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Undergrad institute: UGA
Bio major phil minor
3.51 c. gpa
3.66 science gpa
Graduated May 2011
MCAT: 34 (early 2012)
~100 hours clinical volunteering (2009-2011, mostly at Grady Memorial)
~50 hours non-clinical volunteering (2010-2011)
Undergrad research studying developmental stem cell pathways in fruit flies for two years, no publications (2010-2011)
Shadowing
Neurology 20 hr (2010)
ER MD 15 hr (2011)
General surgery (shadowing a nurse anesthesiologist) 20 hrs (2011)
Ortho surgeon 20 hrs (2011)
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**Below lies a self-indulgent story with needless detail, there is a summary below for just-the-facts, or read if you want a better sense of where I stand**
Graduated May 2011, found myself very burned out, several people felt that I entered a depressed state of sorts during the last year of school.
After graduation, studied and took the MCAT in November while working as a waiter, did not try to apply that cycle.
Began a job as an MD scribe as well to buff application. Was taken on with 5 others out of about 60 applicants to begin training. Made it to the last day of training and was let go.
The person overseeing the training explained that he felt I was qualified to continue, but due to missing a day of the training due to a scheduling mistake on my part (at my other job waiting tables, I told someone I would work for them and I keep my word), he was forced to let me go by those overseeing his own work. 1 of the 5 continued past training. For some reason, I took this very hard
Began to question many things. My reasons for applying, if I was actually interested in medicine or if I just wanted a reliable job with a fat paycheck. My quality of life and my quality as a person. I had/have very few friends and hardly go out. I blame it on forcing myself to forego a social life to force myself to study harder, as I am admittedly not as intelligent as most applicants. Which still only yielded average results. I began to question if I was really the sort of person qualified to handle matters which could leave people dead dying or maimed, and found myself lacking.
**Summary**
After graduating and taking the MCAT, I've been waiting tables for the past year without applying due to personal reasons, despite having fairly reasonable statistics for an instate Georgia application.
I have a biology degree with a philosophy minor and I mean to put it to use one way or another. I'm considering giving medical school one last go, but I wonder if I have any reasonable chance after doing nothing hugely productive for going on a year after graduation.
I have a great interest in horseback riding and woodworking, and could easily see myself working in a rural area where I could pursue these things on the side whilst working as a primary care physician, hence my interest in Mercer.
Thank you for your thoughts. Please ask questions if more detail is needed, I am an open book awaiting your perusal
Bio major phil minor
3.51 c. gpa
3.66 science gpa
Graduated May 2011
MCAT: 34 (early 2012)
~100 hours clinical volunteering (2009-2011, mostly at Grady Memorial)
~50 hours non-clinical volunteering (2010-2011)
Undergrad research studying developmental stem cell pathways in fruit flies for two years, no publications (2010-2011)
Shadowing
Neurology 20 hr (2010)
ER MD 15 hr (2011)
General surgery (shadowing a nurse anesthesiologist) 20 hrs (2011)
Ortho surgeon 20 hrs (2011)
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**Below lies a self-indulgent story with needless detail, there is a summary below for just-the-facts, or read if you want a better sense of where I stand**
Graduated May 2011, found myself very burned out, several people felt that I entered a depressed state of sorts during the last year of school.
After graduation, studied and took the MCAT in November while working as a waiter, did not try to apply that cycle.
Began a job as an MD scribe as well to buff application. Was taken on with 5 others out of about 60 applicants to begin training. Made it to the last day of training and was let go.
The person overseeing the training explained that he felt I was qualified to continue, but due to missing a day of the training due to a scheduling mistake on my part (at my other job waiting tables, I told someone I would work for them and I keep my word), he was forced to let me go by those overseeing his own work. 1 of the 5 continued past training. For some reason, I took this very hard
Began to question many things. My reasons for applying, if I was actually interested in medicine or if I just wanted a reliable job with a fat paycheck. My quality of life and my quality as a person. I had/have very few friends and hardly go out. I blame it on forcing myself to forego a social life to force myself to study harder, as I am admittedly not as intelligent as most applicants. Which still only yielded average results. I began to question if I was really the sort of person qualified to handle matters which could leave people dead dying or maimed, and found myself lacking.
**Summary**
After graduating and taking the MCAT, I've been waiting tables for the past year without applying due to personal reasons, despite having fairly reasonable statistics for an instate Georgia application.
I have a biology degree with a philosophy minor and I mean to put it to use one way or another. I'm considering giving medical school one last go, but I wonder if I have any reasonable chance after doing nothing hugely productive for going on a year after graduation.
I have a great interest in horseback riding and woodworking, and could easily see myself working in a rural area where I could pursue these things on the side whilst working as a primary care physician, hence my interest in Mercer.
Thank you for your thoughts. Please ask questions if more detail is needed, I am an open book awaiting your perusal
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