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Key Highlight: low GPA, 514 MCAT(retake), Institutional Action, Military Service, Industry Experience, Volunteering activities
1. GPA by AMCAS - cGPA: 3.1, sGPA: 3.15 (Upward Trend, graduated in 2014). Recent Post-Bacc GPA (27 credits BCPM): 4.0
2. MCAT Scores and breakdown: 504 (2020) -> 514 (2021) / 130,127,126,131
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): Green Card Holder, Georgia Resident (U.S. Permanent Residency)
4. Ethnicity and/or race: ORM, Asian
5. Undergraduate institution or category: Georgia Tech / Biomedical Engineering
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer): Medical Assistant / Medical Interpreter (Community Health Center) - 1000 hrs, VA Hospital Palliative Care - 150 hrs
7. Research experience and productivity: 1 yr research (no publication), Medical Device start-up project (undergraduate thesis paper, founding member)
8. Shadowing experience & specialties represented: 100 hrs shadowing experiences (mostly at rural/suburban GA) - General Surgery, Psych, Pulmonology, Internal Medicine
9. Non-clinical volunteering: Organized own relief work/volunteering during 2010 Haiti Earthquake (one month, non-medical), Mentoring orphaned college students (long term), Tutoring volunteering for refugee students in GA (during college), Victim advocacy activities for human trafficking and domestic violence cases in Georgia
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
Military Service (Served as a liaison b/n U.S. and Korean Army, finished as Sergeant (E-5) / Non-commissioned Officer, was in charge of 7 soldiers and 3 officers) - 3000+ hours
Industry Experience, outside-US (Quality Compliance Specialist in Major Pharmaceutical Company, close involvement in FDA/EMA) - 3000+ hours
11.Relevant honors or awards: Awards / medals from military + industry
12. Anything else not listed you think might be important: Institutional Action(2010): Copied a homework
Deeply regret my decision. Currently serving in a Student Integrity Board as a board member (2021)
Current Reapplicant after 2020-2021 cycle (applied ED to an in-state MD school + 5 DO Schools with 504 MCAT score) - 1 MD and 1 DO Interview Invites and Rejected after interviews
List of MD / DO Schools (aiming for 30 to 40 schools)
Main Criteria of Selection: GPA of lower 10%, Ethnicity Demographics, Non-trad friendly, No geographic preference
MD (30 schools):
All Georgia Schools (MCG, Morehouse, Mercer)
Georgetown
Tulane
Nova (by goro)
Wayne
Oakland Beaumont
Carle Illinois crazy secondaries
Albany
Loyola
Drexel
Loma Linda (mission incompatibility)
Rosalind Franklin
New York MC
Penn State
MC Wisconsin
George Washington
Vermont
Dartmouth
EVMS
Jefferson
Miami
Tuft
Rush
Wake secondary questionnaires incompetency
Creighton
Hackensack
Quinnipiac
Indiana
Toledo strong in-state bias (by faha)
Wright State in-state bias (by faha)
Duke far reach (by faha)
Saint Louis (by goro) secondary questionnaires incompetency
Temple secondary questionnaires incompetency
Virginia Tech in-state bias
Colorado in-state bias
DO (15 schools):
PCOM GA
PCOM South GA
LECOM FL
LECOM Erie (by faha)
NYITCOM
Touro NY
Touro CA (by goro)
NSU KPCOM
ACOM (by faha)
TUNCOM (by faha)
MU-COM (by faha)
UIWSOM (by faha)
Westerns CA (by goro)
Western OR (by goro)
TCU.UNT (by goro)
First wave by 7/9 (24): Mercer, MCG, Morehouse, Georgetown, Tulane, Oakland Beaumont, Wayne, EVMS, Loyola, Vermont, Rosalind Franklin, Jefferson, Drexel, NY Medical College, Indiana, Penn State, Quinnipiac, Hackensack, Albany, Rush, PCOM GA, PCOM South GA, LECOM Bradenton, LECOM Erie
Second wave by 7/23 (15): Nova, Miami, Creighton, MC Wisconsin, NYITCOM, Touro NY, Touro CA, NSU KPCOM, ACOM, TUNCOM, MU-COM, UIWSOM, Westerns CA, Westerns OR, TCU.UNT
Total: 24 MDs, 15 DOs
Would you recommend taking out or supplementing with any schools or tiers of schools? Any insight or advice will be greatly appreciated. Considering my weakness and strength, I am planning on applying a wide range of schools. Thank you for your help in advance!
