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Any guidance on which schools to add/remove and focus would be greatly appreciated! Definitely need to cut this list because full-time work + apps is burning me out :O
3.78 sGPA 3.81 cGPA; upward trend (3.4s/3.6c first year)
514; 130/126/126*/132 (CP/CARS/BB/PS)
WARS: ~70; LizzyM: 71.1
DemographicsCalifornia; Underserved county
Middle eastern
#1 school in Washington
ClinicalCOVID Tester; 100 hrs
ED Scribe; 150 hrs
Gap year Volunteer Shadow/Scribe; 36 hrs Cardiology (projected: 200 by Dec, 2022; 500 by matriculation)
ResearchClinical Research; 350 hrs | 1st author abstract, conference presentation canceled due to COVID
Gap year Clinical Research; 200 hrs (projected: 900 by Dec, 2022; 2,000 by matriculation | a couple publications, 1st author as well)
Undergraduate Research; 2000 hrs | middle author publication, university research scholarship, presented at every year possible with my university
OtherStudy abroad in Spanish-speaking country
Vice President/Co-Founder of Club; 200 hrs (geared toward supporting underserved populations in India)
Tutor for disadvantaged students; 150 hrs
Personal and Group Tutor for Fraternity as Academic Chair**; 300 hrs
HonorsBiochemistry dept. scholarship
Bioethics dept. scholarship (minor)
Seal of biliteracy (Spanish; from high school)
MiscellaneousLow-income background, received FAP/Pell Grant, severe family disadvantages involving mental health, mental health shortage region
*"Fluke" BB score, but did not feel I should retake. I am a Biochemistry and Neuroscience double major and performed well in these courses, will my 126 be a red flag?
**Is it looked down upon that I put a fraternity?
- I received a hold from Drexel (the only decision I've heard of) and this made me question my approach, current school list, and clinical/volunteer experience
- Strong LoRs: 2 Science, 1 Humanity, 1 Company Clinical Research
Current List:NYU
Johns Hopkins
Pennsylvania
WashU
Yale
Columbia
Vanderbilt
Harvard
Cornell
Northwestern
Virginia
Michigan
Chicago
Boston
Mount Sinai
Duke
Mayo
Stanford
Kaiser
UNC
Brown
Massachusetts
Dartmouth
Western Michigan
Emory
UCSF
USC
Albert Einstein
Colorado
Jefferson
Nebraska
Pittsburgh
UC San Diego
UC Irvine
Tufts
CA Science
Rosalind Franklin
Vermont
Georgetown
Drexel
George Washington
OHSU
Kansas
UCLA
Maryland
Wisconsin
UC Davis
UC Riverside
University of Washington (submitted mission statement)
Minnesota
Johns Hopkins
Pennsylvania
WashU
Yale
Columbia
Vanderbilt
Harvard
Cornell
Northwestern
Virginia
Michigan
Chicago
Boston
Mount Sinai
Duke
Mayo
Stanford
Kaiser
UNC
Brown
Massachusetts
Dartmouth
Western Michigan
Emory
UCSF
USC
Albert Einstein
Colorado
Jefferson
Nebraska
Pittsburgh
UC San Diego
UC Irvine
Tufts
CA Science
Rosalind Franklin
Vermont
Georgetown
Drexel
George Washington
OHSU
Kansas
UCLA
Maryland
Wisconsin
UC Davis
UC Riverside
University of Washington (submitted mission statement)
Minnesota
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