Hey everyone! I'm posting this comment as a reapplicant from the last cycle, resulting in one II and one WL. I applied to 16 schools.
Submitted Primary Application 7/13/20
Processed 8/25/20
All Secondaries submitted by 9/14
ORM
sGPA: 3.80 cGPA: 3.79
Residence: Florida
MCAT: 519 (129/130/130/130) taken 8/20
IA - Underage drinking on move-in day my freshman year . . .
School list: 15 Completed apps.
14 R's / ghosted and 1 II and 1 Waitlist from USF
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine (donation)
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (donation)
Tufts University School of Medicine
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Yale School of Medicine (donation)
Research:
1000 hours working in Neuroscience Research in the College of Medicine at FSU studying brain developmental disorders during the last 2 years of undergrad. Abstract presented as co-author. No publication
350 hours working as Research Assistant in Special Education research, poster presented at the undergraduate symposium. Acknowledged in publication (no co-author)
Clinical:
Paid Employment MA/Scribe in private practice neurosurgery: 3500 hours (August 2020 - Projected July 2022) Fulltime
Not included in my primary last cycle and is an MME in the current application.
Shadowing: 258 hours
Orthopedic - 8 hours OR outpatient shadowing
Neurosurgery - 200 Hours outpatient OR and Clinic
Internal/Family Medicine HIV Speciality - 50 Hours
Clinical Volunteering @ Community Clinic: 335 hours
Non-Clinical:
Miscellaneous/Philanthropy: 50 hours
Studied abroad
Other:
Letters of Rec are relatively strong
1 DO, 2 PI's, 3-4 Science and 1 Non-Science
Submitted 6/11/21 this time around.
(The biggest addition is the scribing and Medical assistant in neurosurgery. Rewrote activity descriptions and rewrote PS of course)
I would like input on a school list as I'm unsure about gauging my strength as an applicant as the last cycle was quite disappointing. I'm not sure if it was due to my application being late as it was or my list was too late top-heavy, or a combination of both.
Open to anywhere.
Submitted Primary Application 7/13/20
Processed 8/25/20
All Secondaries submitted by 9/14
ORM
sGPA: 3.80 cGPA: 3.79
Residence: Florida
MCAT: 519 (129/130/130/130) taken 8/20
IA - Underage drinking on move-in day my freshman year . . .
School list: 15 Completed apps.
14 R's / ghosted and 1 II and 1 Waitlist from USF
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine (donation)
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (donation)
Tufts University School of Medicine
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Yale School of Medicine (donation)
Research:
1000 hours working in Neuroscience Research in the College of Medicine at FSU studying brain developmental disorders during the last 2 years of undergrad. Abstract presented as co-author. No publication
350 hours working as Research Assistant in Special Education research, poster presented at the undergraduate symposium. Acknowledged in publication (no co-author)
Clinical:
Paid Employment MA/Scribe in private practice neurosurgery: 3500 hours (August 2020 - Projected July 2022) Fulltime
Not included in my primary last cycle and is an MME in the current application.
Shadowing: 258 hours
Orthopedic - 8 hours OR outpatient shadowing
Neurosurgery - 200 Hours outpatient OR and Clinic
Internal/Family Medicine HIV Speciality - 50 Hours
Clinical Volunteering @ Community Clinic: 335 hours
Non-Clinical:
Miscellaneous/Philanthropy: 50 hours
Studied abroad
Other:
Letters of Rec are relatively strong
1 DO, 2 PI's, 3-4 Science and 1 Non-Science
Submitted 6/11/21 this time around.
(The biggest addition is the scribing and Medical assistant in neurosurgery. Rewrote activity descriptions and rewrote PS of course)
I would like input on a school list as I'm unsure about gauging my strength as an applicant as the last cycle was quite disappointing. I'm not sure if it was due to my application being late as it was or my list was too late top-heavy, or a combination of both.
Open to anywhere.
