WAMC? Non-trad engineer, school list help

[hopefulandgay]

1. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS
   • undergraduate - computer engineering
     
     • cGPA: 3.44
     • sGPA: 3.46
   • graduate - biomedical engineering
     
     • cGPA: 4.0
     • sGPA: 3.97
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown
   • 515
     
     • C/P: 128
     • CARS: 129
     • B/B: 130
     • P/S: 128
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
   • WI resident
4. Ethnicity and/or race
   • ORM, asian
5. Undergraduate institution or category
   • UW Madison
   • Johns Hopkins (graduate institution)
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
   • EMT: ~2000 hrs
   • Granfather's caretaker: ~500 hrs
   • Patient Advocate & Accompaniment Volunteer for local domestic violence and sexual assault support center: 500 hrs
7. Research experience and productivity
   • Worked as research engineer for 6 months at full-time job, conducted CT-imaging based reader study through full-time job for a successful 510k FDA application: 800 hrs
     • publication pending another year
   • undergraduate researcher in neuroscience & genetics: 1400 hrs
     • included paper and poster, but no journal publications
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
   • In-Person:
     
     • Orthopedic Surgery – 16 hrs
     • Critical Care - 20 hrs
     • Infectious Disease – 24 hrs
     • Radiology – 12 hrs
     • Primary Care – 28 hrs
     • Emergency Medicine – 24 hrs
   • Virtual:
     
     • UT Southwestern Virtual Shadowing – 80 hrs
     • CU Virtual Shadowing – 6 hrs
     • eShadowing – 200 hrs
     • Webshadowers – 80 hrs
9. Non-clinical volunteering
   • Tutor since high school, continued volunteering as tutor in college and still tutor privately & volunteer to conduct resume reviews for college students: 5000 hrs
   • Supported ventilator production in factory during beginning of COVID on top of full time job: 200 hrs
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
    • TA during grad school for 1 semester
    • Provided UI/UX Support to startups as a fun side gig: ~700 hrs
    • Leadership positions in three different clubs in undergrad
    • hobbies: Legos & rock climbing
11. Relevant honors or awards
    • N/A
12. Anything else not listed you think might be important
    • Been working as an engineer full time in the healthcare imaging space, wanted to pursue medicine right after undergrad but had to work to support family for some time during pandemic

Current MD List
UW Madison
MCW
Rush
Carle
Tufts
University of Illinois College of Medicine (for their IMED program)
Loyola
UCSF (definitely a reach school but my partner lives in SF)

Current DO List
DMU
KCU
CCOM
Michigan

Appreciate all the help and guidance!

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[wysdoc]

1. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS
   • undergraduate - computer engineering
     
     • cGPA: 3.44
     • sGPA: 3.46
   • graduate - biomedical engineering
     
     • cGPA: 4.0
     • sGPA: 3.97
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown
   • 515
     
     • C/P: 128
     • CARS: 129
     • B/B: 130
     • P/S: 128
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
   • WI resident
4. Ethnicity and/or race
   • ORM, asian
5. Undergraduate institution or category
   • UW Madison
   • Johns Hopkins (graduate institution)
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
   • EMT: ~2000 hrs
   • Granfather's caretaker: ~500 hrs
   • Patient Advocate & Accompaniment Volunteer for local domestic violence and sexual assault support center: 500 hrs
7. Research experience and productivity
   • Worked as research engineer for 6 months at full-time job, conducted CT-imaging based reader study through full-time job for a successful 510k FDA application: 800 hrs
     • publication pending another year
   • undergraduate researcher in neuroscience & genetics: 1400 hrs
     • included paper and poster, but no journal publications
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
   • In-Person:
     
     • Orthopedic Surgery – 16 hrs
     • Critical Care - 20 hrs
     • Infectious Disease – 24 hrs
     • Radiology – 12 hrs
     • Primary Care – 28 hrs
     • Emergency Medicine – 24 hrs
   • Virtual:
     
     • UT Southwestern Virtual Shadowing – 80 hrs
     • CU Virtual Shadowing – 6 hrs
     • eShadowing – 200 hrs
     • Webshadowers – 80 hrs
9. Non-clinical volunteering
   • Tutor since high school, continued volunteering as tutor in college and still tutor privately & volunteer to conduct resume reviews for college students: 5000 hrs
   • Supported ventilator production in factory during beginning of COVID on top of full time job: 200 hrs
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
    • TA during grad school for 1 semester
    • Provided UI/UX Support to startups as a fun side gig: ~700 hrs
    • Leadership positions in three different clubs in undergrad
    • hobbies: Legos & rock climbing
11. Relevant honors or awards
    • N/A
12. Anything else not listed you think might be important
    • Been working as an engineer full time in the healthcare imaging space, wanted to pursue medicine right after undergrad but had to work to support family for some time during pandemic

Current MD List
UW Madison
MCW
Rush
Carle
Tufts
University of Illinois College of Medicine (for their IMED program)
Loyola
UCSF (definitely a reach school)

Current DO List
DMU
KCU
CCOM
Michigan

Appreciate all the help and guidance!

