Im sitting on 2 WL from last cycle and hoping for the best but planning for the worst. I have a LOT of schools on my list and Im trying to narrow it down with a good mix of schools. Im more drawn to urban areas because I want to continue my work with HIV advocacy (and cities tend to be safer for LGBT people which is important to me and my partner).
24 y/o white male, going into 2nd gap year, OH resident, rural underserved upbringing, Top 15 of public school, LGBT+. Applied as disadvantaged b/c financial struggles of high school and rural area.
cGPA: 3.61 with strong trend (3.2, 3.24, 3.86, 3.78)
sGPA: 3.45 same type of trend (3.17, 3.05, 3.85, 3.68 b/c I was part time my last semester)
MCAT: 505 (128/123/128/126)-->511 (130/126/128/127)
LM :67.1 WARS: 68-75 (76-82 at the schools with LGBT as URM)
Clinical volunteering:
-80 hours hospital ambassador (2 semesters)
-30 hours nursing aid for orthopedics (1 summer)
-50+ hours scribe at free clinic for uninsured individuals (3/18-continue over cycle. Projected 100 more)
-100 HIV testing clinic/outreach for 1.5 years
Non clinical volunteering:
-150 hours LGBT+ youth center for trans youth. (10 months and will continue) (MME)
-100 hours ski resort volunteer park crew (3 years. 2 in high school, 1 in college)
Research:
-1600+ hours full time clinical research job in radiology. Projected 2000 more hours. Project lead for 1 trial and co lead of 2 others. One of the top labs in the world with a lot of visibility. (8/17-will continue over cycle)
-1 co author abstract at an international conference. Presented by PI, not me. Hopefully more over the cycle.
Shadowing:
-40 Internal Medicine, 30 General Surgery, 10 Ortho Surgery, 5 Allergy, 5 Endocrinology, maybe family med from scribing??
Leadership:
-500+ hours as a crew trainer at Chipotle. Trained everybody from new hires to corporate employees.
-200+ hours as a trainer/founding crew member at a sushi restaurant. Trained and also helped with marketing the brand to the surrounding area.
-40 hours LGBT undergrad mentor for an underclassman
Awards:
-Distinguished student award, some cross country scholarship from HS, Merit scholarship all 4 years
Other ECs:
-USCSA affiliated snowboard team all 4 years of college (intercollegiate sports but no coach or anything. We just competed but no real practices like other sports). Snowboarding for 10+ years
-Photography (MME) for 10+ years. Mostly just run an online blog of my pics and shown at school events. Submitting to small galleries around the city with my current project.
-Bodybuilding, skateboarding, yoga, modeling, social media influencer
LORs:
- 5 VERY strong letters from PI, Lab Coordinator, and chem professor, mentor (physician), english professor
-1 letter from bio professor (not sure how strong it is. I know him well but hes always short with emails so who knows.)
I have a pretty good reinvention story that shows why there was a spike in my GPA after sophomore year and goes along with be starting my volunteering with the LGBT+ community (mentoring, youth center, HIV testing, student rep of the AIDS clinical trials group). Combined that with my rural roots to talk about decreasing health disparities and provide underserved areas with resources. All that stuff plus more.
School List (schools in red are the ones Im thinking of cutting):
-Super Reach (tend to like LGBT+ applicants)
Mich
UCSF
UCLA
Pitt
Emory
Mayo (MN and AZ)
-Reach
Case
OSU
Rochester
Brown
Colrado
USC
Einstein
Utah
Cinci
-Target:
Georgetown
Indiana
Miami
Geisel
Jefferson
Temple
Tufts
GW
Vermont
Rush
MCW
Drexel
NEOMED
Loyola
Wright State
Toledo
Rosalind
NYMC
VCU
Arizona (Tuscon and Phoenix)
Western Mich
Tulane
24 y/o white male, going into 2nd gap year, OH resident, rural underserved upbringing, Top 15 of public school, LGBT+. Applied as disadvantaged b/c financial struggles of high school and rural area.
cGPA: 3.61 with strong trend (3.2, 3.24, 3.86, 3.78)
sGPA: 3.45 same type of trend (3.17, 3.05, 3.85, 3.68 b/c I was part time my last semester)
MCAT: 505 (128/123/128/126)-->511 (130/126/128/127)
LM :67.1 WARS: 68-75 (76-82 at the schools with LGBT as URM)
Clinical volunteering:
-80 hours hospital ambassador (2 semesters)
-30 hours nursing aid for orthopedics (1 summer)
-50+ hours scribe at free clinic for uninsured individuals (3/18-continue over cycle. Projected 100 more)
-100 HIV testing clinic/outreach for 1.5 years
Non clinical volunteering:
-150 hours LGBT+ youth center for trans youth. (10 months and will continue) (MME)
-100 hours ski resort volunteer park crew (3 years. 2 in high school, 1 in college)
Research:
-1600+ hours full time clinical research job in radiology. Projected 2000 more hours. Project lead for 1 trial and co lead of 2 others. One of the top labs in the world with a lot of visibility. (8/17-will continue over cycle)
-1 co author abstract at an international conference. Presented by PI, not me. Hopefully more over the cycle.
Shadowing:
-40 Internal Medicine, 30 General Surgery, 10 Ortho Surgery, 5 Allergy, 5 Endocrinology, maybe family med from scribing??
Leadership:
-500+ hours as a crew trainer at Chipotle. Trained everybody from new hires to corporate employees.
-200+ hours as a trainer/founding crew member at a sushi restaurant. Trained and also helped with marketing the brand to the surrounding area.
-40 hours LGBT undergrad mentor for an underclassman
Awards:
-Distinguished student award, some cross country scholarship from HS, Merit scholarship all 4 years
Other ECs:
-USCSA affiliated snowboard team all 4 years of college (intercollegiate sports but no coach or anything. We just competed but no real practices like other sports). Snowboarding for 10+ years
-Photography (MME) for 10+ years. Mostly just run an online blog of my pics and shown at school events. Submitting to small galleries around the city with my current project.
-Bodybuilding, skateboarding, yoga, modeling, social media influencer
LORs:
- 5 VERY strong letters from PI, Lab Coordinator, and chem professor, mentor (physician), english professor
-1 letter from bio professor (not sure how strong it is. I know him well but hes always short with emails so who knows.)
I have a pretty good reinvention story that shows why there was a spike in my GPA after sophomore year and goes along with be starting my volunteering with the LGBT+ community (mentoring, youth center, HIV testing, student rep of the AIDS clinical trials group). Combined that with my rural roots to talk about decreasing health disparities and provide underserved areas with resources. All that stuff plus more.
School List (schools in red are the ones Im thinking of cutting):
-Super Reach (tend to like LGBT+ applicants)
Mich
UCSF
UCLA
Pitt
Emory
Mayo (MN and AZ)
-Reach
Case
OSU
Rochester
Brown
Colrado
USC
Einstein
Utah
Cinci
-Target:
Georgetown
Indiana
Miami
Geisel
Jefferson
Temple
Tufts
GW
Vermont
Rush
MCW
Drexel
NEOMED
Loyola
Wright State
Toledo
Rosalind
NYMC
VCU
Arizona (Tuscon and Phoenix)
Western Mich
Tulane
