WAMC? 3.7 GPA, 518 MCAT ORM

[Kabir144]

Year in school: Junior at private FL school ranked in the 50s

Country/state of residence: PA

Schools to which you are applying:

Category 1 (TOP):

• Yale
• Columbia
• Stanford
• Harvard

Category 2 (HIGH):

• Pitt
• Northwestern
• Michigan
• UCLA
• NYU
• Emory

Category 3 (MID):

• USC-Keck
• Einstein
• Dartmouth
• Ohio State
• UNC

Category 4 (LOW):

• SLU
• Cincinnati
• Miami
• Wayne State
• VCU
• Vermont
• Quinnipiac
• Wake Forest

Category 5 (STATE):

• Drexel
• Geisinger
• Temple
• Penn State
• Jefferson

Category 6 (LOW-YIELD):

• GWU
• Georgetown
• Kaiser
• NYU Long Island
• Brown
• Loyola
• Rosalind Franklin
• NYMC (legacy)
• Rush

Majors: Neuroscience and Economics

Ethnicity: ORM Asian (Indian)/White (Middle Eastern) Male

Cumulative GPA: 3.73

Science GPA: 3.67

MCAT Score: 518 (130/128/130/130)

Research – include any abstracts/posters/publications and how you were credited (eg. First author, senior author, etc):
Conducted about eight months of ophthalmology research, no publications/posters/abstract - 360 hours
Looking to do neuroscience research in my senior year, during the entire year

Volunteering (clinical) – include hours/sites: Playroom/Bedside buddy for Children's Hospital (40 hours currently, 160 by matriculation), Mission trip to Peru (70 hours), Free Clinic volunteer (80 hours)

Physician shadowing – include hours/specialties: Orthopedics (200 hours), Neurosurgeon (144 hours), Pediatrics (completing this summer, will be around 40 hours)

Non-clinical volunteering:

• Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor to at-risk/underprivileged kid (200 hours)
• Run science experiments for underprivileged middle-school students at local community center (100 hours)
• Run science experiments with underprivileged high school students in poor/bad part of city (40 hours)
• Red Cross Hurricane Irma Volunteer (50 hours)
• Science Olympiad volunteer (20 hours)

Employment :

• Resident Assistant since my sophomore year
• University tour guide/student ambassador since sophomore year
• Investment Banking Analyst for low-level firm for one year (sophomore year)
• Peer Tutor for university's academic center for one year (freshman/sophomore year)

Leadership:

• Resident Assistant Council
• Treasurer for pre-health club for junior & senior years
• Treasurer for Big Brothers Big Sisters for junior & senior years
• Did a program called Disney Leadership Institute through my school, not sure if this counts for anything. We had basically a class on leadership for a semester then went to Disney world and did programs there on leadership.

Extracurricular activities:

• Alpha Epsilon Delta member (4 years)
• Marching Band member (1 year)
• MSA member (4 years)

Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n): Yes (father, cousins, uncle)

Specialty of interest: Pediatrics, a lot of my ECs are working with children, and I emphasize my interest in working with children/pediatrics in my PS

Graduate degrees: N/A

Interest in rural health (y/n): No

Hey everyone, interested in MD/MBA programs and I'll make that clear in my secondaries to schools but it isn't a deal breaker. I don't have any preference on regions other than avoiding flyover states, if possible (Nebraska, Iowa, etc). I have 37 schools right now, so I'm hoping to cut it down to around 33, , so if you have any suggestions I'd really appreciate them. I also prefer P/F schools if possible. If you have any suggestions for schools to add that would fit my mission of primary care/pediatrics, or you think I would have a good shot at any advice would be welcome. Not sure if this is a well balanced list, but any help is appreciated. Thank you all

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[Faha]

You have a good list and should receive several interviews.

 

[Kabir144]

Thank you @Faha, any schools you would suggest adding? Also any chance you think I might be able to get some scholarship money from any of the schools. Appreciate your advice. Also @Goro, any schools you would suggest adding for chance at a scholarship, or in general.

 

[sargon2123]

Just saying, you narrowed down your undergrad pretty heavily haha.

You have an ok list. Maybe try and squeeze in a poster presentation. Your app is fairly cookie cutter but you should still receive interviews and acceptances. T20’s will be a huge stretch but you should still try.