfilling my passion for meaningful volunteering through the local hospital and also across my community. Along the way, I studied for the MCAT and finally completed it July of 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic threw some roadblocks in my path, but I'm finally on track for where I want to be at this moment in time. I will be starting medical school in the Fall of 2022!... When I first started my pre-med journey in college, I was so overwhelmed with the entire process and I didn't know what I was doing. After extensive research on being pre-med, using the internet and my college's resources, I felt confident to secure a job as a UVA Pre-Health Advising Peer (PHAP), which is basically a student-version of a Pre-Health Advisor. This means I was among six..