SMDEP 2015 THREAD

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Accepted to Case and UNMC! Rejected from Louisville but it was my last choice anyway.
EDIT:
Okay I guess I'll add my stats so that if there are people lurking here next year they can see that.
GPA: 3.61
Freshman
Caucasian, female, financially disadvantaged, from an underrepresented and rural area
EC's: One year of studying abroad, member of two different clubs, one of which I'm an officer in, and a representative for my school's student government. No volunteering or shadowing yet, and I didn't list any of the research hours I've done because at the time it wasn't a lot.
Essays: Probably not the best, I look back at them now and wonder what I was thinking when I wrote them lol
ACT: idk if it was weighed too heavily in the decision or not, but I figured I'd add it anyway. Got a 29 the first time I took it and a 30 the second time
LOR's: One was from my advisor who I also do research under and I know him pretty well. The other was from my biology professor who I didn't know as well, but I did get an A in his class.

I think that's everything relevant.. if I'm missing something I'll edit again
 
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Rejected from Duke, Yale and Columbia.
Stats: African-American, Sophomore, 3.87 GPA, Essays that I spent a week on and not sure how well the recommendations were. Guess I'll be volunteering instead!
 
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Rejected: Columbia, Yale and Rutgers.
Stats: Sophomore, 3.80 GPA
Put myself as not disadvantaged; Asian.

Oh well.

Congratulations to everyone who did make it! 😀 Enjoy your summers.
 
i got accpeted to columbia , case
denied from UCLA because of my GPA
going to Columbia and will denied my acceptance from Case Good luck to the people who are on the waiting list for case
 
UOP123321 said:
i got accpeted to columbia , case
denied from UCLA because of my GPA
going to Columbia and will denied my acceptance from Case Good luck to the people who are on the waiting list for case
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How did you find out why you were denied?
 
premedabbey said:
If you don't mind can you guys post your stats please
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My Stats
GPA:below 2.5
Freshman at University of pacific the six year dental program!!
asian/american indian, female, financially disadvantaged, from an underrepresented and rural area in CA

i got accepted to columbia , case
denied from UCLA because of my GPA
going to accept Columbia offer and will denied my acceptance from Case Good luck to the people who are on the waiting list for case
 
Accepted into Texas and Rutgers!
Denied from UCLA. I have yet to see anyone get accepted into UCLA though!

I honestly am surprised I didn't get in because I put lots of work into application and was a strong applicant
 
preccmed said:
How did you find out why you were denied?
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my application was not under review and i called the office in january before applying and told them that my GPA under 2.5 (2.5 is the minimum requirement) and the lady told if their too many applicants we will not review your application, as my GPA below 2.5
 
3.5ish GPA
Sophomore
African-American female
from an underserved community, so I wrote my essays on that. I also included that I got rejected from all 3 sites last year but that has not stopped me from pursuing this program.
ECs include research experience with multiple professors, executive board of a few clubs,shadowed a dermatologist, tons volunteer hours, etc

App Submitted: 11/7 Completed: 12/19
accepted/confirmed at Yale. Accepted at Louisville, denied at UCLA
 
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My stats
GPA: 3.1(when I applied)
Sophomore
African American
Accepted - UVA; Denied - Columbia & Howard

ECs: Intern at a hospital, volunteering at a hospital, pre-med club, medlife club, and just basic jobs
 
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I just realized that the dates we were accepted on are right next to the status.. no wonder I got rejected from Louisville, they made a decision before my LOR's were even sent in 😵
 
Sophomore, GPA = 3.6
Hispanic, economically disadvantaged. Also from undeserved community.
Not in any clubs at school but I worked at a doctor's office for a few years.
Accepted to Duke and Yale; denied from Columbia
 
STATS:
Rejected: Columbia (2/12)
Accepted: Howard ( 2/14) and Rutgers (12/30)
Sophomore - attending a community college
GPA: 3.9
African American, female
Economically disadvantaged
Listed two ECs
Essay: I believe it was great!
LOR: good (I guess)
App submitted :12/03
App completed:'12/15
I hope this helps!:biglove:
 
My stats:
Sophomore
Hispanic female
GPA 3.94
ECs: Research experience, volunteer with disadvantage homeless and uninsured populations, mentor for minority high school students, 2 non-medical clubs, previous job as interpreter/translator
Accepted: Columbia and Yale
Denied: Howard.


