WAMC-Nontrad ORM-3.63cGPA, 3.71BCPM GPA + 514 MCAT

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nontradmedic95

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  1. Pre-Medical
Demographics -- Age: 30

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: White

State of Residence: Maryland

Disadvantaged Status: No

First-Generation College Student: No

Languages: English (fluent)

URM: No

Academic Metrics -- Undergraduate Institution: State school

Major: Biology

Minor: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Bioinformatics

cGPA: 3.63 (2 Fs in 2015)

sGPA: 3.71

MCAT: 514 (130/126/130/128)

Clinical Experience
Paramedic, 3000 hours

EMT, 1000 Hours

Shadowing -- Physician Shadowing (Nephro, EM), 150 hours

Research
NIH Bridges to Baccalaureate, Summer 2020-Bioinformatics research, 240 hours
Towson University, Bio lab, cancer cell research: 100 hours, ongoing

Volunteering (Non-clinical): Ongoing, 300 hours anticipated through multiple orgs



Teaching / Tutoring
Molecular Biology TA-ongoing



Awards and Honors
Phi Theta Kappa
NSCS

Miscellaneous
Financial constraints limited volunteering time until graduation (worked 24 hours a week)
Dip in GPA and some Ws due to adjusting to parenthood
Spouse in medical residency during college

School List (Definitely too top-heavy):

Reaches:

Albert Einstein (spouse's alma mater)
Case Western/Lerner
Hopkins (local)
Boston University
Mayo Arizona
UCLA

More Realistic, state or geographic ties:
University of Maryland (State school)
Georgetown
George Washington
SUNY Downstate (SUNY community college alum, former NY resident)
Cooper Rowan
Rutgers NJMS
Rutgers RWJ
Hackensack
(grew up in NJ)

Everything else:

Pitt
Penn State
UMass
Colorado
University of Arizona-Phoenix
OHSU
Tufts
Rosalind Franklin
Loyola
Temple
Drexel
Florida Atlantic
Nova Southeastern (MD)
NYMC
Hofstra
Geisinger
Jefferson
Albany
Quinnipiac
 
What is the breakdown by hours of your non clinical volunteering activities?
 
How much did you discuss this list with your family? Is your spouse up for a cross-country relationship (why Mayo-Arizona, OHSU, even the Chicago schools???)?
 
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