37R, cGPA 3.93, BCPM 3.86, TX Resident

[littletxdoc]

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Age: 21
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
HomeState: TX

Undergrad Institution: University of South Carolina
Degree: Combined BA/BS Individualized Major: Health & Humanities
Graduation Date: May 2009

Application Year: 2009
MCAT Total: 37R
MCAT Scores: VR 11, PS 14, BS 12, R
BCPM GPA: 3.86
Overall GPA: 3.93

Career Goal: Pediatric Specialist? Considering Pediatric Cardiology or Congenital Heart Surgery

Clinical Experiences:
- Summer 2008 - Mary Ann Lunsford Summer Externship in Cardiology at UTHouston
- Hospital Internship - Mexico as part of Study Abroad - Rotations completed: Surgery, Obstetrics-Gynecology & Emergency Medicine (55 hours)
- Data Collection Sickle Cell Pain Patients in Hematology Clinic – for the study of sensitization as a result of vaso-occlusive pain early in life (20 hours)

Shadowing Experiences:
- Emergency Medicine (16 hours)
- Pediatric Cardiology (5 hours)
- Neonatology (16 hours)
- General Pediatrics (8 hours)

Research:
- Spring 2007 to present - USCSOM - Examining age-specific and sex-specific response and its molecular basis to Endothelin-1, a protein related to vaso-occlusive pain in Sickle-cell Patients; Examining changes in cutaneous nociceptors associated with Fetal Alcohol Exposure
- Summer 2004 - Emory University - Vaccine Research Center - T-Cell involvement in the specific immune response to viral infections. (40 hrs per wk - 7 wks)
- Summer 2003 - University of North Texas Health Science Center - Investigated new reconstituted lipoproteins as a method of transport for chemotherapeutic agents (40 hrs per wk - 8 wks)

Future Presentations:
- Altered peripheral and spinal innervation patterns in a rodent model of fetal alcohol exposure: implications for somatosensation and nociception. Society for Neuroscience. November 2008
- Small Group Based Elementary School Activities for Brain Awareness Week Society for Neuroscience. November 2008

Past Presentations:
- Changes in Cutaneous Peptidergic & Nonpeptidergic Nociceptors Associated with Fetal Ethanol Exposure. Presented at: SYNAPSE 2008 - College of Charleston, Georgia & South Carolina Neuroscience Consortium - Spring 2008, & Discovery Day 2008 - University of South Carolina, Columbia
- Vaso-occlusive Pain Early in Life Increases Acute Procedural Pain in Pediatric Sickle Cell Population. Presented at: SYNAPSE 2007 - Davidson College, North Carolina

Employment:
- Standardized Patient & Ultrasound Program - University of South Carolina School of Medicine
- Desk Assistant – University Housing - University of South Carolina
- Student Assistant – Healthy Carolina Office – University of South Carolina

Academic Honors & Scholarships:
- McNair Scholar – University of South Carolina awards 20 out-of-state students annually with a scholarship for $12,000 plus in-state tuition for all four years based on academic achievement and scholarship.
- Undergraduate Research Fellowship – $ 3,000 Grant to fund research conducted at the University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine.
- Alpha Epsilon Delta – National Pre-Medical Honor Society – Treasurer
- Phi Beta Kappa

Outreach & Volunteerwork:
Spring 2008 - Brain Awareness Week - Coordinator & Planner for a local elementary school (65 hours)
Summer 2005 & 2006 - Hospital Volunteer - Cook Children’s Medical Center (70 hours) - Fort Worth, Texas

Schools I am Applying to:

Awaiting Secondary:
Baylor College
Emory University
Medical University of South Carolina
UMDNJ - New Jersey
University of Pennsylvania
University of South Carolina
University of Texas, Houston
University of Texas, San Antonio
Virginia Commonwealth University

Received/Submitted Secondary:
George Washington University
University of Texas, Southwestern
Washington University in St. Louis



I would appreciate any comments. Thank You!😀

 

[dd128]

Congrats on the awesome stats 👍 I would imagine unless you go in there and completely blow the interviews you'll have your pick of schools.

 

[breakwithhate]

I myself am only starting to really learn about the process as I go through it,
but you've got an amazing application. I'm pretty sure with your experience and your stats, you'll be getting your number 1 choice, whichever school it is.

 

[jka0067]

Why not apply to more top ten medical schools? You have incredible EC's, a great GPA, and an awesome MCAT score.

 

[abcabc1]

You have an excellent application, from head to toe.

You have Penn, Emory, Baylor, WUSTL and Southwestern already, but could consider more top schools if you're interested. To be honest, I don't see very many schools turning you down.

 

[dakims]

wow. that is a very very nice app
you seem to have too many safety schools, you should add more top schools

 

[primadonna22274]

So I'm confused: are you a Texan or a South Carolina girl?
I think MUSC would drool over you.
I also think you should consider OHSU. OHSU would love you.
Nothing else to add...I wish you the best.
😉

 

[littletxdoc]

So I'm confused: are you a Texan or a South Carolina girl?
I think MUSC would drool over you.
I also think you should consider OHSU. OHSU would love you.
Nothing else to add...I wish you the best.
😉

I am from TX and still hold my TX residency and am going to school in SC.

 

[Dulcina]

hot damn thats a good app...

 

[Jolie South]

i think your app looks great. i predict that you will get in somewhere in TX for sure.

why not add UTMB and some more elite dream schools as well?