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- Jan 12, 2020
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1. GPA
UG: 2.14 biochem major, majority completed by 2011, degree granted in 2018
EMT: 4.0 12 quarter credits, ~8 semester credits
PB: 3.91 40 quarter credits, ~27 semester credits; A&P, Microbio, Psych
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown
522 (131, 130, 129, 132)
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
WA, Permanent resident -> citizen
4. Ethnicity and/or race
ORM, Chinese, first generation? (immigrated at 7)
5. Undergraduate institution or category
UG: University of Washington
PB: North Seattle College, local CC for cost
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
~3,000+ hours as Emergency Dept Tech, paid, continuing
~3,000 hours as phlebotomist, paid
~200 hours as EMT, paid
~200 hours in Ski Patrol as Patroller/EMT, paid
~250 hours in Search and Rescue as EMT, volunteer
50 hours medical mission to El Salvador as EMT, volunteer
30 hours Special Olympics as EMT, volunteer
7. Research experience and productivity
~1,000 hours as both paid and unpaid lab assistant in UG
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
60 hours (ED, Ortho, OB/GYN)
9. Non-clinical volunteering
20 hours administrative support for local free clinic
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
5 years working as program manager contracted to Amazon
5 years working as project manager on short term engineering projects during UG
~500 hours swim instructor
11. Relevant honors or awards
Dean's list one quarter in UG
Dean's list all 4 quarters in PB
12. Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n):
Yes? Both maternal grandparents are physicians in China
13. Specialty of interest:
Emergency Medicine, rural/suburban community center
14. Anything else not listed you think might be important
HS graduation at 15, 1 year State Dept scholarship as youth ambassador to Germany
Questions:
1. WAMC and recommended school list, both MD and DO
2. I have the option of attending a SMP this fall with linkage to PNWU, recommended Y/N? How would that affect the application timeline?
3. Which ECs are important, any that are unnecessary to list?
Thanks in advance for everyone's time and advice!
UG: 2.14 biochem major, majority completed by 2011, degree granted in 2018
EMT: 4.0 12 quarter credits, ~8 semester credits
PB: 3.91 40 quarter credits, ~27 semester credits; A&P, Microbio, Psych
2. MCAT score(s) and breakdown
522 (131, 130, 129, 132)
3. State of residence or country of citizenship (if non-US)
WA, Permanent resident -> citizen
4. Ethnicity and/or race
ORM, Chinese, first generation? (immigrated at 7)
5. Undergraduate institution or category
UG: University of Washington
PB: North Seattle College, local CC for cost
6. Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer)
~3,000+ hours as Emergency Dept Tech, paid, continuing
~3,000 hours as phlebotomist, paid
~200 hours as EMT, paid
~200 hours in Ski Patrol as Patroller/EMT, paid
~250 hours in Search and Rescue as EMT, volunteer
50 hours medical mission to El Salvador as EMT, volunteer
30 hours Special Olympics as EMT, volunteer
7. Research experience and productivity
~1,000 hours as both paid and unpaid lab assistant in UG
8. Shadowing experience and specialties represented
60 hours (ED, Ortho, OB/GYN)
9. Non-clinical volunteering
20 hours administrative support for local free clinic
10. Other extracurricular activities (including athletics, military service, gap year activities, leadership, teaching, etc)
5 years working as program manager contracted to Amazon
5 years working as project manager on short term engineering projects during UG
~500 hours swim instructor
11. Relevant honors or awards
Dean's list one quarter in UG
Dean's list all 4 quarters in PB
12. Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n):
Yes? Both maternal grandparents are physicians in China
13. Specialty of interest:
Emergency Medicine, rural/suburban community center
14. Anything else not listed you think might be important
HS graduation at 15, 1 year State Dept scholarship as youth ambassador to Germany
Questions:
1. WAMC and recommended school list, both MD and DO
2. I have the option of attending a SMP this fall with linkage to PNWU, recommended Y/N? How would that affect the application timeline?
3. Which ECs are important, any that are unnecessary to list?
Thanks in advance for everyone's time and advice!
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