- Year in school: Junior, applying this spring
- State of Residence: Tennessee
- Undergrad institution: University of Tennessee
- cGPA: 3.79, upward trend
- sGPA: 3.67, upward trend
- MCAT: 510 (126, 127, 129, 128)
- Research ~1,800 hours
- 400 in a summer internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory during lithium ion battery work
- 400 in biochemistry research concerning thermodynamics of differential ligand binding on a protein
- Expecting ~600 in mass spec work on peptides and proteins by time of intended matriculation
- Plan to intern again this summer for another 400
- Most likely will have 1 paper published (non-1st author) and one co-1st author under review at time of application
- 2 posters and 2 presentations
- Clinical Experience ~ 335 hours
- Expecting ~210 volunteer hours at local medical center
- Expecting ~ 135 volunteer hours at free clinics
- Shadowing - 16 hours
- 16 hours in general surgery
- Will be looking for more opportunities when hospitals start opening up to observers again
- Work Experience ~3000 hours
- Pharmacy technician since high school, picked up second job at an independent last summer
- Non-clinical volunteering ~200
- Expecting ~90 in bereavement calls/administrative work for a Hospice organization
- Expecting ~110 in volunteering at the headquarters of the previously mentioned free clinic organization
- Extracurriculars
- Play saxophone in the marching band and bassoon in the wind ensemble
University of Tennessee
East Tennessee State University
Miami
Wake Forest
Quinnipiac
New York Medical College
Oakland
I would like some help getting ideas for a preliminary school list. I am not quite sure where my stats will land me when presented in conjunction with my experiences. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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