cGPA 3.15
sGPA 2.79
MCAT- 09 Physical Sciences / 09 Verbal Reasoning / S Writing Sample / 10 Biological Sciences (Re-taking)
EC's - TONS! Several years working in pharmacology & neuroscience (UNT Health Science Center) and virology (ASU Biodesign) as a research tech; currently working w/ ASU Global Health Research Group (TB rapid diagnostic technology) & writing $100K Gates Innovation grant for the use of cell phone and SMS-based technology to provide disease surveillance in resource poor environments; was a TGen Helios Scholar (1x), McNair Scholar (2x), & MARC/MBRS Scholar; 12 years as an Army & Air Force medic and another six working in civilian health care (pharm tech, ER tech, PCT, Med Asst.); currently doing a 480 hour stint w/ Americorps (working in a food bank in Phoenix designing a nutrition education program for low-income youth); in my last three years of undergrad, I put in 980 volunteer hours w/ Evercare-AZ & Ebony House (provided HIV/AIDS outreach and support svcs.)
LOR's - Plenty and all very solid
Post bac/SMP status
1) Indiana University SoM MS Medical Sciences - Preapplication complete; invited to submit the application & invited to interview on 12/3
2) University of South Florida MS Medical Sciences (IMS Concentration) - Applying
3) Touro-California MS Medical Health Sciences - Applying
4) Touro-Nevada MS Medical Health Sciences - Waitlist (Pending outcome of 2nd semester O-Chem)
5) EVMS MS Biomedical Sciences - Applying
6) SIU-Carbondale MEDPREP - Rejected; rejection letter stated that their program is not the most appropriate for a student such as myself.
7) LEUCOM MS Biomedical Sciences - Invited to apply; applying
8) Midwestern-Glendale MA Biomedical Sciences - Accepted
9) Wake Forest SoM Post bacc - Applying
10) UCLA MS Physiology - Accepted
11) Des Moines University MS Anatomy - Waiting for a decision
I applied widely in the hopes that I'd get a couple of acceptances. So far, its worked out well for me. I'll make a decision on which
