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I attend Case Western Reserve University in pursuit of a Biochemistry (B.S.) degree, with a minor in economics. I'm a junior (but intend to graduate one semester earlier than usual) and I'll be applying to a wide variety of MD schools this June. From what I understand I have stellar academics and scores but average-ish ECs. White, Male IL resident.
sGPA/cGPA: 4.0
MCAT: 522
Following activities (First three will be 'most important' on AMCAS):
I'm applying to probably around 30 schools to be safe (not all have secondaries, so I should be able to manage secondaries OK- probably no more than 20). Some places on the list like Harvard, UCSF, etc. I know will be difficult to get into, but I should have a few reaches, right? A number of schools are sort of mid-upper level 'target' schools (Case, the affiliated Cleveland Clinic Lerner COM, Emory, Pitt, etc.), but also plenty of safeties (UIC, Albany, Toledo, Cincinnati, Loyola, Wisc. Medical College, etc.)
What do you guys think?
sGPA/cGPA: 4.0
MCAT: 522
Following activities (First three will be 'most important' on AMCAS):
- A Founding Father of my chapter of Pi Kappa Phi on campus; served two terms as Secretary and am currently the Scholarship chair (our chapter has the second highest GPA of all chapters nationally, which is pretty cool). Some volunteer/philanthropy experiences as part of the fraternity, as well. Probably at least 7 hrs/week since my first semester here.
- Served as a volunteer clinical researcher in our affiliated teaching hospital for a year. Involved approx. 150 hours on the floor of the Emergency department (including 50+ hours shadowing) and involved in multiple projects. Group was shut down after the Emergency Medicine Department got a new chair over the summer between sophomore/junior year. No authorships (however, I was a student lead on a project my PI and I are still working on resubmitting).
- Undergraduate Research in the Biochemistry Department- 500+ hours and will continue until graduation. We just resubmitted a manuscript to Biochemistry with some minor edits, so hopefully I'll have an authorship this month, and one or two more before I graduate.
- Volunteer in the Family Resource Library of affiliated Children's hospital, starting last summer and continuing through graduation- currently 50-75 hrs.
- Member of United Protestant Campus Ministries Youth Group. Served for a year on the 'Leadership Team' and do some volunteer work feeding the homeless in Cleveland in collaboration with another youth group. No idea how to quantify hours, I'll have to do some thinking/speaking with pastor.
- Phi Beta Kappa member- one of only 10 Juniors on campus to be invited to membership for 2017.
- Misc. Academic awards from University: Phi Beta Kappa Prize, Dean's High Honors for all semesters, etc. My Fraternity's academic award for highest new member GPA is also named after me.
- Not sure if it's fitting to go on the application, but I won the title of "Mr. CWRU" at a philanthropy event run by a sorority on campus.
I'm applying to probably around 30 schools to be safe (not all have secondaries, so I should be able to manage secondaries OK- probably no more than 20). Some places on the list like Harvard, UCSF, etc. I know will be difficult to get into, but I should have a few reaches, right? A number of schools are sort of mid-upper level 'target' schools (Case, the affiliated Cleveland Clinic Lerner COM, Emory, Pitt, etc.), but also plenty of safeties (UIC, Albany, Toledo, Cincinnati, Loyola, Wisc. Medical College, etc.)
What do you guys think?
