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Female, Ohio resident, public school
technically ORM, but considered "diverse" by some
cGPA: 3.7 sGPA: 3.6, upward trend on both (~3.95 this last year)
MCAT: 519, 130/131/128/130, taken 1x
Traditional applicant
Clinical Exposure:
- ~50 college hours volunteering at pediatric hospital, mostly freshman/sophomore since it was continued from high school
-1 year clinical research recruitment
Shadowing: ~200 hrs, various disciplines
Non-clinical Volunteering:
- ~150 hrs peer health education on campus
- ~200 hrs unpaid internship for public health/underserved communities
Employment: worked throughout college including food service, desk jobs, refereeing
Research: >1000 hrs/2 years in current lab (clinical research). Completed thesis, now have my own team & project to lead. Handful local/regional posters, some which won awards. Travelled internationally for project. Will be submitting first-author paper v. soon -- no guarantees but hopefully will be accepted during cycle and can update schools.
Leadership:
-project leader in lab as described
-founded, am current president of social org consistent with my diversity status
Awards
-2 summer research fellowships
-scholarship for leadership within minority community
Should have some pretty good LoRs, especially from PI and my internship director
School List:
OSU
Case western / Cleveland Clinic
Toledo
Cincinnati
Wright State
Northwestern
UChicago
Pitt
Michigan
NYU
Mount Sinai
Louisville
Indiana
Illinois
Rochester
Temple
Sidney Kimmel / Jefferson
Boston U
Tufts
Maryland
**Lousiville and Indiana were both recommended by my advisor, who's actually pretty great, based on undergrad school relationships and past students going there
Thanks in advance! I'm mostly wondering what my chances are at top schools given stats and whether the low-yield schools are worth it
technically ORM, but considered "diverse" by some
cGPA: 3.7 sGPA: 3.6, upward trend on both (~3.95 this last year)
MCAT: 519, 130/131/128/130, taken 1x
Traditional applicant
Clinical Exposure:
- ~50 college hours volunteering at pediatric hospital, mostly freshman/sophomore since it was continued from high school
-1 year clinical research recruitment
Shadowing: ~200 hrs, various disciplines
Non-clinical Volunteering:
- ~150 hrs peer health education on campus
- ~200 hrs unpaid internship for public health/underserved communities
Employment: worked throughout college including food service, desk jobs, refereeing
Research: >1000 hrs/2 years in current lab (clinical research). Completed thesis, now have my own team & project to lead. Handful local/regional posters, some which won awards. Travelled internationally for project. Will be submitting first-author paper v. soon -- no guarantees but hopefully will be accepted during cycle and can update schools.
Leadership:
-project leader in lab as described
-founded, am current president of social org consistent with my diversity status
Awards
-2 summer research fellowships
-scholarship for leadership within minority community
Should have some pretty good LoRs, especially from PI and my internship director
School List:
OSU
Case western / Cleveland Clinic
Toledo
Cincinnati
Wright State
Northwestern
UChicago
Pitt
Michigan
NYU
Mount Sinai
Louisville
Indiana
Illinois
Rochester
Temple
Sidney Kimmel / Jefferson
Boston U
Tufts
Maryland
**Lousiville and Indiana were both recommended by my advisor, who's actually pretty great, based on undergrad school relationships and past students going there
Thanks in advance! I'm mostly wondering what my chances are at top schools given stats and whether the low-yield schools are worth it
