24 YO White Male
Year in School: Graduated December 2018 BS in Biochemistry, Psychology minor
State of Residence: Wisconsin
Undergrad: Mid-size state school in UW system
Schools to which you are applying:
sGPA: 3.47 (Upward Trend – 8cr of C- Freshman Year)**
MCAT: 512 128/127/129/128 on 9/14/2019
Research: MINIMAL. Spring 2017 ~100hrs assisting in microbiology lab Spring 2017. Credited in presentation. Fall 2017 ~40hrs researching and writing a literature review paper for PI. No publications.
Clinical Volunteering: 55hrs Hospital ED 2-4hrs/week Spring-Summer 2019
Shadowing: 87hrs across IM, ENT, Psych (34+hrs), Gastroenterology, Family med, Sports med, Neurology, Radiology/interventional Radiology, Ophthalmology.
Non-Clinical Volunteering: MINIMAL. Mexico Mission trip Summer 2014 - 4 work days, Sporadic volunteering through Football and SAAC - approx. 50hrs (football camps, boys and girls club, elementary school reading, Hope Starts here run/walk, Salvation Army meal serving, bell ringing) throughout undergrad.
Extracurricular Activities: SAAC Co-President 2018, Volunteer Coordinator 2017-2018, WIAC SAAC 2017-2018, D2 Football team – freshman year, D3 football team sophomore-graduation (Leadership council and captain), other various hobbies. Plus various notable honors awarded throughout undergrad.
Employment history: Mover(~100hr), Deli Counter Associate (~600hrs), TMS Therapy Technician (~1300hrs), Tutor in Math and Science (~400hrs), Honors Intern – Sociology Dept (~500hrs), Bartender/Server/Bar Back at two different restaurants (~800hrs).
Immediate family in Medicine: Nope (Great uncle on mom’s side was an EM doc for many years since retired)
Specialty of Interest: Many - Favorites are Psychiatry, Radiology/IR, Ortho/sports medicine, and Gastroenterology
Graduate degrees: post-bacc EMT cert lol
Rural Health Interest: Definitely yes
Overall, I think I have an OK application, but would love to hear your thoughts. I wonder if I have too many public schools on my list. Between my stats and geographic preferences (would strongly prefer to stay in midwest/western states), I ruled out many private schools. Are there any others I should add or maybe some I should take away? Any established, reputable DO schools in the Midwest/West I should add? Any general advice on my application and my school list is greatly appreciated. I appreciate your time!
**GPA - I attended a small, academically rigorous private school my freshman year (2 semesters). In hindsight, I was NOT ready for college, i.e. finished with a 2.63 GPA including 8.0cr of C-'s in Calc I and II. Summer after freshman year, I transferred to a smaller public school in the University of Wisconsin system, and averaged a 3.76 GPA in my remaining 7 semesters (dean's list every semester and highest honors 3 semesters including an A- in a Calc I retake). I am worried adcoms will be skeptical of my GPA differences between the two schools and subsequent upward trend.
Year in School: Graduated December 2018 BS in Biochemistry, Psychology minor
State of Residence: Wisconsin
Undergrad: Mid-size state school in UW system
Schools to which you are applying:
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin
- Creighton University
- Rosalind Franklin
- University of Colorado
- Robert Larner SOM
- Penn State
- Michigan State
- University of Minnesota
- University of Utah
- Western Michigan?
- DO Schools?
- MAYBE South Dakota, MAYBE U Washington (GF has very strong ties to Wyoming and South Dakota)
sGPA: 3.47 (Upward Trend – 8cr of C- Freshman Year)**
MCAT: 512 128/127/129/128 on 9/14/2019
Research: MINIMAL. Spring 2017 ~100hrs assisting in microbiology lab Spring 2017. Credited in presentation. Fall 2017 ~40hrs researching and writing a literature review paper for PI. No publications.
Clinical Volunteering: 55hrs Hospital ED 2-4hrs/week Spring-Summer 2019
Shadowing: 87hrs across IM, ENT, Psych (34+hrs), Gastroenterology, Family med, Sports med, Neurology, Radiology/interventional Radiology, Ophthalmology.
Non-Clinical Volunteering: MINIMAL. Mexico Mission trip Summer 2014 - 4 work days, Sporadic volunteering through Football and SAAC - approx. 50hrs (football camps, boys and girls club, elementary school reading, Hope Starts here run/walk, Salvation Army meal serving, bell ringing) throughout undergrad.
Extracurricular Activities: SAAC Co-President 2018, Volunteer Coordinator 2017-2018, WIAC SAAC 2017-2018, D2 Football team – freshman year, D3 football team sophomore-graduation (Leadership council and captain), other various hobbies. Plus various notable honors awarded throughout undergrad.
Employment history: Mover(~100hr), Deli Counter Associate (~600hrs), TMS Therapy Technician (~1300hrs), Tutor in Math and Science (~400hrs), Honors Intern – Sociology Dept (~500hrs), Bartender/Server/Bar Back at two different restaurants (~800hrs).
Immediate family in Medicine: Nope (Great uncle on mom’s side was an EM doc for many years since retired)
Specialty of Interest: Many - Favorites are Psychiatry, Radiology/IR, Ortho/sports medicine, and Gastroenterology
Graduate degrees: post-bacc EMT cert lol
Rural Health Interest: Definitely yes
Overall, I think I have an OK application, but would love to hear your thoughts. I wonder if I have too many public schools on my list. Between my stats and geographic preferences (would strongly prefer to stay in midwest/western states), I ruled out many private schools. Are there any others I should add or maybe some I should take away? Any established, reputable DO schools in the Midwest/West I should add? Any general advice on my application and my school list is greatly appreciated. I appreciate your time!
**GPA - I attended a small, academically rigorous private school my freshman year (2 semesters). In hindsight, I was NOT ready for college, i.e. finished with a 2.63 GPA including 8.0cr of C-'s in Calc I and II. Summer after freshman year, I transferred to a smaller public school in the University of Wisconsin system, and averaged a 3.76 GPA in my remaining 7 semesters (dean's list every semester and highest honors 3 semesters including an A- in a Calc I retake). I am worried adcoms will be skeptical of my GPA differences between the two schools and subsequent upward trend.
