WAMC & School List - Non-trad, 508 MCAT

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R. R. Hendrini

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MI Resident, ORM, Non-Trad - Rural hometown, underserved area. FAP recipient. Ties to NC, FL, TX, AR - 2nd cycle but mostly applied TMDSAS and a couple AMCAS (7 schools total) and was verified in late Oct

I did not do well in undergrad the first time ~10 years ago (dropped out after 2 years due to family and personal issues, justified and easy to explain on app). I spent several years working in the corporate sphere. I made the decision to change a few years ago. I have a strong story/theme throughout my app.

cGPA: 3.21 (some grades 10+ years old), sGPA: 3.51 - strong upward trend from Community College/Recent Undergrad/Post-Bacc.

Post-bacc GPA (42 credits): 3.86, MCAT: 508

LORs: Committee letter from Post-Bacc + 2 additional letters

Non-clinical professional employment:
  • >8,000 hours in corporate at Fortune 50 company. Good career history with promotions.
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer):
  • ~700 hours scribing between ED and outpatient
  • 140 hours volunteer
  • 50 hours pre-med club
Research experience and productivity:
  • ~1700 hours as CRA
  • 40 hours research participant/volunteer
  • ~200 hours undergrad research assistant in a non-science lab
No pubs/posters etc.

Shadowing (minimal): < 20 hours between 2-3 specialties
Non-clinical volunteering: 200 hours
Leadership: ~30 hours led a student discussion group discussing topics related to medicine

School List:
MD
  • Michigan State CHM (strong ties, mission fit)
  • Wayne State
  • Central Michigan
  • Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
  • Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
  • University of Michigan
  • Rush
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • University of Toledo
  • FSU (OOS unfriendly but strong ties)
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • UNC
  • Wake Forest
  • TCU
  • Drexel
  • Wright State
DO
  • MSU COM
  • Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine (Marian University)
  • CCOM
  • Campbell
  • Ohio University (OU-HCOM)
  • (NYITCOM) - Arkansas
 
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