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I hate to be another person asking "will I get in?" but every time I read one of those threads the person has a 3.9 undergrad GPA, a Master's in Chinese, volunteered at an AIDS clinic in Thailand, saved someone from a heart attack in a restaurant one time, started their own multi-million dollar business, and heals the blind.
I, on the other hand, feel I look a tad mediocre to committees and wanted to see what you guys think.
I graduated earlier this year from one of the largest public universities in the country. I transferred to that school with a 2.87 after blowing my dual enrollment in high school and a ****ty semester at a terrible Christian college right out of high school. Finally got my **** together, graduated with a Russian degree and an honors degree in English Lit in 4 years. Overall GPA was a 3.4, with English GPA of 3.7 and Russian GPA of 3.6.
I studied abroad in Russia, wrote for several school newspapers, was published twice in undergraduate literary journals, was an Editor of my school's lit. journal, wrote a killer thesis on Langston Hughes, and was a member of a prestigious scholarship society for my last two years.
I have little to no healthcare experience. I started volunteering in the ICU of a Brooklyn hospital in September (which is where I had my come-to-Jesus moment about healthcare/med school) and will start in ICU at a children's hospital next month.
I'm also a Philip Glass fanatic, avid eater of avocados, a 5'10" southern belle with a sailor's mouth, watcher of super-depressing movies, and a wizard with a red pen and a piece of writing.
I am most worried about my lack of experience in healthcare and my previous science grades. I'm a hell of a writer and editor and always expected to go into academia or publishing, so I never paid math and science much attention. I was a serious slacker in high school (my diploma was practically made of cocaine). I got a C in Gen Chem I in college because I basically gave up in that 400-person lecture hall, a B- in Pre-Calc, and an A in Medical Terminology.
I am really hoping for Bennington, but I'm also applying to UVM, Tufts, Penn State, Mount Holyoke, and Bryn Mawr (just for kicks, basically). What I do have going for me are stellar recommendations and personal statement, and a not-so-bad ACT score (28). I am most worried about my lack of experience and my dismal science grades/early college grades.
Apologize for my complete autobiography here. Any thoughts? Should I wait and get more experience under my belt instead of applying for a Summer 2012 start date?
I, on the other hand, feel I look a tad mediocre to committees and wanted to see what you guys think.
I graduated earlier this year from one of the largest public universities in the country. I transferred to that school with a 2.87 after blowing my dual enrollment in high school and a ****ty semester at a terrible Christian college right out of high school. Finally got my **** together, graduated with a Russian degree and an honors degree in English Lit in 4 years. Overall GPA was a 3.4, with English GPA of 3.7 and Russian GPA of 3.6.
I studied abroad in Russia, wrote for several school newspapers, was published twice in undergraduate literary journals, was an Editor of my school's lit. journal, wrote a killer thesis on Langston Hughes, and was a member of a prestigious scholarship society for my last two years.
I have little to no healthcare experience. I started volunteering in the ICU of a Brooklyn hospital in September (which is where I had my come-to-Jesus moment about healthcare/med school) and will start in ICU at a children's hospital next month.
I'm also a Philip Glass fanatic, avid eater of avocados, a 5'10" southern belle with a sailor's mouth, watcher of super-depressing movies, and a wizard with a red pen and a piece of writing.
I am most worried about my lack of experience in healthcare and my previous science grades. I'm a hell of a writer and editor and always expected to go into academia or publishing, so I never paid math and science much attention. I was a serious slacker in high school (my diploma was practically made of cocaine). I got a C in Gen Chem I in college because I basically gave up in that 400-person lecture hall, a B- in Pre-Calc, and an A in Medical Terminology.
I am really hoping for Bennington, but I'm also applying to UVM, Tufts, Penn State, Mount Holyoke, and Bryn Mawr (just for kicks, basically). What I do have going for me are stellar recommendations and personal statement, and a not-so-bad ACT score (28). I am most worried about my lack of experience and my dismal science grades/early college grades.
Apologize for my complete autobiography here. Any thoughts? Should I wait and get more experience under my belt instead of applying for a Summer 2012 start date?
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