Hey SDN,
I really need help narrowing down my list of schools to. I've used geographical preferences to mostly narrow it down - mainly, I want to live somewhere with a big Jewish community. I feel like it's a bit top heavy - any help would be much appreciated.
CA resident, just graduated from Kalamazoo College, MI
Major: Biology
Minor: Physics (A non traditional, complex systems and neuroscience route)
MCAT: taking PR course and testing in august, so I'll be submitting a bit late for 2014 entry
cGPA: 3.55
sGPA: 3.4
ECs: Strong, as far as compared to most graduating seniors. EMT, research and thesis, lots of health policy and doctor shadowing. My passion is more in the way of patient care than research, however. I want to be a physician, am still open to research, but leaning towards practicing, and I am also strongly inclined to pursue a career as a physician educator (to teach in a med school after I matriculate).
Notes about me: Entered College at 16, suspended in first year for messing around in the dorms. My growth is well addressed in my PS, but still a very important part of my life and application.
Here's my list...it's quite long. I have a lot of the better schools on the list, and I want to narrow them down to something a bit more realistic and less reach, especially considering my GPA and late application / mcat score (i expect about 30 or so).
Things to consider in the order i want to narrow down:
1) Which schools (other than MI and CA schools that i have a tie to) do not tend to take many out of state students.
2) Which schools are more research heavy? Which focus more on patient care and possibly even teaching?
3) Take out NY medical schools that are in less Jewish communities?
4) Take out a few of the reach schools so i don't waste all my money.
MD
CA-
1. UCSF
2. UCLA
3. UCR
4. UCSD
5. UCI
6. UCD
7. USC
8. Loma linda
9. Stanford
MI -
10. UM
11. MSU
12. CMU
13. WMU
14. Oakland
15.Wayne state
New York-
16. Mount sinai
17. Einstein
18. cornell
19. NYU
20. NY Medical college
21. Stony Brook
22. Albany
23. Hofstra North Shore
24. Columbia
Other : These are places I could see myself living in the future that wouldn't come to mind at first, but have lower entry stats so they are more realistic, or have programs I really like.
24. Wisconsin
25. southern Illinois
26. Central florida
27. University of florida
28. Indiana University
29. Mayo
Foreign Schools-
31. Tel Aviv, Israel - Sackler
32. Beersheva, Israel - BGU
Thank you all!
I really need help narrowing down my list of schools to. I've used geographical preferences to mostly narrow it down - mainly, I want to live somewhere with a big Jewish community. I feel like it's a bit top heavy - any help would be much appreciated.
CA resident, just graduated from Kalamazoo College, MI
Major: Biology
Minor: Physics (A non traditional, complex systems and neuroscience route)
MCAT: taking PR course and testing in august, so I'll be submitting a bit late for 2014 entry
cGPA: 3.55
sGPA: 3.4
ECs: Strong, as far as compared to most graduating seniors. EMT, research and thesis, lots of health policy and doctor shadowing. My passion is more in the way of patient care than research, however. I want to be a physician, am still open to research, but leaning towards practicing, and I am also strongly inclined to pursue a career as a physician educator (to teach in a med school after I matriculate).
Notes about me: Entered College at 16, suspended in first year for messing around in the dorms. My growth is well addressed in my PS, but still a very important part of my life and application.
Here's my list...it's quite long. I have a lot of the better schools on the list, and I want to narrow them down to something a bit more realistic and less reach, especially considering my GPA and late application / mcat score (i expect about 30 or so).
Things to consider in the order i want to narrow down:
1) Which schools (other than MI and CA schools that i have a tie to) do not tend to take many out of state students.
2) Which schools are more research heavy? Which focus more on patient care and possibly even teaching?
3) Take out NY medical schools that are in less Jewish communities?
4) Take out a few of the reach schools so i don't waste all my money.
MD
CA-
1. UCSF
2. UCLA
3. UCR
4. UCSD
5. UCI
6. UCD
7. USC
8. Loma linda
9. Stanford
MI -
10. UM
11. MSU
12. CMU
13. WMU
14. Oakland
15.Wayne state
New York-
16. Mount sinai
17. Einstein
18. cornell
19. NYU
20. NY Medical college
21. Stony Brook
22. Albany
23. Hofstra North Shore
24. Columbia
Other : These are places I could see myself living in the future that wouldn't come to mind at first, but have lower entry stats so they are more realistic, or have programs I really like.
24. Wisconsin
25. southern Illinois
26. Central florida
27. University of florida
28. Indiana University
29. Mayo
Foreign Schools-
31. Tel Aviv, Israel - Sackler
32. Beersheva, Israel - BGU
Thank you all!
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