Hi, I've listed some relevant info about myself. I'd like to know my options for applying to schools in the US (but am open to any other suggestions!).
I have a very low GPA, mainly because I did two degrees (Mathematics and Life Sciences) concurrently, finishing both in 4 years. I did this by stuffing my schedule with a lot of tough courses, and also doing some courses in the summer. My first and fourth year cGPA is decent (3.42 and 3.8, respectively), while 2nd and 3rd year are not (2.5 and 2.3, respectively). I have a psychology course and a roman history course (both with written components), but I will be taking n english course in the coming year (in time for matriculation).
Thanks so much for your feedback!
AMCAS-cGPA: 3.07
AMCAS-sGPA: 3.01
MCAT: VR11/PS10/BS13, WS=Q
Education:
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Queen's University (Kingston, CAN), 2009-2012
Bachelor of Science Honors, Life Science with Specialization in Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University (Kingston, CAN) 2009-2013
Master of Science, Biology (Neuroscience), York University (Toronto, CAN), 2013-2015
Volunteer activities:
- Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto), Medical Imagining, translating services, blood lab, ~60h
- Dance with Parkinsons (therapy group): ~15h, +3h per week
indefinitely
- Ballroom dance workshops: ~40 h
Work:
- tennis camp counsellor (2008/2009), ~800 h
- Electrical fault testing, General Electric (2010/2011), ~900h
- dance classes, ~100h
- Teaching Assitant for undergraduate courses (2013/2014), ~270 h
Research:
- 2013: Undergraduate thesis. Developed code and analysis for novel model of decision making. Compiling a manuscript of my results (1st author) with my previous supervisor (although he's very slow in responding, don't think it will be submitted any time soon). ~1000h
- 2013/2014: Master's thesis. Analysis of electrophysiological signals. Huge dataset, learned a lot about analysing big data. Wrote something like 100,000 lines of code. We are currently writing a manuscript to submit in November (1st author). ~2000 h, now going into my second year
- 2014: small side project, retrospective analysis of effects of depression in narcolepsy patients. Hopefully it will be submitted by the end of this year, I'll be 2nd or 3rd author
- Neuroscience Association at York (2014): small local conference, encourages student presentations
- Canadian Association of Neuroscience Conference 2014: oral presentation, "Functional role of cross-frequency coupling in anterior and prefronal cingulate cortices"
- Society for Neuroscience 2014 (upcoming): Accepted for a poster presentation
Other activities:
- Competitive ballroom dance, 2000-2010, a lot of hours...
- Workshop organizer for a youth leadership conference (NTYLC), 2011, ~90h
- shadowing research oncologist at Mars Centre (2009), ~40h
I have a very low GPA, mainly because I did two degrees (Mathematics and Life Sciences) concurrently, finishing both in 4 years. I did this by stuffing my schedule with a lot of tough courses, and also doing some courses in the summer. My first and fourth year cGPA is decent (3.42 and 3.8, respectively), while 2nd and 3rd year are not (2.5 and 2.3, respectively). I have a psychology course and a roman history course (both with written components), but I will be taking n english course in the coming year (in time for matriculation).
Thanks so much for your feedback!
AMCAS-cGPA: 3.07
AMCAS-sGPA: 3.01
MCAT: VR11/PS10/BS13, WS=Q
Education:
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Queen's University (Kingston, CAN), 2009-2012
Bachelor of Science Honors, Life Science with Specialization in Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University (Kingston, CAN) 2009-2013
Master of Science, Biology (Neuroscience), York University (Toronto, CAN), 2013-2015
Volunteer activities:
- Mount Sinai Hospital (Toronto), Medical Imagining, translating services, blood lab, ~60h
- Dance with Parkinsons (therapy group): ~15h, +3h per week
indefinitely
- Ballroom dance workshops: ~40 h
Work:
- tennis camp counsellor (2008/2009), ~800 h
- Electrical fault testing, General Electric (2010/2011), ~900h
- dance classes, ~100h
- Teaching Assitant for undergraduate courses (2013/2014), ~270 h
Research:
- 2013: Undergraduate thesis. Developed code and analysis for novel model of decision making. Compiling a manuscript of my results (1st author) with my previous supervisor (although he's very slow in responding, don't think it will be submitted any time soon). ~1000h
- 2013/2014: Master's thesis. Analysis of electrophysiological signals. Huge dataset, learned a lot about analysing big data. Wrote something like 100,000 lines of code. We are currently writing a manuscript to submit in November (1st author). ~2000 h, now going into my second year
- 2014: small side project, retrospective analysis of effects of depression in narcolepsy patients. Hopefully it will be submitted by the end of this year, I'll be 2nd or 3rd author
- Neuroscience Association at York (2014): small local conference, encourages student presentations
- Canadian Association of Neuroscience Conference 2014: oral presentation, "Functional role of cross-frequency coupling in anterior and prefronal cingulate cortices"
- Society for Neuroscience 2014 (upcoming): Accepted for a poster presentation
Other activities:
- Competitive ballroom dance, 2000-2010, a lot of hours...
- Workshop organizer for a youth leadership conference (NTYLC), 2011, ~90h
- shadowing research oncologist at Mars Centre (2009), ~40h
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