Hi all,
I'm in the process of crafting my school list and would love some feedback! Much of my application is centered around how art has informed me of medicine and was wondering if there are any schools that would be more receptive to an "artsy" applicant.
For context:
4.0 GPA, 511 (129/125/128/129) MCAT
20F, ORM, VA residence, grew up in PA, college in Boston
Biology and Design Major
Clinical:
- Derm MA and scribe (1000+ hours)
- Clinical research (500+ hours, 1000+ in total)
Volunteer:
- Art Therapy Volunteer at homeless shelter (150+ hours)
- Volunteer at community kitchen to prepared meals for those with chronic illnesses (50+ hours)
- Hospital Volunteer (80+ hours)
Research:
- Traditional lab research on campus (400+ hours)
- Clinical research (500+ hours, 1000+ in total) - pending protocol paper submission
Extracurricular/Other:
- Design Editor of Student Newspaper (300+ hours)
- Organic Chemistry TA (100+ hours)
- Design research for redesigning and deploying mobile health clinic for rural communities (300+ hours)
- Notetaker for students with disabilities (200+ hours)
Shadowing: 80+ hours, pathology, endocrinology x2, obgyn
Current List:
Marshall University
Penn State
Albany
Beaumont
Rosaline Franklin
Wake Forest
Medical College of Wisconsin
Quinnipiac
Tulane
Drexel
Loyola Stritch
Temple
UVM
EVMS
VTech
GW
Thomas Jefferson
VCU
UMass
Reach:
Georgetown
Hackensack
UCLA (Geffen)
Tufts
Dartmouth
Colorado
Albert Einstein
UPitt
UVA
Mount Sinai
I'm in the process of crafting my school list and would love some feedback! Much of my application is centered around how art has informed me of medicine and was wondering if there are any schools that would be more receptive to an "artsy" applicant.
For context:
4.0 GPA, 511 (129/125/128/129) MCAT
20F, ORM, VA residence, grew up in PA, college in Boston
Biology and Design Major
Clinical:
- Derm MA and scribe (1000+ hours)
- Clinical research (500+ hours, 1000+ in total)
Volunteer:
- Art Therapy Volunteer at homeless shelter (150+ hours)
- Volunteer at community kitchen to prepared meals for those with chronic illnesses (50+ hours)
- Hospital Volunteer (80+ hours)
Research:
- Traditional lab research on campus (400+ hours)
- Clinical research (500+ hours, 1000+ in total) - pending protocol paper submission
Extracurricular/Other:
- Design Editor of Student Newspaper (300+ hours)
- Organic Chemistry TA (100+ hours)
- Design research for redesigning and deploying mobile health clinic for rural communities (300+ hours)
- Notetaker for students with disabilities (200+ hours)
Shadowing: 80+ hours, pathology, endocrinology x2, obgyn
Current List:
Marshall University
Penn State
Albany
Beaumont
Rosaline Franklin
Wake Forest
Medical College of Wisconsin
Quinnipiac
Tulane
Drexel
Loyola Stritch
Temple
UVM
EVMS
VTech
GW
Thomas Jefferson
VCU
UMass
Reach:
Georgetown
Hackensack
UCLA (Geffen)
Tufts
Dartmouth
Colorado
Albert Einstein
UPitt
UVA
Mount Sinai
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