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I need some help deciding where to apply. My GPA as an undergrad was pretty low, so I decided to move to Cambridge and go through the Harvard Extension School?s Health Careers Program. I took 6 four unit UNDERGRADUATE bio courses. Here are my stats:
Undergrad: UC Berkeley
Major: Molecular and Cell Biology
Degree: BA in MCB awarded May 2002
Undergraduate Total GPA by Semester
Freshmen (BCMP: 2.67, AO: 3.54, Total: 3.18)
Fall 1998: 2.86
Spring 1999: 3.47
Sophomore (BCMP: 2.41, AO: 3.33, Total: 2.70)
Fall 1999: 2.44
Spring 2000: 2.65
Junior (BCMP: 3.37, AO: 3.70, Total: 3.40)
Fall 2000: 3.13
Spring 2001: 3.79
Senior (BCMP: 3.55, AO: 3.65, Total: 3.57)
Fall 2001: 3.43
Spring 2002: 3.81
Harvard Extension School (2002-2003)
Immunology I ? A
Immunology II ? A-
Biochemistry II ? A
Microbiology ? B+
Intro to Epidemiology ? A-
Topics in HIV & AIDS ? A
Total GPA : 3.8
Overall Undergrad GPA (including Harvard and a few CC classes) according to AMCAS:
AO: 3.52
BCMP: 3.23
Total: 3.31
MCAT:
VR: 10 PS: 10 BS: 10 WR: R
Research Experience
- Summer Intership in an environmental toxicology Lab at UC Davis
- Student Researcher in a microbiology lab at UC Berkeley for 8 months (acknowledgements given in a published paper ? big woop) -> completed a semester of honors research
- Summer Intership (full-time volunteer work) in a burn research lab at Shriners Children?s Hospital
Other Experiences
I also have 7-8 months experience volunteering 6 hours a week in the ED of Mass General Hospital transporting patients around and helping the radiology staff
I?ve been involved in a cultural and religious club, but I have completely avoided pre-med and medical societies.
I have a 2 rec letters written by Harvard Ext. teachers, a rec from a Berkeley professor co-written by my TA, a rec from the chief of staff of the Shriners Hospital I researched at and I?m getting a committee composite letter from Harvard too.
Ok, obviously my GPA is still pretty low. I'm hoping that the fairly solid grades at Harvard and decent upward trend in my undergrad GPA since my horrible sophomore year (all laziness and immaturity that year) will help my case. Here is a list of schools I plan to apply to:
UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, Jefferson, East Virginia Medical School, Finch University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Loma Linda University, Tulane University, Tufts University, NYMC, Wayne State University, SUNY ? Syracuse, Drexel University, Mercer University, University of Illinois, USC, Temple
Obviously I'm a Cali resident. I need a few more mid to low range schools to add to this list and I need the existing list to be critiqued. Can you guys give me an honest assessment of my chances at this point? Also, can you suggest some decent DO schools to add to that list where I might have a chance? Is there a big difference between applying today versus next week (June 9-11)? Thanks for reading this and sorry for the long post!!!
I need some help deciding where to apply. My GPA as an undergrad was pretty low, so I decided to move to Cambridge and go through the Harvard Extension School?s Health Careers Program. I took 6 four unit UNDERGRADUATE bio courses. Here are my stats:
Undergrad: UC Berkeley
Major: Molecular and Cell Biology
Degree: BA in MCB awarded May 2002
Undergraduate Total GPA by Semester
Freshmen (BCMP: 2.67, AO: 3.54, Total: 3.18)
Fall 1998: 2.86
Spring 1999: 3.47
Sophomore (BCMP: 2.41, AO: 3.33, Total: 2.70)
Fall 1999: 2.44
Spring 2000: 2.65
Junior (BCMP: 3.37, AO: 3.70, Total: 3.40)
Fall 2000: 3.13
Spring 2001: 3.79
Senior (BCMP: 3.55, AO: 3.65, Total: 3.57)
Fall 2001: 3.43
Spring 2002: 3.81
Harvard Extension School (2002-2003)
Immunology I ? A
Immunology II ? A-
Biochemistry II ? A
Microbiology ? B+
Intro to Epidemiology ? A-
Topics in HIV & AIDS ? A
Total GPA : 3.8
Overall Undergrad GPA (including Harvard and a few CC classes) according to AMCAS:
AO: 3.52
BCMP: 3.23
Total: 3.31
MCAT:
VR: 10 PS: 10 BS: 10 WR: R
Research Experience
- Summer Intership in an environmental toxicology Lab at UC Davis
- Student Researcher in a microbiology lab at UC Berkeley for 8 months (acknowledgements given in a published paper ? big woop) -> completed a semester of honors research
- Summer Intership (full-time volunteer work) in a burn research lab at Shriners Children?s Hospital
Other Experiences
I also have 7-8 months experience volunteering 6 hours a week in the ED of Mass General Hospital transporting patients around and helping the radiology staff
I?ve been involved in a cultural and religious club, but I have completely avoided pre-med and medical societies.
I have a 2 rec letters written by Harvard Ext. teachers, a rec from a Berkeley professor co-written by my TA, a rec from the chief of staff of the Shriners Hospital I researched at and I?m getting a committee composite letter from Harvard too.
Ok, obviously my GPA is still pretty low. I'm hoping that the fairly solid grades at Harvard and decent upward trend in my undergrad GPA since my horrible sophomore year (all laziness and immaturity that year) will help my case. Here is a list of schools I plan to apply to:
UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, Jefferson, East Virginia Medical School, Finch University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Loma Linda University, Tulane University, Tufts University, NYMC, Wayne State University, SUNY ? Syracuse, Drexel University, Mercer University, University of Illinois, USC, Temple
Obviously I'm a Cali resident. I need a few more mid to low range schools to add to this list and I need the existing list to be critiqued. Can you guys give me an honest assessment of my chances at this point? Also, can you suggest some decent DO schools to add to that list where I might have a chance? Is there a big difference between applying today versus next week (June 9-11)? Thanks for reading this and sorry for the long post!!!
