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Date of submission: 07/06/2022
Overall GPA: 2.91
Science GPA: 2.86
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.08
DAT score (include AA and all sections): these scores are my first attempt scores on june 11, 2022
21 AA
21 TS
19 GC
20 BIO
24 OC
18 PAT
22 RC
20 QR
State of Residence: Illinois
Undergrad Attended: Public in-state school that is not very well known
Major: Chemistry, B.S. with a Biochemistry concentration (summa cum laude)
Minority? ORM Asian Pakistani with disadvantaged/low SES status
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No but I have been in undergrad for 8 yrs, never took a semester off, no masters (yet)
Shadowing Experience: 116 hrs, GP, Single clinic
Volunteering Experience: 150+ hrs, Covid vaccine administrator, underserved Chicago school mentor/volunteer, will be adding 6 year old fraternity volunteer hrs once I can get a hold of the chapter president since the chapter was suspended after I transferred schools. Had at-least 75 volunteer hrs there though.
Employment: Pharmacy technician for 2 yrs
Research:
1. Dry lab (500 hrs): health disparities research fellowship at top 10 university - poster presentation to their school of medicine on cervical cancer among transgendered patients
2. Wet lab (600 hrs+ currently ongoing ): anti-cancer drug discovery at top 10 university - cancer conference presentation + mid-author publication is planned
Other Extracurriculars:
1. Pre-health club founder and president at a rural community college I attended
2. Pre-dental club founder and president at the public hispanic serving university I recently graduated from
3. Physical Chemistry I seminar leader (akin to a TA position)
4. Physical Chemistry II seminar leader
Relevant Honors or Awards: summa cum laude, deans' list for 4 consecutive semesters, certificate of completion from my dry lab research fellowship
LOR type and strength: very strong:
1. physical chemistry professor who asked me to lead the seminar section
2. organic chemistry II professor who served as my chemistry advisor - she knows me well as I was in her office a few times a month for like 2 years
3. anti-cancer research supervisor who also served as my inorganic chemistry prof - she patented the anti-cancer drug we are working on, and she said she noted in the LOR that I was in the top 1% of all students she has ever taught. We have built a very strong bond, and I hope the letter is as good as our mentor/mentee relationship is.
4. GP who I shadowed for about 115 hours. He has told me he wrote a very strong letter outlining all of the amazing things he has noticed in me during my time shadowing at the clinic.
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: no red flags besides bad first few yrs of college, taking 8 yrs to finally decide on a major and graduate, etc. only one F in calculus I, but that was during my directionless, aimlessly taking classes days
low GPA because of not prioritizing school before I knew dentistry
after I found dentistry, my transcript shows a 3.94 GPA in 70+ credit hours in all upper level science courses, hence why I was able to graduate summa cum laude through my university
School list: all of these schools have had my app submitted on 07/06/2022, except transcript needs to be verified so maybe my submission date will show up as late July hopefully
midwestern IL/AZ
uic
siu
uk dentistry
western university CA
rutgers
boston/tufts/NYU
university of oklahoma
A.T. Still AZ/Missouri
lecom
nova
west virginia
unlv
indiana u
please let me know your thoughts. Masters is obviously something I am preparing for. My eyes are set on Barry U SMP, Midwestern IL SMP 10 month, Rutgers SMP, UIC medical physiology, Nova 1yr SMP, or mississippi college 1 yr SMP. if you have any advice on which of these SMP's would be the best fit for me, please let me know!
Overall GPA: 2.91
Science GPA: 2.86
Bio-Chem-Physics GPA: 3.08
DAT score (include AA and all sections): these scores are my first attempt scores on june 11, 2022
21 AA
21 TS
19 GC
20 BIO
24 OC
18 PAT
22 RC
20 QR
State of Residence: Illinois
Undergrad Attended: Public in-state school that is not very well known
Major: Chemistry, B.S. with a Biochemistry concentration (summa cum laude)
Minority? ORM Asian Pakistani with disadvantaged/low SES status
Reapplicant? No
Nontrad? No but I have been in undergrad for 8 yrs, never took a semester off, no masters (yet)
Shadowing Experience: 116 hrs, GP, Single clinic
Volunteering Experience: 150+ hrs, Covid vaccine administrator, underserved Chicago school mentor/volunteer, will be adding 6 year old fraternity volunteer hrs once I can get a hold of the chapter president since the chapter was suspended after I transferred schools. Had at-least 75 volunteer hrs there though.
Employment: Pharmacy technician for 2 yrs
Research:
1. Dry lab (500 hrs): health disparities research fellowship at top 10 university - poster presentation to their school of medicine on cervical cancer among transgendered patients
2. Wet lab (600 hrs+ currently ongoing ): anti-cancer drug discovery at top 10 university - cancer conference presentation + mid-author publication is planned
Other Extracurriculars:
1. Pre-health club founder and president at a rural community college I attended
2. Pre-dental club founder and president at the public hispanic serving university I recently graduated from
3. Physical Chemistry I seminar leader (akin to a TA position)
4. Physical Chemistry II seminar leader
Relevant Honors or Awards: summa cum laude, deans' list for 4 consecutive semesters, certificate of completion from my dry lab research fellowship
LOR type and strength: very strong:
1. physical chemistry professor who asked me to lead the seminar section
2. organic chemistry II professor who served as my chemistry advisor - she knows me well as I was in her office a few times a month for like 2 years
3. anti-cancer research supervisor who also served as my inorganic chemistry prof - she patented the anti-cancer drug we are working on, and she said she noted in the LOR that I was in the top 1% of all students she has ever taught. We have built a very strong bond, and I hope the letter is as good as our mentor/mentee relationship is.
4. GP who I shadowed for about 115 hours. He has told me he wrote a very strong letter outlining all of the amazing things he has noticed in me during my time shadowing at the clinic.
Misc Info/Things not stated elsewhere/Red Flags: no red flags besides bad first few yrs of college, taking 8 yrs to finally decide on a major and graduate, etc. only one F in calculus I, but that was during my directionless, aimlessly taking classes days
low GPA because of not prioritizing school before I knew dentistry
after I found dentistry, my transcript shows a 3.94 GPA in 70+ credit hours in all upper level science courses, hence why I was able to graduate summa cum laude through my university
School list: all of these schools have had my app submitted on 07/06/2022, except transcript needs to be verified so maybe my submission date will show up as late July hopefully
midwestern IL/AZ
uic
siu
uk dentistry
western university CA
rutgers
boston/tufts/NYU
university of oklahoma
A.T. Still AZ/Missouri
lecom
nova
west virginia
unlv
indiana u
please let me know your thoughts. Masters is obviously something I am preparing for. My eyes are set on Barry U SMP, Midwestern IL SMP 10 month, Rutgers SMP, UIC medical physiology, Nova 1yr SMP, or mississippi college 1 yr SMP. if you have any advice on which of these SMP's would be the best fit for me, please let me know!
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