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Hello all,
URM from an economically disadvantaged background (if that matters...)
Undergrad: Large Public University, graduated in 2015
Undergrad Major: Spanish; minors International Business, Pre-medicine (STEM heavy)
Undergrad GPA: 3.56
GRE: Taking Nov. 16 average practice= Verbal 162, Quant 159 Writing 4.5
Experiences:
- taught elementary school as an overseas volunteer for 2 years (volunteer)
-worked at a diabetes wellness outreach center overseas for 1.5 years (volunteer)
- CNA at an assisted living facility for 1 year
-Spanish tutor at University for 1.5 years
-Organizing role for fundraising group at a children's hospital for 7 months (volunteer)
-Medical scribe in the ER for 10 months
-Medical scribe in primary care with lots of patient contact for 1 year
-One year of research in virology (no papers, no posters) (academic cred)
-AMSA membership 2 years (volunteer/academic cred)
Special Skills:
Fluent in Spanish
Proficient in two sub-saharan african languages
Can tell jokes in French
Classically trained mezzo-soprano
Recs: 1 from a physician that I worked with as a scribe for a year (we've developed a good friendship), 1 from my research PI who is a professor in Biology, 1 from a Spanish professor
Public Health Interests: I'd love to go somewhere like Columbia or BU where I can study both the behavioral and epidemiological aspects of public health while still keeping the program to two years. I'm really interested in health disparities, but would love the opportunity to be equipped with the tools to make myself a better clincial researcher. Ultimately the goal is med school.
Definitely Applying to: Columbia, BU, Emory, Michigan
Considering Applying to: Johns Hopkins, Harvard, UNC, Minnesota
I'm a little worried because I started on my application late and I wont have everything done until mid November. My application will probably still be verifying well into January........
Anyways...any suggestions, criticisms or questions are welcome
URM from an economically disadvantaged background (if that matters...)
Undergrad: Large Public University, graduated in 2015
Undergrad Major: Spanish; minors International Business, Pre-medicine (STEM heavy)
Undergrad GPA: 3.56
GRE: Taking Nov. 16 average practice= Verbal 162, Quant 159 Writing 4.5
Experiences:
- taught elementary school as an overseas volunteer for 2 years (volunteer)
-worked at a diabetes wellness outreach center overseas for 1.5 years (volunteer)
- CNA at an assisted living facility for 1 year
-Spanish tutor at University for 1.5 years
-Organizing role for fundraising group at a children's hospital for 7 months (volunteer)
-Medical scribe in the ER for 10 months
-Medical scribe in primary care with lots of patient contact for 1 year
-One year of research in virology (no papers, no posters) (academic cred)
-AMSA membership 2 years (volunteer/academic cred)
Special Skills:
Fluent in Spanish
Proficient in two sub-saharan african languages
Can tell jokes in French
Classically trained mezzo-soprano
Recs: 1 from a physician that I worked with as a scribe for a year (we've developed a good friendship), 1 from my research PI who is a professor in Biology, 1 from a Spanish professor
Public Health Interests: I'd love to go somewhere like Columbia or BU where I can study both the behavioral and epidemiological aspects of public health while still keeping the program to two years. I'm really interested in health disparities, but would love the opportunity to be equipped with the tools to make myself a better clincial researcher. Ultimately the goal is med school.
Definitely Applying to: Columbia, BU, Emory, Michigan
Considering Applying to: Johns Hopkins, Harvard, UNC, Minnesota
I'm a little worried because I started on my application late and I wont have everything done until mid November. My application will probably still be verifying well into January........
Anyways...any suggestions, criticisms or questions are welcome