Hey all. This will be my second time applying. After lurking last cycle, I figured I could make an account an interact better.
Here's what I'm looking at:
Stats:
White male, middle class.
3.68 cGPA, 3.58sGPA (upward trend, 4.0's all but one semester my last two years)
MCAT 33, first attempt (taken Feb 2014) (Verbal 9, both Sciences were 12's)
B.S. in Biology (Graduated May 2015) with a minor in Leadership Studies
CO resident, but I lived for a almost a decade b/w ages of 3-11 in rural Kentucky, followed by 2 years in very rural NC.
EC
EMT since summer 2011:
--Volunteer with local rescue team / youth outreach for 2300 hours
------2 years of this was serving as the committee president
--CPR/First Aid Instructor for AHA (time included with above)
--Short stint as a volunteer with rural fire department, about 250 hours
--chances to 'shadow' physicians, nurses, and techs during clinical hours
Volunteer with Special Olympics (200 hours)
Medical Director for a Boy Scout Camp (3 summers, 2012-2014)
--only medic on property, rural area, working remotely with overseeing physician
Enrollment in university's honors program.
Shadowing experience with PCP (abt. 150 hours)
Work Experience:
--Current, server at a corporate restaurant (Jan 2014-present)
--TA for Biology lab (1 semester)
--Security/First Aid for event staff company (Aug 2011-May 2013)
I also have various awards/scholarships/small volunteer things listed on my application.
I feel my application is leadership-heavy and volunteer-heavy.
I do not have research experience in a lab. I did TA a semester in a lab, as well as having taken an unusually high amount of lab classes.
Letters:
My university provides a committee letter + packet of letters included. I have 2 science professors, 1 non-science, 1 volunteer director (rescue team), the physician I shadowed, and my current boss (6 total). I have only read one of the science, the non-science, and current boss letters, but they were all strong (at least in my opinion 🙂 )
Last year:
My school list wasn't the strongest. I think I relied a bit too heavily on my state-ties to NC/KY to give me the bump needed to get into those state schools as an otherwise OOS student. I interviewed at both EVMS and CU (my state school) and am on the top-third of both of those waitlists.
The List:
(I'm a little afraid that I went too heavily on non-state schools for this. I'm not planning on re-including the KY/NC state schools unless others think it would be wise. I couldn't find any nearby schools that would give preference to Colorado residents).
University of Colorado (IS, re-app)
Eastern Virginia Medical School (re-app)
Drexel (new)
Creighton (re-app)
Albany (new)
Georgetown (new)
Loyola (new)
Quinnipiac (new)
Rush (new)
Jefferson (new)
Tufts (new)
Tulane (new)
University of Louisville (re-app)
Thanks for the time!
Edit: approaching TL;DR, but one of the major differences between this and last year was founding a club/group for career exploration in a local high school with a high poverty and minority percentage. This was a year-long process with many hours, but just another non-medical volunteer/leadership thing.
Here's what I'm looking at:
Stats:
White male, middle class.
3.68 cGPA, 3.58sGPA (upward trend, 4.0's all but one semester my last two years)
MCAT 33, first attempt (taken Feb 2014) (Verbal 9, both Sciences were 12's)
B.S. in Biology (Graduated May 2015) with a minor in Leadership Studies
CO resident, but I lived for a almost a decade b/w ages of 3-11 in rural Kentucky, followed by 2 years in very rural NC.
EC
EMT since summer 2011:
--Volunteer with local rescue team / youth outreach for 2300 hours
------2 years of this was serving as the committee president
--CPR/First Aid Instructor for AHA (time included with above)
--Short stint as a volunteer with rural fire department, about 250 hours
--chances to 'shadow' physicians, nurses, and techs during clinical hours
Volunteer with Special Olympics (200 hours)
Medical Director for a Boy Scout Camp (3 summers, 2012-2014)
--only medic on property, rural area, working remotely with overseeing physician
Enrollment in university's honors program.
Shadowing experience with PCP (abt. 150 hours)
Work Experience:
--Current, server at a corporate restaurant (Jan 2014-present)
--TA for Biology lab (1 semester)
--Security/First Aid for event staff company (Aug 2011-May 2013)
I also have various awards/scholarships/small volunteer things listed on my application.
I feel my application is leadership-heavy and volunteer-heavy.
I do not have research experience in a lab. I did TA a semester in a lab, as well as having taken an unusually high amount of lab classes.
Letters:
My university provides a committee letter + packet of letters included. I have 2 science professors, 1 non-science, 1 volunteer director (rescue team), the physician I shadowed, and my current boss (6 total). I have only read one of the science, the non-science, and current boss letters, but they were all strong (at least in my opinion 🙂 )
Last year:
My school list wasn't the strongest. I think I relied a bit too heavily on my state-ties to NC/KY to give me the bump needed to get into those state schools as an otherwise OOS student. I interviewed at both EVMS and CU (my state school) and am on the top-third of both of those waitlists.
The List:
(I'm a little afraid that I went too heavily on non-state schools for this. I'm not planning on re-including the KY/NC state schools unless others think it would be wise. I couldn't find any nearby schools that would give preference to Colorado residents).
University of Colorado (IS, re-app)
Eastern Virginia Medical School (re-app)
Drexel (new)
Creighton (re-app)
Albany (new)
Georgetown (new)
Loyola (new)
Quinnipiac (new)
Rush (new)
Jefferson (new)
Tufts (new)
Tulane (new)
University of Louisville (re-app)
Thanks for the time!
Edit: approaching TL;DR, but one of the major differences between this and last year was founding a club/group for career exploration in a local high school with a high poverty and minority percentage. This was a year-long process with many hours, but just another non-medical volunteer/leadership thing.
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