3.4/518, URM

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1. cGPA (3.40) and sGPA (3.2), Good (3.6-3.8) but not strong upward trend. Biochem major.
2. 518 (128-129-129-132) (retook 514 from 2019)
3. Pennsylvania
4. Hispanic/Latino, immigrated to the US as a teen
5. Top 10 undergrad (graduated 2019)
6. Clinical experience:
   250 hours nursing home volunteer spending one-on-one time with residents with Alzheimer's every week for 3 years.
   100 hours volunteering for COVID testing/vaccination for underserved communities greeting people/helping them fill forms/translating for Spanish speakers.
   
   
7. Research experience and productivity
   Wet lab research in undergrad (around 15-25 hrs a week near the end, and have worked at another lab full-time since graduation as a technician. 4 publications (3rd/4th/7th/11th author, last 2 in Nature Cell Bio)
   
   
8. Shadowed 3 doctors, 50+ hours (primary + a few other specialties)
9. 250 Non-clinical volunteering hours (diverse activities: teaching chemistry lessons to underserved schools, exercising events for children in the area, outreach, ec)
   
   
10. Other extracurricular activities:
    Two hobbies: 1) Founded and ran an online competitive community for a game for the past 2 years, hosting tournaments every weekend. Community now in the couple thousands with 100+ people playing every weekend in the tournaments. 2) (marathon) Running
11. No relevant honors/awards
12. First generation immigrant/college student. Disadvantaged, FAP recipient. Rocky upbringing. Previously undocumented (PS mentions experience dealing with sick uncle while illegally crossing the border into the U.S).
    
    School list:

13. University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine (UCLA)

    University of Pittsburg School of Medicine

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

    Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

    Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

    Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

    Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

    Creighton University School of Medicine

    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

    University of Maryland School of Medicine

    Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

    Drexel University College of Medicine

    Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

    Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

    George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (GW/GWU)

    Georgetown University School of Medicine

    New York Medical College

    Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

    Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

    Tufts University School of Medicine

    Boston University

    University of Illinois College of Medicine

    Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine:

    Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

    Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (Keck USC)

    Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine

    University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

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[Faha]

Remove Rutgers and Cooper admit few non residents with no connection to New Jersey. You could add these schools to your application:
Hackensack
Brown
Mount Sinai
Columbia
Cornell
NYU
Kaiser

 

[PuzzlesMD]

Remove Rutgers and Cooper admit few non residents with no connection to New Jersey. You could add these schools to your application:
Hackensack
Brown
Mount Sinai
Columbia
Cornell
NYU
Kaiser

Thank you for taking the time, I will add these! I had some NJ schools since I am in Philly so NJ has always been close (Cooper is less than a 15 minute drive away).
I don't have a clinical letter of recommendation which Hackensack requires (committee letters not exempt). Surprised you recommended NYU since everyone mentions they really overvalue high stats . Thanks Faha, it is an honor to get a reply after stalking this WAMC threads for so long

 

[Faha]

You can add Cooper if you are that close to the school.