You could add Texas A&M EnMed program, OOS applicants can apply for it on AMCAS and it is based in Houston

 

[Faha]

You could add these schools to your application:
Rosalind Franklin
Western Michigan
St. Louis
Oakland Beaumont
Creighton
TCU-UNT
Vermont
Dartmouth
New York Medical College
Albany
Hofstra
Einstein
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Georgetown
George Washington
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
USF Morsani
Miami
NOVA MD
Tulane

 

[hopefulandgay]

You could add Texas A&M EnMed program, OOS applicants can apply for it on AMCAS and it is based in Houston

Thanks for sharing. Any idea if they would look poorly upon an applicant that already has a masters, (I already have my masters in biomedical engineering)?

 

[wysdoc]

Thanks for sharing. Any idea if they would look poorly upon an applicant that already has a masters, (I already have my masters in biomedical engineering)?

Hmm well you wouldn’t need that associated masters degree then, but I wonder if they would be flexible about that and still let you make use of their maker space. It might be worth an email to them

 

[hopefulandgay]

You could add these schools to your application:
Rosalind Franklin
Western Michigan
St. Louis
Oakland Beaumont
Creighton
TCU-UNT
Vermont
Dartmouth
New York Medical College
Albany
Hofstra
Einstein
Rochester
Pittsburgh
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Georgetown
George Washington
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
Wake Forest
USF Morsani
Miami
NOVA MD
Tulane

Thanks for putting this together, really appreciate it. If you don't mind me asking, how did you come up with this list? I've spent the last week trying to figure out schools to apply to based on MSAR, reddit, sdn, and their individual websites but feel pretty lost.

 

[wysdoc]

Thanks for putting this together, really appreciate it. If you don't mind me asking, how did you come up with this list? I've spent the last week trying to figure out schools to apply to based on MSAR, reddit, sdn, and their individual websites but feel pretty lost.

@Faha is the list master! I am just the Texpert

 

[Faha]

Your GPAs are too low for the most competitive schools. However, Your MCAT of 515 and very good ECs are competitive for the schools I listed.

 

[hopefulandgay]

Hmm well you wouldn’t need that associated masters degree then, but I wonder if they would be flexible about that and still let you make use of their maker space. It might be worth an email to them

I just heard back, and they'd still like to see my application. They have had past matriculants who already have a master's degree. Thanks for this recommendation!

 

[Dral]

MCAT is pretty good. Your GPA isn't the best, but it sounds like you have a good targeted list.

The only other thing on your app I can find is that in your non-clinical volunteering, it looks like you haven't been too far out of your comfort zone. I don't think you need to run out and get some of that under your belt, but something to think about if you happen to have an unsuccessful cycle.

 

[hopefulandgay]

MCAT is pretty good. Your GPA isn't the best, but it sounds like you have a good targeted list.

The only other thing on your app I can find is that in your non-clinical volunteering, it looks like you haven't been too far out of your comfort zone. I don't think you need to run out and get some of that under your belt, but something to think about if you happen to have an unsuccessful cycle.

Appreciate the feedback. Could you elaborate on some examples of non-clinical volunteering outside of my comfort zone would look like? Although it was clinical volunteering, I described working as a patient advocate/accompaniment as definitely something outside of my comfort zone in my activities section.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Your tutoring is considered employment and not community service.

My suggestion is to find a significant non-clinical community service activity away from campus that does not involve tutoring STEM students but gets you face-to-face with social challenges most people face. Humble yourself in doing food pantry/distribution, homeless/women's/LGBTQ shelters, job training/assistance for those returning from incarceration, etc.

 

[Dral]

Yes, what Mr. Smile12 said. Big brother/big sister, disaster rescue, inner city project planning are others that come to mind.

Patient advocacy is decent as long as you play up the portion of giving a voice to those who may not have one in the say of their healthcare. But as you said, it is clinical. I advocate for my patients all the time as an attending. It's part of my job.

We want to see something nonclinical outside your comfort zone that would not be part of your job/future job.