Reapplication Advice

[Glyc0calyx]

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[paradoxic_toxic]

Getting waitlisted with these stats means you need to work on your interview skills.

 

[deleted936470]

work on interview skills but you still definitely have hope with 4 WLs...

 

[Dunebugger12]

@Glyc0calyx what was mentioned about brown and yale?

 

[Glyc0calyx]

@Glyc0calyx what was mentioned about brown and yale?

I heard that Brown primarily accepts from their own undergrad pool and that Yale doesn't even look at reapplicants (some guy linked Yale's FAQ or something)

 

[Goro]

*Please do not quote*
Would appreciate any input on

• Any areas of improvement
• School list

Bold activities represent new/updated items

cGPA/sGPA: 3.97/3.98
MCAT: 521 (131, 129, 129, 132)
State: Ohio (public)
Race: ORM

Clinical Experience:
300 (400) hrs spread through inpatient units, emergency department, and ICU

Research Experience:
2000 (3000) hrs basic science (3 projects)
2 (4) poster presentations
Senior Research Thesis

Shadowing Experience:
90 (110) hrs spread through primary care, gastroenterology, cardiology, pain management

Non-clinical volunteering:
10 (50) hrs of engineering outreach at local high schools (demonstrating ultrasound, building EMG/ECGs, hands on stuff)
20 (200) hrs of mentorship/club leadership

Other Stuff:
(200) hrs engineering design team (medical device related)
Few department awards

School list (from this cycle, 4 II resulting in 4 waitlists)
Michigan
Cincinnati
WashU -WL
Yale
Hopkins
Penn
Toledo
Columbia
Case
Brown
Chicago
Northwestern
Emory
Harvard
Sinai
NYU
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Boston
Duke
Carle Illinois - WL
Cornell
Ohio State
Mayo - WL
Wright State
Neomed – WL

^Will probably take off Brown and Yale based upon what I’ve read from other WAMC

Work on interview skills.
Get in more service to others. Get off campus and out of your comfort zone. Meals on Wheels and food banks are doable right now.