I am an American of Indian origin, male, about 21 years. Just completed my degree in biomedical engineering; very much want to be a doctor (MD is OK, MD/PhD is preferred since I love research). Lots of rejections although most schools asked for secondary applications; 4 interviews so far, 1 of them rejected, some hope in the other three (U-Pitt, CWRU and Toledo) but I can not count on these any more. CGPA=3.66, SGPA = 3.45, MCAT = 36 (14 in Biology), 2 summers of research (1 research paper), some shadowing experience, not much volunteering experience due to academic pressure in college, although recently I have accumulated about 40 hours in a hospital.
My plan is to do a special master's degree in physiology and work extremely hard, gain some volunteer experience and plenty of shadowing experience. I have applied to Michigan, CWRU and U-Cincinnati SMP's.
Any suggestions on how to improve my chances? Any advice? Will my chances improve with SMP if I do well? Is one of these SMP's better than others? Your help and ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Shankara
My plan is to do a special master's degree in physiology and work extremely hard, gain some volunteer experience and plenty of shadowing experience. I have applied to Michigan, CWRU and U-Cincinnati SMP's.
Any suggestions on how to improve my chances? Any advice? Will my chances improve with SMP if I do well? Is one of these SMP's better than others? Your help and ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Shankara