Hi All! I'm a 3rd Year Chemistry/Biochemistry student from the University of Chicago. Below is a short list of my specs and the schools I'm considering applying to. If anyone could help me get a feel for my chances at the following schools, I'd greatly appreciate it!
Major: Chemistry and Biochemsitry
State of Residency: Ohio
University of Chicago
Cumulative GPA: 3.70
Science GPA: 3.71
MCAT:
Verbal Reasoning: 10
Physical Science: 14
Biological Science: 13
Writing Sample: R
Total: 37R
Shadowing Hours: 4-5 months of shadowing + clinical experience = 100 or so hours
Research: Team coordinator for the UC Synthetic Biology Team: worked with student-run research group. No PhDs or Post-docs were aiding us...it was composed of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students...so we had to get our own funding and write our own grants and what not.
Currently work on prostate cancer research: androgen deprivation therapy research. Mostly data analysis and in-clinic duties. Working on this for about 4 months now, and will continue over the summer
Volunteering: Comer Children's Hospital Volunteer: 2-3 years, for 4 hours a week.
Outside community service: As a team coordinator, also had to give genetic engineering presentations to high schools. Did this for about a summer and 2 quarters. Most of the schools were located in the Hyde Park community in the suburbs of Chicago.
(the following teaching things were done during school breaks)
Teach a 2-3 week after school program for organic chemistry for high school students in columbus, Ohio: 2 hours a week. Basically an intro-course for fun. Did this during my freshmen and soph years at UChicago.
Gave guest lectures/mentored the math club at a high school in Columbus, Ohio. 2 hours a week for about 2-3 weeks. Did this during my freshmen year at Uchicago.
I guess extracurricular/interests are minor, but i'll list them anyway:
Piano, dance, chess, shaolin martial arts, and soccer.
The following are the schools I'm thinking of applying to: Let me know what you think and which ones fall under reach, in range, and safety (or whatever the categories are called hahaha).
Yale
Columbia
Ohio State University
Case Western
Northwestern
NYU
Tufts
Brown
USC
Stanford
Albany
Uchicago
University of Cinncinati
Cornell
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dartmouth
Emory
That's all I have for now. I realize it's pretty darn top-heavy. I guess it's cause I'm really lost as to where I stand...so a reality check would be nice hahaha. Thanks for your help guys!
Major: Chemistry and Biochemsitry
State of Residency: Ohio
University of Chicago
Cumulative GPA: 3.70
Science GPA: 3.71
MCAT:
Verbal Reasoning: 10
Physical Science: 14
Biological Science: 13
Writing Sample: R
Total: 37R
Shadowing Hours: 4-5 months of shadowing + clinical experience = 100 or so hours
Research: Team coordinator for the UC Synthetic Biology Team: worked with student-run research group. No PhDs or Post-docs were aiding us...it was composed of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students...so we had to get our own funding and write our own grants and what not.
Currently work on prostate cancer research: androgen deprivation therapy research. Mostly data analysis and in-clinic duties. Working on this for about 4 months now, and will continue over the summer
Volunteering: Comer Children's Hospital Volunteer: 2-3 years, for 4 hours a week.
Outside community service: As a team coordinator, also had to give genetic engineering presentations to high schools. Did this for about a summer and 2 quarters. Most of the schools were located in the Hyde Park community in the suburbs of Chicago.
(the following teaching things were done during school breaks)
Teach a 2-3 week after school program for organic chemistry for high school students in columbus, Ohio: 2 hours a week. Basically an intro-course for fun. Did this during my freshmen and soph years at UChicago.
Gave guest lectures/mentored the math club at a high school in Columbus, Ohio. 2 hours a week for about 2-3 weeks. Did this during my freshmen year at Uchicago.
I guess extracurricular/interests are minor, but i'll list them anyway:
Piano, dance, chess, shaolin martial arts, and soccer.
The following are the schools I'm thinking of applying to: Let me know what you think and which ones fall under reach, in range, and safety (or whatever the categories are called hahaha).
Yale
Columbia
Ohio State University
Case Western
Northwestern
NYU
Tufts
Brown
USC
Stanford
Albany
Uchicago
University of Cinncinati
Cornell
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dartmouth
Emory
That's all I have for now. I realize it's pretty darn top-heavy. I guess it's cause I'm really lost as to where I stand...so a reality check would be nice hahaha. Thanks for your help guys!
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