I graduated in 2014 with a B.S. in Biology with a concentration in Microbiology. This was a track program in Education. My GPAs and MCAT scores were pretty weak when I graduated. For reference, I graduated from George Mason University. After graduating, I started Teach for America in inner-DC public schools, and started living in D.C. I've now attended UDC (University of District of Columbia) for a year. Mostly because it was dirt cheap for me, about 4K total for my entire DIY Post-bacc. Now, this is a urban land-grant University, grants an associates, bachelors, and master's degree. It's no Harvard, and I am worried I will be looked down upon for that.
Anyways, I've done 32 credits at UDC, completed a second degree in Biology (didn't intend too, kind of just got it, and then graduated?). Anyways, these 32 credits were all 4.0. That bumped my cGPA from a 3.62 to a 3.72, and my sGPA from a 3.40 to a 3.60.
During this time, I also worked extensively on my MCAT. I took it in Undergrad (for some stupid reason, I thought that taking it after my prereqs was wise, and I was all knowing, which I was NOT), and got a 22. I retook the MCAT last year and earned a 33 -- balanced 11/11/11.
My PS is heavily based on my teaching experiences in TFA. Additionally, I've been a research associate at the NIH for 4 years, with 2 publications. I am planning to apply strategically to about 5 MD/PhD schools.
EC's: President of Botany Club, President of Science Educators, Parent-Teacher Association Science Representative for DCPS
Research: Extensive
LOR's: Very strong, 2 Research PI's, 2 Science Professors, 1 Non-Science
Volunteering: HIV Aids Counselor for about 2 years, 400 Hours volunteering in Hospital, Food Desert Committee Organizer for Anacostia-DC, On weekends I'm a Bingo Caller at the Old home near my apartment
Question #1: Good fit for MD admissions this cycle?
Question #2: Why did I get rejected last cycle?
Last cycle, I applied with a 3.68 cGPA, 3.55 sGPA, 33 MCAT. I took the MCAT in June, and my application was verified in early August. I applied to 10 schools because I thought I had a late application (1 in-state, 3 MD/PhD, and 6 other MD's).
Anyways, I've done 32 credits at UDC, completed a second degree in Biology (didn't intend too, kind of just got it, and then graduated?). Anyways, these 32 credits were all 4.0. That bumped my cGPA from a 3.62 to a 3.72, and my sGPA from a 3.40 to a 3.60.
During this time, I also worked extensively on my MCAT. I took it in Undergrad (for some stupid reason, I thought that taking it after my prereqs was wise, and I was all knowing, which I was NOT), and got a 22. I retook the MCAT last year and earned a 33 -- balanced 11/11/11.
My PS is heavily based on my teaching experiences in TFA. Additionally, I've been a research associate at the NIH for 4 years, with 2 publications. I am planning to apply strategically to about 5 MD/PhD schools.
EC's: President of Botany Club, President of Science Educators, Parent-Teacher Association Science Representative for DCPS
Research: Extensive
LOR's: Very strong, 2 Research PI's, 2 Science Professors, 1 Non-Science
Volunteering: HIV Aids Counselor for about 2 years, 400 Hours volunteering in Hospital, Food Desert Committee Organizer for Anacostia-DC, On weekends I'm a Bingo Caller at the Old home near my apartment
Question #1: Good fit for MD admissions this cycle?
Question #2: Why did I get rejected last cycle?
Last cycle, I applied with a 3.68 cGPA, 3.55 sGPA, 33 MCAT. I took the MCAT in June, and my application was verified in early August. I applied to 10 schools because I thought I had a late application (1 in-state, 3 MD/PhD, and 6 other MD's).