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- Apr 21, 2022
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cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS
cGPA: 3.89 sGPA: 3.77
MCAT score(s) and breakdown
514 (126/130/128/130)
State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
Colorado resident. Strong ties to NJ, MO, and MD
Ethnicity and/or race
White
Undergraduate institution or category
Lower tier state school
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
~1000 hours between COVID-19 case investigation and MA at a pediatrician
Research experience and productivity
1530 hours. Four years in same undergrad lab, three REUs at different institutions. One first author in progress, four poster presentations.
Shadowing experience and specialties represented
55 infectious disease and ortho
Non-clinical volunteering
500 hours doing various food security related initiatives. President of a service org for 3 years. Won a sizable grant for food/sustainability programming at my school. Served on various boards at my institution as a student representative.
Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
Club athletics, peer tutoring, organic chem TA, peer mentor, resident assistant for an additional combined 2500 hours of activities
Relevant honors or awards
Goldwater scholar for research at undergrad institution
Medallion winner for biomedical engineering department
Medallion winner for Honors college
Tau Beta Pi member
Various GPA awards/Dean's List
One planned gap year. Going to keep working for a few months as an MA then relocate and probably do some misc service work/shadowing. I also plan to spend a few months in the early spring/summer traveling and learning about sustainable ag since that is an interest and a theme in my application.
Anything else not listed you think might be important
I think I have done a good job writing about my experiences and crafting a cohesive application. I am in the process of finalizing my school list (have to wait to see how this MCAT comes out) but I am really curious about how well I'm balancing reach schools and hearing about any schools I should take off my list or consider applying to. When looking at schools I want to prioritize student culture/wellbeing (not cutthroat, don't want to be around it) and affordability in terms of aid and the cost of living. I intend to pre-write as much as possible and I'm willing to apply to a lot of schools to minimize the risk of having to go through this hell-scape of an admissions process again. Here's my prospective list:
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Vanderbilt
Case Western Reserve
Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of Maryland
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Rutgers School of Medicine (RWJ)
Cooper Medical School
University of Pittsburgh
University of Cincinnati
University of Connecticut
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Wake Forest
Tulane Medical School
Weil Cornell
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
Pennsylvania State University
Again, I'm super interested to hear about any schools I should consider adding or removing. Also, any potential issues in my application that are correctable before this cycle starts. Thanks in advance!
cGPA: 3.89 sGPA: 3.77
MCAT score(s) and breakdown
514 (126/130/128/130)
State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
Colorado resident. Strong ties to NJ, MO, and MD
Ethnicity and/or race
White
Undergraduate institution or category
Lower tier state school
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
~1000 hours between COVID-19 case investigation and MA at a pediatrician
Research experience and productivity
1530 hours. Four years in same undergrad lab, three REUs at different institutions. One first author in progress, four poster presentations.
Shadowing experience and specialties represented
55 infectious disease and ortho
Non-clinical volunteering
500 hours doing various food security related initiatives. President of a service org for 3 years. Won a sizable grant for food/sustainability programming at my school. Served on various boards at my institution as a student representative.
Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
Club athletics, peer tutoring, organic chem TA, peer mentor, resident assistant for an additional combined 2500 hours of activities
Relevant honors or awards
Goldwater scholar for research at undergrad institution
Medallion winner for biomedical engineering department
Medallion winner for Honors college
Tau Beta Pi member
Various GPA awards/Dean's List
One planned gap year. Going to keep working for a few months as an MA then relocate and probably do some misc service work/shadowing. I also plan to spend a few months in the early spring/summer traveling and learning about sustainable ag since that is an interest and a theme in my application.
Anything else not listed you think might be important
I think I have done a good job writing about my experiences and crafting a cohesive application. I am in the process of finalizing my school list (have to wait to see how this MCAT comes out) but I am really curious about how well I'm balancing reach schools and hearing about any schools I should take off my list or consider applying to. When looking at schools I want to prioritize student culture/wellbeing (not cutthroat, don't want to be around it) and affordability in terms of aid and the cost of living. I intend to pre-write as much as possible and I'm willing to apply to a lot of schools to minimize the risk of having to go through this hell-scape of an admissions process again. Here's my prospective list:
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Vanderbilt
Case Western Reserve
Albert Einstein School of Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of Maryland
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Rutgers School of Medicine (RWJ)
Cooper Medical School
University of Pittsburgh
University of Cincinnati
University of Connecticut
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Wake Forest
Tulane Medical School
Weil Cornell
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
Pennsylvania State University
Again, I'm super interested to hear about any schools I should consider adding or removing. Also, any potential issues in my application that are correctable before this cycle starts. Thanks in advance!
