3.60 c and sgpa, 35N + research/MPH

[marty mcfly]

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Hi,

I am wondering about my chances at top research schools (Baylor, UChicago, NU, Pitt, Case, Stanford)? I think I am strong in the research, but unimpressive in other areas. Can research outweigh my weaknesses? Thanks

3.60 cgpa, 3.60sgpa, 35N (10V, 12P, 13B), MPH

Research (unrelated to MPH):
I have 2 first author pubs, 2 poster presentations at 5 conferences, and 2 second author abstracts at an international conference. 2 years full time in one lab, 9 months part time in another.

Other ECs:
short but high quality hospital volunteering
sufficient shadowing
a couple whatever awards, etc.
minimal non-clinical volunteering


thanks for the input SDNers

 

[Catalystik]

Your MCAT score is very nice, but your GPA is below the median for those accepted to allo schools. All of those schools are a bit reachy for your stats, less so for Case. I see you as more in the range of:
Emory
Dartmouth
NYU
Ohio State
Boston
Tufts
Einstein
Rochester, etc.

Having such sparse ECs doesn't exactly scream out that you've had medicne as a goal for a prolonged period of time and have tested it as a vocation through multiple activities. Your research is terrific, but you obviously haven't made humanistic activities and leadership a priority during the college years (which top schools like to see).

You might consider applying as an MD/PhD candidate where ECs aside from research aren't deemed as important as they are for straight-MD programs.

 

[marty mcfly]

Thanks for the list of additional schools. I had Rochester, Ive also got Creighton, Loyola, SLU, Rush, OHSU, UIC, MedCo Wisco.

How about George Wash, Gtown, Rosalind Franklin...?

I really dont want to do MD/PHD, simply b/c Ive allready taken a few years after undergrad to get an MPH and do research. I think an MD has similar research opportunities anyhow.

The problem is that I think I fall into no-man's-land, in that the schools that would consider me for my mcat would not care about my research, and the schools that care about my research would not consider me b/c of lacking in other areas (gpa, no major leadership, etc.)

 

[canjosh]

Which state are you a resident of?