Hi SDN! I’m wondering my realistic chances of getting interviews/acceptances to any of the programs on the list (MD + DO) and also my chances of getting into any of the MD programs specifically. Thanks!
Resident: NJ
GPA: 3.80
sGPA: 3.62
MCAT: 513 (129, 128, 129, 127)
Ethnicity: White
Graduation year: 2019
*quick synopsis for people who don’t want to read: strongest areas- clinical experience and research, weakest non-clinical community service and leadership*
Clinical Experience:
Resident: NJ
GPA: 3.80
sGPA: 3.62
MCAT: 513 (129, 128, 129, 127)
Ethnicity: White
Graduation year: 2019
*quick synopsis for people who don’t want to read: strongest areas- clinical experience and research, weakest non-clinical community service and leadership*
Clinical Experience:
- Postbac Research Fellowship at National Institutes of Health (time in clinic with patients): 500 hours (2019-2020)
- ED Medical Scribe: 275 hours (1/2019-6/2019)
- Volunteer EMT (crew chief and administrative officer since 2018): 1700+ hours (2016-2019)
- Various rounds at NIH: 10 hours (2019-2020)
- Specialties: neurology, immunology
- Pediatrics: 80 hours (Fall 2016, Spring 2019)
- Sub-specialties: pediatric neurology, pediatric infectious disease, pediatric emergency
- MASKerAID (mask-making org): 50 hours (since 4/2020)
- Volunteer at Sunrise Assisted Living: 24 hours (Fall 2019-Winter 2020)
- Make-A-Wish NJ volunteer translator: 60 hours (Spring 2019)
- Postbac Research Fellowship at NIH (labwork): 1500 hours (2019-2020)
- 2 manuscripts in preparation, oral presentation on campus, poster presentation at national meeting
- Research assistant in biomedical engineering lab: 1200 hours (2017-2019)
- 2 poster presentations at national meetings, awarded conference funding, won departmental award for senior thesis work
- Co-Chair of Postbac Committee (think student government for 1400 post-baccalaureate fellows): 60 hours (since 3/2020)
- Treasurer and Leadership Team Member of Cru (religious org): 800 hours (5/2016-5/2019, member since 9/2015)
- President of Rutgers University Choir: 150 hours (5/2016-1/2017, member 9/2015-1/2017)
- Biology Supplemental Instructor for students from URM backgrounds: 400 hours (2016-2019)
- Research Peer Mentor: 80 hours (2018-2019)
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Highest Honors in Cell Biology and Neuroscience (major)
- $1000 research award in undergrad
- Conference funding to attend a National meeting
- Several “academic excellence” awards + merit based scholarship (around $12,000 total)
| Robert Wood | NJ |
| Rutgers NJMS | NJ |
| Cooper | NJ |
| Hackensack/ Seton Hall | NJ |
| Temple | PA |
| Thomas Jefferson University | PA |
| Geisinger | PA |
| Eastern VA | VA |
| VA Commonwealth | VA |
| George Washington | DC |
| NY Medical College | NY |
| Albany | NY |
| Quinnipiac | CT |
| University of Maryland | MD |
| Wake Forest | NC |
| Dartmouth | NH |
| University of CO | CO |
| University of Miami Miller SOM | FL |
| DO Schools | |
| Rowan COM | NJ |
| PCOM | PA |
| New England | ME |
| Edward Via | VA |
| Idaho COM | ID |
| Campbell | NC |
