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- Jun 7, 2015
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White, Male, KS resident, non-trad (will be 29 upon matriculation). Originally a business major, graduated in 2010, worked in healthcare consulting for several years before deciding to pursue medicine. Completed pre-reqs via a formal postbac this year and took MCAT.
Stats:
cGPA ~ 3.2 (uGPA ~3.1, pbGPA 4.0)
sGPA - 3.83 (4.0 in all prereqs)
MCAT - 516
ECs are as follows:
Paid Clinical:
-Currently employed as medical scribe in ED (worked while in PB ~15 hrs/week in this position)
Research:
-Currently employed as a bioinformatics researcher in a translational genetics research lab at a local medical school. No publications likely by the beginning of the cycle unfortunately though several are in the works. (worked while in PB ~20 hrs/week in this position)
Volunteering:
-Pediatric hospital volunteer for 2 years
-Free clinic volunteer for 1 year, patient intake.
-Various urban farming organizations steadily for 3-4 years.
Shadowing:
~100 hours across 4 specialties
Miscellaneous:
College Athlete for 4 years during UG, Captain for last 2, All-American for 2 years, played professionally abroad for a year before starting to work.
List (open to suggestions):
-University of KS
-UMKC
-Loyola
-RFU
-Northwestern
-Rush
-Creighton
-Boston
-Tufts
-Tulane
-Case Western
-Dartmouth
-St. Louis
-EVMS
-VCU
-VT
-Miami
-Vanderbilt
-Wake Forest
-USF
-Western Michigan
-University of Colorado
-MCW
-Oakland
Apologies for the lengthy post, sincere appreciation for any feedback.
Stats:
cGPA ~ 3.2 (uGPA ~3.1, pbGPA 4.0)
sGPA - 3.83 (4.0 in all prereqs)
MCAT - 516
ECs are as follows:
Paid Clinical:
-Currently employed as medical scribe in ED (worked while in PB ~15 hrs/week in this position)
Research:
-Currently employed as a bioinformatics researcher in a translational genetics research lab at a local medical school. No publications likely by the beginning of the cycle unfortunately though several are in the works. (worked while in PB ~20 hrs/week in this position)
Volunteering:
-Pediatric hospital volunteer for 2 years
-Free clinic volunteer for 1 year, patient intake.
-Various urban farming organizations steadily for 3-4 years.
Shadowing:
~100 hours across 4 specialties
Miscellaneous:
College Athlete for 4 years during UG, Captain for last 2, All-American for 2 years, played professionally abroad for a year before starting to work.
List (open to suggestions):
-University of KS
-UMKC
-Loyola
-RFU
-Northwestern
-Rush
-Creighton
-Boston
-Tufts
-Tulane
-Case Western
-Dartmouth
-St. Louis
-EVMS
-VCU
-VT
-Miami
-Vanderbilt
-Wake Forest
-USF
-Western Michigan
-University of Colorado
-MCW
-Oakland
Apologies for the lengthy post, sincere appreciation for any feedback.