Here are some of my previous posts about applying to medical school. Confused and Torn Pre-Health Student
As I’m sure you’ve heard, but maybe not, GPA/MCAT gets you in the door for an interview. It’s everything else that gets you into medical school. That means volunteering both clinically and non-clinically, maybe getting research/publications if you want to pursue MD/PhD or research heavy institutions, shadowing many physicians across specialties, attaining meaningful leadership experience, doing fun things over the weekends to talk to panels about (don’t be a robot), securing glowing letters of recommendation, a genuine reason behind, “why I want to be a physician” beyond, “I like science and helping people”, and more.
Great grades. A good MCAT will secure your first step, should you choose to take it. I am just afraid that without any clinical experience, no shadowing hours, [maybe] no research, and no continuous volunteering, that the panel might see you as a highly gifted and hardworking individual who has no idea what medicine is about. If you really want it, you’ll get it. Not many can push through law, and still contemplate going back to medicine.