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So excited to post one of these! Also, hoping to finalize my school list by Friday and spend my weekend on secondaries. Verified last week.
Numbers:
cGPA: 3.71
sGPA 3.74
Somewhat middling HS dual-enrollment/freshman/sophomore years followed by a fairly consistent 3.8+ junior/senior/postbacc ride.
MCAT: 33 (8
, 13, 12)
Undergrad major: Liberal Arts, philosophy and math/classics concentrations
EC's:
Worked a fair amount in undergrad, averaging 15 hrs/week.
Leadership: President of a social/arts club, some interesting stories about leadership lessons and why the club was important.
TA two years herding other liberal arts majors in bio and physics labs.
Research: 2 research experiences during undergrad (a couple of benevolent souls let me work in their labs as a summer student, despite my minimal classroom science training)
2.5 years postbacc research, half clinical, half bench, 1.5 pubs (one of them is accepted pending my PI returning it with the changes I made). The pub that is in the books is first-author.
Volunteering: 40 hours non-clinical volunteering, assorted experiences
130 hours in a quiet emergency department, restocking rooms and transporting patients.
40 hours in a sliding-scale clinic, with a more active role performing a diagnostic test.
40 hours shadowing, including ICU, pulmonary specialists, radiologists
Social/Biographic: I took my prerequisites starting a year after graduating, while doing full-time research. I did 3/8 core required courses at CC, basically because of money/scheduling concerns, but took upper-levels at a 4 year.
Family was E01 SES-disadvantaged/using WIC when I was a small child; one parent has since graduated from college and we are doing considerably better, no longer considered disadvantaged or even eligible for FAP, since I am working full-time. White, marginally middle-class, over-educated.
Red Flags: One C- on my app. Decided to take only the second half of a science course as a visiting summer student, went over like a lead balloon.
School list: Aiming for 15 schools. I know that is pretty minimal.
Verified my app using Commonwealth Medical College as a placeholder, still debating submitting secondary. Family in the area...it is actually the closest school to my hometown, and an adult sibling settled just down the road. However, I have turned into a city girl and am not sure how I feel about the limited research opportunities.
In-state school: University of Maryland
Other potential schools:
Georgetown
GW
VT Carillon
Temple
Drexel
BU
Tulane
Tufts
Thomas Jefferson University
NYMC
Rosalind Franklin
Rush
Far Reaches:
Emory
Case Western
Brown -- I am not sure how much higher their stats are outside of the linkage program, but I get the sense I would fit in particularly well
Pritzker -- I honestly don't think I have a chance, do you?
I know GW and Georgetown get tossed off these lists a lot, but they are among my top choices, except for their cost, mostly due to location/research opportunities within my stats range.
Suggestions for additions/deletions?
Comments on school culture/friendliness to someone with my background would be very appreciated.
Numbers:
cGPA: 3.71
sGPA 3.74
Somewhat middling HS dual-enrollment/freshman/sophomore years followed by a fairly consistent 3.8+ junior/senior/postbacc ride.
MCAT: 33 (8
, 13, 12) Undergrad major: Liberal Arts, philosophy and math/classics concentrations
EC's:
Worked a fair amount in undergrad, averaging 15 hrs/week.
Leadership: President of a social/arts club, some interesting stories about leadership lessons and why the club was important.
TA two years herding other liberal arts majors in bio and physics labs.
Research: 2 research experiences during undergrad (a couple of benevolent souls let me work in their labs as a summer student, despite my minimal classroom science training)
2.5 years postbacc research, half clinical, half bench, 1.5 pubs (one of them is accepted pending my PI returning it with the changes I made). The pub that is in the books is first-author.
Volunteering: 40 hours non-clinical volunteering, assorted experiences
130 hours in a quiet emergency department, restocking rooms and transporting patients.
40 hours in a sliding-scale clinic, with a more active role performing a diagnostic test.
40 hours shadowing, including ICU, pulmonary specialists, radiologists
Social/Biographic: I took my prerequisites starting a year after graduating, while doing full-time research. I did 3/8 core required courses at CC, basically because of money/scheduling concerns, but took upper-levels at a 4 year.
Family was E01 SES-disadvantaged/using WIC when I was a small child; one parent has since graduated from college and we are doing considerably better, no longer considered disadvantaged or even eligible for FAP, since I am working full-time. White, marginally middle-class, over-educated.
Red Flags: One C- on my app. Decided to take only the second half of a science course as a visiting summer student, went over like a lead balloon.
School list: Aiming for 15 schools. I know that is pretty minimal.
Verified my app using Commonwealth Medical College as a placeholder, still debating submitting secondary. Family in the area...it is actually the closest school to my hometown, and an adult sibling settled just down the road. However, I have turned into a city girl and am not sure how I feel about the limited research opportunities.
In-state school: University of Maryland
Other potential schools:
Georgetown
GW
VT Carillon
Temple
Drexel
BU
Tulane
Tufts
Thomas Jefferson University
NYMC
Rosalind Franklin
Rush
Far Reaches:
Emory
Case Western
Brown -- I am not sure how much higher their stats are outside of the linkage program, but I get the sense I would fit in particularly well
Pritzker -- I honestly don't think I have a chance, do you?
I know GW and Georgetown get tossed off these lists a lot, but they are among my top choices, except for their cost, mostly due to location/research opportunities within my stats range.
Suggestions for additions/deletions?
Comments on school culture/friendliness to someone with my background would be very appreciated.