Still don't know where I'm going to go though, it's a very difficult choice between the two!
 
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My stats
GPA: 3.69
Sophomore
African
Accepted-Howard; denied- Columbia and UVA. Took orgo in the summer and got a D. That probably didn't look good on my transcript and should have probably waited for my fall transcript; Retook and got an A. Too bad they didn't see that lol. Economically disadvantaged growing up. Personal essay was good , diversity essay sucked. Recommendations weren't that great. Barely any EC or volunteering/research.
 
I'm either going there or nebraska, haven't decided yet![/QUOTE]

If you go to Case we can be friends ...🙄(peer pressure) just kidding hahaha
 
Got rejected from all 3 sites 🙁
(There's always next year though!)

But congrats to all of you who got into your sites!!!!!
 
STATS

Accepted: UCLA
Rejected: Yale/Columbia
Hispanic Female
Sophomore attending community college
GPA:4.0
Economically disadvantaged
Listed 10 EC's
One LOR from math professor
Second LOR from director of a premed program I'm involved in at UCLA
Thought my essays were great
App submitted: 11/01
Completed: 12/15
 
Hi! I was accepted to Yale which saw my application the earliest by far (01/16/15). Columbia and Duke reviewed my app on 02/12/15 and 02/14/15 respectively so no wonder I was rejected, but it's totally fine because YALE 2015!!

Stats:
Freshman
4.0 GPA
Asian, economically disadvantaged
From NYC
ECs: ~7, research, volunteering
Pretty strong essays
Recs: Should be good

Where my fellow Yale SMDEP 2015 crew at?
 
My Stats:
Sophomore
African-American Male
GPA: 3.2
Accepted: University Of Losuiville & Howard
Denied: University of Washington
Essay: talked about growing up in a community where healthcare, and proper nutrition was not mentioned to the elderly and how I wanted to change that.
Application Submitted: November 17, 2014
Application Completed: December 15, 2014
SN: I only had one letter of recommendation submitted.
 
STATs
Accepted: Duke and Columbia (confirmed)
Rejected: Yale
Hispanic male
Freshmen
GPA= 3.5
Economically disadvantage
Filled out all the EC parts
Strong essays
App completed 1/14/15

Good luck to the people on the wait list for Duke!!!
 
here are my stats:

GPA: 3.97 (average out of 3 colleges)
Background: Middle-Eastern, Female, immigrant, I grew up very disadvantaged
Sophomore
Applied to Case, UVA, Louisville. My application was completed late, 01/28, because of family issues but whatever I barely missed the deadline either way.
My diversity essay I felt was really strong. Personal essay...maybe? I'm not sure.
EC's: I'm part of a couple medicine clubs, an LBGTQ club (I was scared of rejection especially because of that...), and a volunteering club. I'm also a mentor for my high-school's robotics team.
 
My Stats:

Rejected: Duke, UCLA, UWashington
Vietnamese-American, Female
Freshman, UW-Madison
GPA: 3.9
Somewhat economically disadvantaged & immigrant
Intensely involved in all 10 listed EC's
--> research, weekly volunteering, leadership conferences, and Board Member for two orgs and cultural Committee Board for a third org.
LOR: 1 from my mentor / surgery professor / surgeon
& another from my lit. / humanities professor (close with both professors)
I think my Diversity Essay was quite solidified, although I didn't get to submit my Personal Statement correctly because of a technical error (I think that was my biggest flaw)
App submitted: 12/19
Completed: 12/31
 
STATs
Accepted: Rutgers and Huston
Rejected: UCLA
Hispanic Male
Sophomore
GPA = 4.0
Economically and educationally disadvantaged
EC's = all 10 filled (research, NICU volunteer, tutoring, presenting at conferences, clubs, 1 selective program, President and founder of Boxing club, Made one for awards and listed them, Mentor for freshman, work experience at retail, shadowing oncologist.

Essays: I think were pretty strong and personal story about my life
LOR: 1 from PI that I've known since freshman when I started doing research (did a research program with him too) and a generic letter from my Bio prof that knows my PI and I got an A in his class.
Apps completed 1/11/15
 
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