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Hi everyone, I need a bit of advice.
I'd really like to end up in Colorado, but since I'm out of state, I'm going to apply MD/PhD to increase my chances. I'm a decent MD candidate but a borderline MD/PhD candidate. However, U Colorado's MD/PhD stats are lower than (I think) most other MTSP programs: 3.74 GPA and 33 MCAT.
Do you think my research EC's can get me in? Imagine that my MD EC's like volunteering and clinical exposure are also decent.
-2 semesters in Animal Behavior lab, mostly bench work and rodent care; 1 semester for credit and 1 for work-study
-2 years at Bioinformatics start-up with 1 publication as first author in a book; learned some UNIX, Excel-based statistics, and how to use several relevant genomic alignment applications for this; also was able to teach/tutor newcomers some basic bioinformatics and specific techniques I used
-100+ hours volunteering in Surgical Pathology lab, where I did mostly hands-off observation of things like gross anatomy, staining, specimen excision, bone marrow biopsies, fine needle aspirations, and analysis done by a pathologist
-spent free time in the past year or so reading/self-studying Python, electronics, CAD, 3D-printing, biomimicry, and bioethics
Other than that, I've largely been doing patient care stuff.
PS. I was a Neuroscience major, but I am more leaning towards biomechanics and bioengineering (maybe preventative medicine, ooooh). I never did a thesis because I switched majors halfway through college and didn't have the time before graduation.
PPS. I am also considering MSTP programs in Texas and California, since I'd like to go there but the OOS status makes it tough. What do you think?
Thank you!
I'd really like to end up in Colorado, but since I'm out of state, I'm going to apply MD/PhD to increase my chances. I'm a decent MD candidate but a borderline MD/PhD candidate. However, U Colorado's MD/PhD stats are lower than (I think) most other MTSP programs: 3.74 GPA and 33 MCAT.
Do you think my research EC's can get me in? Imagine that my MD EC's like volunteering and clinical exposure are also decent.
-2 semesters in Animal Behavior lab, mostly bench work and rodent care; 1 semester for credit and 1 for work-study
-2 years at Bioinformatics start-up with 1 publication as first author in a book; learned some UNIX, Excel-based statistics, and how to use several relevant genomic alignment applications for this; also was able to teach/tutor newcomers some basic bioinformatics and specific techniques I used
-100+ hours volunteering in Surgical Pathology lab, where I did mostly hands-off observation of things like gross anatomy, staining, specimen excision, bone marrow biopsies, fine needle aspirations, and analysis done by a pathologist
-spent free time in the past year or so reading/self-studying Python, electronics, CAD, 3D-printing, biomimicry, and bioethics
Other than that, I've largely been doing patient care stuff.
PS. I was a Neuroscience major, but I am more leaning towards biomechanics and bioengineering (maybe preventative medicine, ooooh). I never did a thesis because I switched majors halfway through college and didn't have the time before graduation.
PPS. I am also considering MSTP programs in Texas and California, since I'd like to go there but the OOS status makes it tough. What do you think?
Thank you!