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Hey all, currently on 2 WLs but it’s looking like a reapp. Wanted some advice on my school list since I want to apply as broadly as I can without stretching myself too thin! My IIs were VCU, Wayne State, and Minnesota (R was UMN).
n.b. I am retaking an expiring MCAT score on Saturday. My list will be adjusted based on that however I want to pre-write as much as possible for schools I'll definitely apply to.
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Demographics: white female from VA, loose ties to MN & NY. Humanities major.
cGPA: 3.85 sGPA: 3.82
MCAT score(s) and breakdown.
expired score: 520, 129/131/129/131
new FL scores (1/2/3/4/5/6) are 522/525/525/525/525/525. (pretty much all 13x/13x/132/132, C/P is 130-131 range and CARS is 130-132).
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
1 yr full-time MA job (continuing for 2nd gap year)
hospital patient transport
Research experience and productivity
1400 hrs basic science
1 mid author pub in Nature Comms
Undergrad award
Presented 1 poster, co-author on 2 (undergrad and national lvl)
Shadowing experience and specialties represented
75 hrs, pain management, radiation oncology, neurosurgery, plastic reconstructive surgery
Non-clinical volunteering
250 hrs homeless shelter, 200 hrs with adults&kids with disabilities
Other extracurricular activities
Club sport & elected leadership position
Lifelong creative hobby w/ a regional award
6 mo retail job
1 semester assistant lab TA
Anything else not listed you think might be important
My research, clinical job, and personal health condition are all pretty related & my narrative is focused on that. I don't plan to focus heavily on my own condition, and would def make clear that it's fully resolved, but it did draw me to the clinical job. And I'm super excited about the areas of overlap between my general research topic and the clinical side -- definitely interested in academic medicine! Last year I didn’t have much meaningful clinical xp and think my writing really suffered for it, but my vision of what I want to do in medicine & why has really solidified, and I’m really happy with how my PS/activities have transformed. Didn’t rly have eyes on my writing last year but have gotten extremely positive feedback on my primary draft from med students/adcoms this time around.
This upcoming year I plan to continue working at the same clinic as an MA (& trying to find some research opportunities) & volunteering 🙂
Current MD list ( * =not on last years list)
Harvard*
Hopkins*
Duke*
UPenn*
Columbia*
NYU*
Vanderbilt*
WUSTL*
Yale
Mayo
Cornell
Northwestern
Pitt
UChicago*
Icahn
Emory
Case Western
UVA
Ohio State*
Einstein
Brown
UMiami*
BU*
Dartmouth
Rochester
Tufts
Georgetown*
USF Morsani*
Cincinnati
UMass*
Jefferson
Hofstra
Minnesota
VCU
MCW*
Wayne State
NYMC
Vermont
Temple*
EVMS
GW*
Virginia Tech*
Would appreciate advice on any schools to add or drop!
* Any advice on DO schools to add? (didn't apply last cycle but I will have a very strong DO LOR, have been researching options but haven't finalized a list)
* Also not too sure how my MCAT should impact the list should I diverge a lot from my practice average
* Any other schools with notable medical humanities/narrative medicine programs?
n.b. I am retaking an expiring MCAT score on Saturday. My list will be adjusted based on that however I want to pre-write as much as possible for schools I'll definitely apply to.
--
Demographics: white female from VA, loose ties to MN & NY. Humanities major.
cGPA: 3.85 sGPA: 3.82
MCAT score(s) and breakdown.
expired score: 520, 129/131/129/131
new FL scores (1/2/3/4/5/6) are 522/525/525/525/525/525. (pretty much all 13x/13x/132/132, C/P is 130-131 range and CARS is 130-132).
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
1 yr full-time MA job (continuing for 2nd gap year)
hospital patient transport
Research experience and productivity
1400 hrs basic science
1 mid author pub in Nature Comms
Undergrad award
Presented 1 poster, co-author on 2 (undergrad and national lvl)
Shadowing experience and specialties represented
75 hrs, pain management, radiation oncology, neurosurgery, plastic reconstructive surgery
Non-clinical volunteering
250 hrs homeless shelter, 200 hrs with adults&kids with disabilities
Other extracurricular activities
Club sport & elected leadership position
Lifelong creative hobby w/ a regional award
6 mo retail job
1 semester assistant lab TA
Anything else not listed you think might be important
My research, clinical job, and personal health condition are all pretty related & my narrative is focused on that. I don't plan to focus heavily on my own condition, and would def make clear that it's fully resolved, but it did draw me to the clinical job. And I'm super excited about the areas of overlap between my general research topic and the clinical side -- definitely interested in academic medicine! Last year I didn’t have much meaningful clinical xp and think my writing really suffered for it, but my vision of what I want to do in medicine & why has really solidified, and I’m really happy with how my PS/activities have transformed. Didn’t rly have eyes on my writing last year but have gotten extremely positive feedback on my primary draft from med students/adcoms this time around.
This upcoming year I plan to continue working at the same clinic as an MA (& trying to find some research opportunities) & volunteering 🙂
Current MD list ( * =not on last years list)
Harvard*
Hopkins*
Duke*
UPenn*
Columbia*
NYU*
Vanderbilt*
WUSTL*
Yale
Mayo
Cornell
Northwestern
Pitt
UChicago*
Icahn
Emory
Case Western
UVA
Ohio State*
Einstein
Brown
UMiami*
BU*
Dartmouth
Rochester
Tufts
Georgetown*
USF Morsani*
Cincinnati
UMass*
Jefferson
Hofstra
Minnesota
VCU
MCW*
Wayne State
NYMC
Vermont
Temple*
EVMS
GW*
Virginia Tech*
Would appreciate advice on any schools to add or drop!
* Any advice on DO schools to add? (didn't apply last cycle but I will have a very strong DO LOR, have been researching options but haven't finalized a list)
* Also not too sure how my MCAT should impact the list should I diverge a lot from my practice average
* Any other schools with notable medical humanities/narrative medicine programs?
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