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Well, I guess the third time IS a charm. I just wanted to let all of you know, that after three years of applying to med school, I got my first acceptance today to Jefferson Medical College. I know that you're going to ask me stuff about my stats, so I'll just tell you now.
I graduated summa cum laude from UMass Amherst in 2000 with a 3.82 GPA. I went to a local college my freshman year and transfered to UMass with a 3.36 GPA (bad year). So, my cum was a 3.70 and my science GPA was a 3.57.
The first time I took the MCAT, I got a 7, 9, R, 9. BUNK!
The next two times I got 7, 10, 10. Improvements, but verbal was still killing me. And it was weird because I did EXTREMELY well on my KAPLAN exams (on the final, I got a 43S). I actually taught the MCAT at Kaplan despite my actual scores and that might have helped my application.
Anyway, I retook the MCAT for the FOURTH time this August and brought up my verbal to a 9.
As far as my prior applications, the first year, I was wait listed at UMass, with no acceptance (obviously). The next year, I was wait listed at UMass again and wait listed at NYMC (with no acceptances, obviously).
This year, I have interviewed at UConn, Mt. Sinai, Jefferson, Temple, and I have one at Tufts next month. I haven't heard from NYMC or UMass yet, though.
During my years off from college, I have waited tables, worked on two novels and volunteered as a Pathologists' Assistant at Salem Hospital.
Anyway, I don't mean to be narcissistic or self-referrential, but I just wanted to let you know that if you're persistent enough, it'll happen.
Now, UMass is definitely my first-choice school, but I am MORE THAN ESTATIC ABOUT JEFFERSON!!!!!!!!!!!! I had tears in my eyes as you can imaging when my brother gave me the good news (by the way, it's been 12 days since my interview).
So, good luck, everyone...DAMNIT, I AM GOING TO BE AN MD AFTER ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HERE I GO AGAIN...the tears are flowing.
I graduated summa cum laude from UMass Amherst in 2000 with a 3.82 GPA. I went to a local college my freshman year and transfered to UMass with a 3.36 GPA (bad year). So, my cum was a 3.70 and my science GPA was a 3.57.
The first time I took the MCAT, I got a 7, 9, R, 9. BUNK!
The next two times I got 7, 10, 10. Improvements, but verbal was still killing me. And it was weird because I did EXTREMELY well on my KAPLAN exams (on the final, I got a 43S). I actually taught the MCAT at Kaplan despite my actual scores and that might have helped my application.
Anyway, I retook the MCAT for the FOURTH time this August and brought up my verbal to a 9.
As far as my prior applications, the first year, I was wait listed at UMass, with no acceptance (obviously). The next year, I was wait listed at UMass again and wait listed at NYMC (with no acceptances, obviously).
This year, I have interviewed at UConn, Mt. Sinai, Jefferson, Temple, and I have one at Tufts next month. I haven't heard from NYMC or UMass yet, though.
During my years off from college, I have waited tables, worked on two novels and volunteered as a Pathologists' Assistant at Salem Hospital.
Anyway, I don't mean to be narcissistic or self-referrential, but I just wanted to let you know that if you're persistent enough, it'll happen.
Now, UMass is definitely my first-choice school, but I am MORE THAN ESTATIC ABOUT JEFFERSON!!!!!!!!!!!! I had tears in my eyes as you can imaging when my brother gave me the good news (by the way, it's been 12 days since my interview).
So, good luck, everyone...DAMNIT, I AM GOING TO BE AN MD AFTER ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HERE I GO AGAIN...the tears are flowing.