Hi all,
526/3.9 from a T20 undergrad, double majored in Bio and Chem, FL resident. This past cycle, I received one interview and I am currently on the waitlist. I think the major factors contributing to a lack of good results were 1. Not having anyone vet my essays, 2. Minimal clinical experience (around 70 volunteering, 80 shadowing), and 3. Arrogantly top-heavy school list (see below). I was hoping to have some suggestions on where to look to apply this year.
Other EC's: 350 hours of TAing, 1200 hours of college research across 2 labs (0 pub 1 poster), 500 hours high school research (1 pub + poster), 100 hours of leadership activity, 100 hours volunteering.
Over the past year, I've added around 2000 hours of paid clinical experience. I've also been able to do some clinical research while doing this job and published a paper that was recently accepted. I've rewritten my PS and the majority of my activities section from scratch and am much happier with this version than last year's. Have had multiple sets of eyes help me revise and work on my essays.
Thanks in advance.
School List Last Year:
Einstein
Boston University
Columbia
Duke
Florida State
Harvard
Sinai
Hopkins
Mayo
NYU
Northwsetern
Penn
Stanford
South Florida
Central Florida
UChicago
UFlorida
UMichigan
UWisconsin (used to live in WI)
Cornell
Yale
526/3.9 from a T20 undergrad, double majored in Bio and Chem, FL resident. This past cycle, I received one interview and I am currently on the waitlist. I think the major factors contributing to a lack of good results were 1. Not having anyone vet my essays, 2. Minimal clinical experience (around 70 volunteering, 80 shadowing), and 3. Arrogantly top-heavy school list (see below). I was hoping to have some suggestions on where to look to apply this year.
Other EC's: 350 hours of TAing, 1200 hours of college research across 2 labs (0 pub 1 poster), 500 hours high school research (1 pub + poster), 100 hours of leadership activity, 100 hours volunteering.
Over the past year, I've added around 2000 hours of paid clinical experience. I've also been able to do some clinical research while doing this job and published a paper that was recently accepted. I've rewritten my PS and the majority of my activities section from scratch and am much happier with this version than last year's. Have had multiple sets of eyes help me revise and work on my essays.
Thanks in advance.
School List Last Year:
Einstein
Boston University
Columbia
Duke
Florida State
Harvard
Sinai
Hopkins
Mayo
NYU
Northwsetern
Penn
Stanford
South Florida
Central Florida
UChicago
UFlorida
UMichigan
UWisconsin (used to live in WI)
Cornell
Yale