Hi, I am a UCSD fifth year finishing with BS and BA degrees in Biochemistry/Cell Biology and Anthropology in March, as well as a Global Health minor. My first two years were abysmal, but my third, fourth, and fifth years have seen a tremendous upward GPA trend, especially with taking 20-22 units a quarter, and acing most, if not all, classes. I have one W unresolved, and two Ws which I retook for an A and A-. I have never failed any classes. I am 21 years old.
If my last quarter goes as well as I intend it to, I will finish with a ~3.42 overall GPA. I'm not sure how to calculate my BCPM GPA, but I know it's not particularly high, probably around a 3.4-3.5. My Anthropology GPA is nearly immaculate, but I understand that is nowhere as important as my science GPA.
If my last quarter goes as well as I intend it to, I will finish with a ~3.42 overall GPA. I'm not sure how to calculate my BCPM GPA, but I know it's not particularly high, probably around a 3.4-3.5. My Anthropology GPA is nearly immaculate, but I understand that is nowhere as important as my science GPA.
- In regards to my extracurriculars, I did research in a molecular and cellular physiology lab at Stanford for 2 months, doing well enough to get recommended to a lab at The Scripps Research Institute, at which I did research for 2.5 years, eventually getting a publication, and perhaps another.
- I have been an Emergency Department Research Associate at Thornton Hospital, enrolling patients in clinical studies for a year or so, and I am projected to complete approx. 200 hours by the end of my studies at UCSD. Among the topics currently being investigated are chest pain, abdominal pain, and medication adherence.
- I will be tutoring middle school kids in science subjects, such as biology and chemistry, as well as maths during my last quarter at UCSD.
- I have participated in trips to clinics in Mexico as well.
- Finally, if it means anything, I won a 2nd place presentation award at a Global Health Research Symposium last year.