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The below is a short description of where I'm coming from:
"I'm a 3.4 32O student whose dad lost his job sophomore year, on disability. have been working full time, and got a 2.4 GPA the quarter it happened... I'll tell you... my PS has to shine to get the sentiment across. I am fighting to stay in CA, and think I have cause enough to be considered... if they only understand =P"
Since I've found full time employment with insurance, my grades bounced back my last two years of school, and I have been on dean's list 5 times since the incident, and between school, and work, I've been able to do research at UCI medical for about 7-8 months and take up a second job as an apprentice to a molecular biologist. I'm missing clinical, but am enrolled in a clinical position in September when I return from a education abroad trip to Spain.
You can see, I'm really fighting, and want really bad to get into a California school, my current school for undergrad, UCI, being my top choice.
Anyone out there have advice? UCI is an awesome med school, and if I get in, I want to apply to their MD MBA program.
Contacts? Things that they like to hear? Number or types of LORs? I'm thinking my best bet is just come off as real in my PS, don't hold the readers' emotions hostage, and be honest... but man, anything else would be awesome.
"I'm a 3.4 32O student whose dad lost his job sophomore year, on disability. have been working full time, and got a 2.4 GPA the quarter it happened... I'll tell you... my PS has to shine to get the sentiment across. I am fighting to stay in CA, and think I have cause enough to be considered... if they only understand =P"
Since I've found full time employment with insurance, my grades bounced back my last two years of school, and I have been on dean's list 5 times since the incident, and between school, and work, I've been able to do research at UCI medical for about 7-8 months and take up a second job as an apprentice to a molecular biologist. I'm missing clinical, but am enrolled in a clinical position in September when I return from a education abroad trip to Spain.
You can see, I'm really fighting, and want really bad to get into a California school, my current school for undergrad, UCI, being my top choice.
Anyone out there have advice? UCI is an awesome med school, and if I get in, I want to apply to their MD MBA program.
Contacts? Things that they like to hear? Number or types of LORs? I'm thinking my best bet is just come off as real in my PS, don't hold the readers' emotions hostage, and be honest... but man, anything else would be awesome.