Key Highlight: low GPA, 514 MCAT(retake), Institutional Action, Military Service, Industry Experience, Volunteering activities
1. GPA by AMCAS - cGPA: 3.1, sGPA: 3.15 (Upward Trend, graduated in 2014). Recent Post-Bacc GPA (27 credits BCPM): 4.0
2. MCAT Scores and breakdown: 504 (2020) -> 514 (2021) / 130,127,126,131
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US): Green Card Holder, Georgia Resident (U.S. Permanent Residency)
4. Ethnicity and/or race: ORM, Asian
5. Undergraduate institution or category: Georgia Tech / Biomedical Engineering
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer): Medical Assistant / Medical Interpreter (Community Health Center) - 1000 hrs, VA Hospital Palliative Care - 150 hrs
7. Research experience and productivity: 1 yr research (no publication), Medical Device start-up project (undergraduate thesis paper, founding member)
8. Shadowing experience & specialties represented: 100 hrs shadowing experiences (mostly at rural/suburban GA) - General Surgery, Psych, Pulmonology, Internal Medicine
9. Non-clinical volunteering: Organized own relief work/volunteering during 2010 Haiti Earthquake (one month, non-medical), Mentoring orphaned college students (long term), Tutoring volunteering for refugee students in GA (during college), Victim advocacy activities for human trafficking and domestic violence cases in Georgia
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
Military Service (Served as a liaison b/n U.S. and Korean Army, finished as Sergeant (E-5) / Non-commissioned Officer, was in charge of 7 soldiers and 3 officers) - 3000+ hours
Industry Experience, outside-US (Quality Compliance Specialist in Major Pharmaceutical Company, close involvement in FDA/EMA) - 3000+ hours
11.Relevant honors or awards: Awards / medals from military + industry
12. Anything else not listed you think might be important: Institutional Action(2010): Copied a homework
Deeply regret my decision. Currently serving in a Student Integrity Board as a board member (2021)
Current Reapplicant after 2020-2021 cycle (applied ED to an in-state MD school + 5 DO Schools with 504 MCAT score) - 1 MD and 1 DO Interview Invites and Rejected after interviews
List of MD / DO Schools (aiming for 30
Main Criteria of Selection: GPA of lower 10%, Ethnicity Demographics, Non-trad friendly, No geographic preference
MD (30 schools):
All Georgia Schools (MCG, Morehouse, Mercer)
Georgetown
Tulane
Nova (by goro)
Wayne
Oakland Beaumont
Albany
Loyola
Drexel
Rosalind Franklin
New York MC
Penn State
MC Wisconsin
Vermont
EVMS
Jefferson
Miami
Rush
Creighton
Hackensack
Quinnipiac
Indiana
DO (15 schools):
PCOM GA
PCOM South GA
LECOM FL
LECOM Erie (by faha)
NYITCOM
Touro NY
Touro CA (by goro)
NSU KPCOM
ACOM (by faha)
TUNCOM (by faha)
MU-COM (by faha)
UIWSOM (by faha)
Westerns CA (by goro)
Western OR (by goro)
TCU.UNT (by goro)
First wave by 7/9 (24): Mercer, MCG, Morehouse, Georgetown, Tulane, Oakland Beaumont, Wayne, EVMS, Loyola, Vermont, Rosalind Franklin, Jefferson, Drexel, NY Medical College, Indiana, Penn State, Quinnipiac, Hackensack, Albany, Rush, PCOM GA, PCOM South GA, LECOM Bradenton, LECOM Erie
Second wave by 7/23 (15): Nova, Miami, Creighton, MC Wisconsin, NYITCOM, Touro NY, Touro CA, NSU KPCOM, ACOM, TUNCOM, MU-COM, UIWSOM, Westerns CA, Westerns OR, TCU.UNT
Total: 24 MDs, 15 DOs
Would you recommend taking out or supplementing with any schools or tiers of schools? Any insight or advice will be greatly appreciated. Considering my weakness and strength, I am planning on applying a wide range of schools. Thank you for your help in advance!
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