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I am really sorry if this post is too long but I could really use some help with my med-school list. Thank you so much for reading through it and helping me out! Just as an introduction, I finished all of my primary education up until high school in a foreign country and came here for college. I am a US citizen but I consider myself ESL.
MCAT: 10VR 14PS 15BS Composite: 39
cGPA: 4.0 sGPA: 4.0
Cell Biology , Mathematics Minor
Research
2.5 years in Research Lab (nonclinical) and no publications yet but will be working over the summer on my honors thesis project
SURF Grant Recipient + Undergraduate Poster Exhibitions
Volunteer Experiences (CLINICAL)
ER Volunteering in foreign European country, 2 summers, ~ 200 hours: primary role was to act as a translator between the English speaking patients and the ER doctors, but other duties included: getting labs, directing patients, updating records, and any other assistance that I could provide to the ER team.
Co-Organized an free STD clinic in the Residence Halls for the first time on campus
Shadowed 3 doctors (~60 hours): Pediatrician, General Surgeon, Cardiovascular surgeon
Volunteer Experiences (NON-CLINICAL) (~200 hours):
Organized several Food and Clothe Drives in the Residence Halls for local charities and the troops
Helped build houses for poor communities with Habitat for Humanity and also played a leading role in fundraising activities for the organization
Volunteer and fundraised for St. Baldricks foundation; played an important role in organizing a significant fundraiser in the Residence Halls that raised awareness and money for the foundation
A couple other off-campus volunteer experiences (health and non health related)
Leadership Experience
Resident Assistant: +2 years, served on an Advisory Board for one year that was responsible for making proposals that would improve the work conditions of Resident Assistants. I also had the chance to interview future Resident Assistants and Assistant Hall Directors.
National Residence Hall Honorary
Treasurer for a cultural club, 1 year
Leader of the Undergraduate Research Team,1 semester: organized experiments, made sure everyone knew what was going on and instructed new lab members
Miscellaneous
Can speak fluently 2 languages and communicate in a 3rd one: experience translating documents between English and the second language
4.0 GPA awards, Sophomore Honors award and 3rd place in campus wide Calculus competition
I taught myself webdesigning and various online computer platform languages; I opened a Web-Design business with a partner during high school and also created an advanced web-based attendance system for my cultural club
I have sailed for most of my life, and was involved 1 semester with my college sailing team but I had to drop out because of a demanding class schedule
Medical School List
Columbia University- College of Physicians and Surgeons
John Hopkins School of Medicine
Harvard School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Mayo Medical School
University of Michigan School of Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York University School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Dartmouth School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Albert Einstein School of Medicine at Yeshiva University (pancreatic cancer research)
Boston University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine
Stony Brook University School οf Medicine
Jefferson Medical College
Do you think this is a balanced list? Again thank you very much for helping me out!
EDIT: Ok so this is my semi-final list and I would appreciate any input concerning whether or not it is balanced given my background. I have color coded the schools based on my perceived chance of getting in ( RED= Reach ,Yellow= Decent chance, Green= Good chance). Let me know if you agree with this. Again thanks so much for all the input
MCAT: 10VR 14PS 15BS Composite: 39
cGPA: 4.0 sGPA: 4.0
Cell Biology , Mathematics Minor
Research
2.5 years in Research Lab (nonclinical) and no publications yet but will be working over the summer on my honors thesis project
SURF Grant Recipient + Undergraduate Poster Exhibitions
Volunteer Experiences (CLINICAL)
ER Volunteering in foreign European country, 2 summers, ~ 200 hours: primary role was to act as a translator between the English speaking patients and the ER doctors, but other duties included: getting labs, directing patients, updating records, and any other assistance that I could provide to the ER team.
Co-Organized an free STD clinic in the Residence Halls for the first time on campus
Shadowed 3 doctors (~60 hours): Pediatrician, General Surgeon, Cardiovascular surgeon
Volunteer Experiences (NON-CLINICAL) (~200 hours):
Organized several Food and Clothe Drives in the Residence Halls for local charities and the troops
Helped build houses for poor communities with Habitat for Humanity and also played a leading role in fundraising activities for the organization
Volunteer and fundraised for St. Baldricks foundation; played an important role in organizing a significant fundraiser in the Residence Halls that raised awareness and money for the foundation
A couple other off-campus volunteer experiences (health and non health related)
Leadership Experience
Resident Assistant: +2 years, served on an Advisory Board for one year that was responsible for making proposals that would improve the work conditions of Resident Assistants. I also had the chance to interview future Resident Assistants and Assistant Hall Directors.
National Residence Hall Honorary
Treasurer for a cultural club, 1 year
Leader of the Undergraduate Research Team,1 semester: organized experiments, made sure everyone knew what was going on and instructed new lab members
Miscellaneous
Can speak fluently 2 languages and communicate in a 3rd one: experience translating documents between English and the second language
4.0 GPA awards, Sophomore Honors award and 3rd place in campus wide Calculus competition
I taught myself webdesigning and various online computer platform languages; I opened a Web-Design business with a partner during high school and also created an advanced web-based attendance system for my cultural club
I have sailed for most of my life, and was involved 1 semester with my college sailing team but I had to drop out because of a demanding class schedule
Medical School List
Columbia University- College of Physicians and Surgeons
John Hopkins School of Medicine
Harvard School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Mayo Medical School
University of Michigan School of Medicine
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York University School of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Dartmouth School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Albert Einstein School of Medicine at Yeshiva University (pancreatic cancer research)
Boston University School of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine
Stony Brook University School οf Medicine
Jefferson Medical College
Do you think this is a balanced list? Again thank you very much for helping me out!
EDIT: Ok so this is my semi-final list and I would appreciate any input concerning whether or not it is balanced given my background. I have color coded the schools based on my perceived chance of getting in ( RED= Reach ,Yellow= Decent chance, Green= Good chance). Let me know if you agree with this. Again thanks so much for all the input
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