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Dear SDN gurus, I am a nontraditional reapplicant and in need of help with compiling a school’s list for the upcoming 2021 application cycle. I would really appreciate your input! @Goro @Faha
Stats:
IL resident, Russian, Immigrant (permanent resident in the US), non-traditional, career switcher, FAP recipient, disadvantaged status. Graduated from NEIU in 2017 with BS in Chemistry, minor in Biology (took Genetics, Micro, and Anatomy&Physiology after graduation).
MCAT:
509 (126/128/127/128)
cGPA:
3.82, upwards GPA trend – had 4.0 then one bad semester, then back to 4.0
sGPA:
3.82
Shadowing:
28hrs (psychiatry), rest was rescheduled for later this year due to COVID;
Non-Clinical Work:
~13000 hrs (10) years of hospitality experience, work as a server in high end venues;
Clinical Volunteering:
120 hours accomplished as a hospital volunteer in same day surgery department;
Currently have an ongoing volunteer activity at a different hospital (would be ~200 hours, now paused due to COVID);
Currently in the process of volunteering remotely for NODA (No One Dies Alone) program at the same hospital;
Teaching:
~700 hrs as a TA for different chemistry courses at my undergrad;
~200 hrs as a private tutor;
Non-clinical volunteering:
70 hrs – academic club member, organized meeting, community service events, mentorships, etc.;
Research:
300 hours in a research lab – summer research program at my undergrad, culminated in a poster presentation at my undergrad;
Leadership:
30 hrs - Chair of Community Service Committee in an academic pre-med club;
100 hrs – Student Body President, from 2008-2010 while I was living and attempting my first education in Russia;
Publication:
Coauthored a workbook for seminars in Organic Chemistry in collaboration with other TAs and faculty, it published by PLTL society and used at different schools (including my undergrad);
Honors/Awards:
4 awards for outstanding achievements at my undergrad (1 for English language, 3 for different fields of chemistry);
Additional Info:
Native Russian speaker;
Open to all specialties (do have a special interest in psychiatry);
Reapplicant (applied late last year, got one interview, then WL).
I have a list of schools that I definitely want to apply to:
Carle Illinois
Rosalind Franklin
Quinnipiac
Loyola
Rush
Saint Louis University SOM
University of Illinois College of Medicine
University of Missouri – Kansas City SOM
Wake Forest (currently on the WL here)
And a list of about 40 more schools to narrow down (mostly schools where my stats fall in 20-90% minus state schools that don’t take oos students).
Would appreciate any help and school suggestions for my list!
Stats:
IL resident, Russian, Immigrant (permanent resident in the US), non-traditional, career switcher, FAP recipient, disadvantaged status. Graduated from NEIU in 2017 with BS in Chemistry, minor in Biology (took Genetics, Micro, and Anatomy&Physiology after graduation).
MCAT:
509 (126/128/127/128)
cGPA:
3.82, upwards GPA trend – had 4.0 then one bad semester, then back to 4.0
sGPA:
3.82
Shadowing:
28hrs (psychiatry), rest was rescheduled for later this year due to COVID;
Non-Clinical Work:
~13000 hrs (10) years of hospitality experience, work as a server in high end venues;
Clinical Volunteering:
120 hours accomplished as a hospital volunteer in same day surgery department;
Currently have an ongoing volunteer activity at a different hospital (would be ~200 hours, now paused due to COVID);
Currently in the process of volunteering remotely for NODA (No One Dies Alone) program at the same hospital;
Teaching:
~700 hrs as a TA for different chemistry courses at my undergrad;
~200 hrs as a private tutor;
Non-clinical volunteering:
70 hrs – academic club member, organized meeting, community service events, mentorships, etc.;
Research:
300 hours in a research lab – summer research program at my undergrad, culminated in a poster presentation at my undergrad;
Leadership:
30 hrs - Chair of Community Service Committee in an academic pre-med club;
100 hrs – Student Body President, from 2008-2010 while I was living and attempting my first education in Russia;
Publication:
Coauthored a workbook for seminars in Organic Chemistry in collaboration with other TAs and faculty, it published by PLTL society and used at different schools (including my undergrad);
Honors/Awards:
4 awards for outstanding achievements at my undergrad (1 for English language, 3 for different fields of chemistry);
Additional Info:
Native Russian speaker;
Open to all specialties (do have a special interest in psychiatry);
Reapplicant (applied late last year, got one interview, then WL).
I have a list of schools that I definitely want to apply to:
Carle Illinois
Rosalind Franklin
Quinnipiac
Loyola
Rush
Saint Louis University SOM
University of Illinois College of Medicine
University of Missouri – Kansas City SOM
Wake Forest (currently on the WL here)
And a list of about 40 more schools to narrow down (mostly schools where my stats fall in 20-90% minus state schools that don’t take oos students).
Would appreciate any help and school suggestions for my list!
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