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I'm a non-traditional, and I hope to apply only once. I'm constructing this school list to maximize acceptances - my secondary goal is a full or partial scholarship. Any feedback on schools with non-traditional preferences, less weight given to recent clinical experiences, or scholarship offerings are welcome. WedgeDawg score of 72. Thank you.
-3.9 cGPA, 3.87 sGPA
-518 MCAT (129,131,128,130)
-white male, Wisconsin residency
-top 20 undergrad, Economics major
-clinical experience - three summers volunteer experience in high school, 50 hours recent nursing home volunteer, 1.5 years working in software IT with 1/4 of the time spent in hospitals/clinics
-research experience - none
-shadowing experience - ALL HIGH SCHOOL pediatrics (150 hours), radiology (50 hours), ED (20 hours), sleep lab (20 hours)
-non-clinical volunteering
*international experience teaching refugees about 10 hours/week for one year
*environmental cleanup projects (2 hours/week)
*community swim instructor
-other extracurricular activities
*I started a successful business in college which has allowed me to travel internationally for three of the last five years
*I currently manage my commune's ~$200k budget
*Write healthcare policy related articles for local journals
-Professional experience
*I worked in IT for 1.5 years, and I interacted with physicians of all sorts, and patients of all sorts, in a variety of settings (hospital and clinics)
*I've travelled extensively, which put a lot of strain on my volunteer activities
*My four letters come from 1) my former boss, 2) professor for recent course, 3) professor for recent course, and 4) pediatrician with whom I shadowed 150 hours
My thoughts on my application - My LORs, GPA, and MCAT scores are strong. I have relevant professional experience. Traveling has left huge holes in my application and I am lacking ECs - most problematic being recent clinical experience. I've begun volunteering at a local hospital, and have been trying to find patient facing employment - very little luck, but hopefully soon!
ORIGINAL SCHOOL LIST (n=29) (according to WedgeDawg's ranking)
State (n=2)
-Medical College Wisconsin
-UW Madison
Top (n=8)
-Chicago
-Columbia
-Duke
-Harvard
-Hopkins
-Stanford
-WashU
-Yale
High (n=10)
-Case Western
-Cornell
-Emory
-Mayo (AZ)
-Mayo (MN)
-Mt. Sinai
-Northwestern
-Pitt
-UCLA
-UofM
Mid (n=7)
-Dartmouth
-Einstein
-Hofstra
-Ohio State
-UNC
-USC-Keck
-UVA
Low (n=2)
-Miami
-Tulane
-3.9 cGPA, 3.87 sGPA
-518 MCAT (129,131,128,130)
-white male, Wisconsin residency
-top 20 undergrad, Economics major
-clinical experience - three summers volunteer experience in high school, 50 hours recent nursing home volunteer, 1.5 years working in software IT with 1/4 of the time spent in hospitals/clinics
-research experience - none
-shadowing experience - ALL HIGH SCHOOL pediatrics (150 hours), radiology (50 hours), ED (20 hours), sleep lab (20 hours)
-non-clinical volunteering
*international experience teaching refugees about 10 hours/week for one year
*environmental cleanup projects (2 hours/week)
*community swim instructor
-other extracurricular activities
*I started a successful business in college which has allowed me to travel internationally for three of the last five years
*I currently manage my commune's ~$200k budget
*Write healthcare policy related articles for local journals
-Professional experience
*I worked in IT for 1.5 years, and I interacted with physicians of all sorts, and patients of all sorts, in a variety of settings (hospital and clinics)
*I've travelled extensively, which put a lot of strain on my volunteer activities
*My four letters come from 1) my former boss, 2) professor for recent course, 3) professor for recent course, and 4) pediatrician with whom I shadowed 150 hours
My thoughts on my application - My LORs, GPA, and MCAT scores are strong. I have relevant professional experience. Traveling has left huge holes in my application and I am lacking ECs - most problematic being recent clinical experience. I've begun volunteering at a local hospital, and have been trying to find patient facing employment - very little luck, but hopefully soon!
ORIGINAL SCHOOL LIST (n=29) (according to WedgeDawg's ranking)
State (n=2)
-Medical College Wisconsin
-UW Madison
Top (n=8)
-Chicago
-Columbia
-Duke
-Harvard
-Hopkins
-Stanford
-WashU
-Yale
High (n=10)
-Case Western
-Cornell
-Emory
-Mayo (AZ)
-Mayo (MN)
-Mt. Sinai
-Northwestern
-Pitt
-UCLA
-UofM
Mid (n=7)
-Dartmouth
-Einstein
-Hofstra
-Ohio State
-UNC
-USC-Keck
-UVA
Low (n=2)
-Miami
-Tulane
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