Worth applying to Howard University?

[Topiary56]

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512 MCAT 3.77 cGPA, 1200 research hours, founded a club and various leadership things, 4000ish clinical hours and 2000 projected working hood EMS.


I've been working full time in an underserved city and I like it a lot better than taking care of rich people. My goal is to serve through medicine and get in underserved areas or overseas doing mission work. I like their mission and my primary fits them pretty well.


However, from what I see Howard tends to really favor URM. I'm wasian which makes me a model minority and white at the same time so idk how they feel about that. I also didn't grow up or live in a medically underserved community. I'm wondering if I should even both applying, or would I be wasting my time and money?

 

[P.B. Anne Jay]

We do have some white, Asian, and wasian students among the student body at Howard. If you truly feel your experiences and goals align with the mission of Howard and they are genuine, then no, it's not a waste to give it a try

 

[Goro]

Have you engaged in service to African-American communities?

 

[Topiary56]

Have you engaged in service to African-American communities?

I've been working full time EMS in Newark Nj which is mostly black and I plan on doing it over my gap year.

Haven't done any charity stuff or anything tho. My job is basically a charity since like 99% of our patients are medicare/medicaid and the ambulance is the only way the get their foot into healthcare, but that's a different conversation.

 

[Topiary56]

We do have some white, Asian, and wasian students among the student body at Howard. If you truly feel your experiences and goals align with the mission of Howard and they are genuine, then no, it's not a waste to give it a try

That's good to hear. Might as well send the application in.

You got any ideas what I could write about the secondary which asks if I've ever lived in a medically underserved community? I have spent a lot of time in and out of people's homes working EMS and did a lot of chatting with them, but I grew up very middle class white suburban America.

 

[Goro]

You got any ideas what I could write about the secondary which asks if I've ever lived in a medically underserved community? I have spent a lot of time in and out of people's homes working EMS and did a lot of chatting with them, but I grew up very middle class white suburban America.

The answer is obviously, no. Worked extensively in, yes.

 

[candbgirl]

That's good to hear. Might as well send the application in.

You got any ideas what I could write about the secondary which asks if I've ever lived in a medically underserved community? I have spent a lot of time in and out of people's homes working EMS and did a lot of chatting with them, but I grew up very middle class white suburban America.

If you have to ask us you might want to think this idea through more carefully.

 

[Divanurse66]

512 MCAT 3.77 cGPA, 1200 research hours, founded a club and various leadership things, 4000ish clinical hours and 2000 projected working hood EMS.


I've been working full time in an underserved city and I like it a lot better than taking care of rich people. My goal is to serve through medicine and get in underserved areas or overseas doing mission work. I like their mission and my primary fits them pretty well.


However, from what I see Howard tends to really favor URM. I'm wasian which makes me a model minority and white at the same time so idk how they feel about that. I also didn't grow up or live in a medically underserved community. I'm wondering if I should even both applying, or would I be wasting my time and money?

What do you mean by the phrase "model minority".

 

[PickaGodnPray]

What do you mean by the phrase "model minority".

Typically a term referring to Asian minorities in America where they were able to achieve success in the US despite their minority status. Is used as a benchmark for other minorities (black and latinx specifically) to basically say "These minorities were able to get the American dream, so you have no excuses" while not taking into account socioeconomic factors and generalizing experiences.
OP is just saying having Asian background isn't URM so doesn't fit as well with Howard's mission.

You got any ideas what I could write about the secondary which asks if I've ever lived in a medically underserved community? I have spent a lot of time in and out of people's homes working EMS and did a lot of chatting with them, but I grew up very middle class white suburban America.

This comes off as pretty tone deaf, not gonna lie. If you genuinely thought that was the same I would rethink the application. Howard's mission is to provide education to the underrepresented population, which you as an ORM and high income are not.

 

[Divanurse66]

Typically a term referring to Asian minorities in America where they were able to achieve success in the US despite their minority status. Is used as a benchmark for other minorities (black and latinx specifically) to basically say "These minorities were able to get the American dream, so you have no excuses" while not taking into account socioeconomic factors and generalizing experiences.
OP is just saying having Asian background isn't URM so doesn't fit as well with Howard's mission.

This comes off as pretty tone deaf, not gonna lie. If you genuinely thought that was the same I would rethink the application. Howard's mission is to provide education to the underrepresented population, which you as an ORM and high income are not.

With that mindset, I would not suggest OP apply to Howard.