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shelbybro

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Year in school: Graduated, currently in SMP (No URM)

Country/state of residence: TX, Have lived in CA (ties?)

Schools to which you are applying: (Secondary received for all, expect those noted)

• Texas AM

• UT Houston

• UT Austin (No secondary)

• UT Southwestern

• UT San Antonio

• UTMB

• UT Rio Grande Valley (Received secondary after screen)

• TT Lubbock

• TT El Paso

• TCOM (DO)

• David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Received secondary after screen)

• USC

• UC Irvine (No secondary)

• UC San Diego (No secondary)

• UC Davis (Received secondary after screen)

• UC Riverside (No secondary)

• Loma Linda

• Loyola Stritch

• Rosalind Franklin

• Rush

• UI Chicago (Received secondary after screen)

• Upstate

• Downstate

• Albany

• SUNY Buffalo

• New York Medical College

• Stony Brook

• Rochester

• Tulane

• Georgetown

• Boston University

• Baylor

• Drexel

• Geisinger

• Temple

• Penn State

• Sidney Kimmel

• U Miami

• Medical College of Wisconsin

• VCU (Received secondary after screen)

• Vermont

Cumulative GPA: 3.37; Top 25 university if that has any bearing

Science GPA: 3.24

Current SMP GPA: 4.00 (I have updated Texas schools and AMCAS schools with post submission updates)

MCAT Scores: 507 (127/126/128/126), 508 (127/125/125/131)

Applied disadvantaged due to parental issues/mental health causing initial low GPA, but massive upward trend.

Research: Undergraduate Research Assistant at Vision Molecular Lab (600 hrs), Individual Project (300 hrs), 1 Poster presentation at ARVO International Conference

Volunteering (clinical): Hospital Helper (268 hours): Interacted with patients, brought them food, cleaned their beds

Physician shadowing: Endocrinologist (35 hrs), Family Medicine (40 hrs)

Non-clinical volunteering: Local village translator during international trips in marginalized areas of nonprofit organization on campus/ organizer of community projects (400 hrs)
Local nursing home during summer after graduation (35 hrs)

Extracurricular activities: Weightlifting, Leisure Reading

Employment history: Supervisor/Customer relations at campus gym (530 hrs)

Immediate family members in medicine?: Yes

Specialty of interest: Primary care, endocrinology

Shadowing experience: Yes, please see above

Graduate degrees: Currently pursuing SMP

Interest in rural health (y/n) :Yes

No II, No Rejections (knock on wood)

Thanks for your input!
 
You should receive interviews from some of your Texas schools. However, the UC's, the SUNY's accept very few non residents with your stats. I suggest adding a few more DO schools and include UIWSOM in Texas.
 
You should receive interviews from some of your Texas schools. However, the UC's, the SUNY's accept very few non residents with your stats. I suggest adding a few more DO schools and include UIWSOM in Texas.

Thank you for your input! A Texas interview would be great, but unfortunately I have not received any interviews yet. I am worried about my low GPA, hence I'm pursuing a SMP currently.
 
Thank you for your input! A Texas interview would be great, but unfortunately I have not received any interviews yet. I am worried about my low GPA, hence I'm pursuing a SMP currently.

When did you submit/when did it transmit?
 
TMDSAS: 5/30 submit, 6/20 transmit
AMCAS: 06/30 submit, 08/01 transmit

Based on your signature, I'm assuming you are waiting for interviews too? When did you submit and transmit?
 
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