Undergraduate College: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Area of Study: Psychology/Social Sciences
MCAT: BS 12, PS 11, VR 14, P
Overall GPA: 3.80
Science GPA: 3.55
Brief Profile:
UPDATE: Planning on going to Case Western!
Basically, I'm ready for this whole applying to med school thing to be over.
3 yrs research experience, 3 labs, manager of psychopharmacology lab, summa thesis in progress
1.5 yrs volunteering at children's hospital
5 months at King's College London Practice of Medicine Program
1 month abroad in Argentina
Phi Beta Kappa
some random scholarships
AMCAS submitted: 7/6/2010
Applied, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: No
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
rejected pre-secondary. No harm done...now that I have an acceptance these things hurt much less!
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 7/30/2010
- Secondary Completed: No
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
rejected right off the bat! disappointing but not a surprise
Application Complete, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
deferred pre-interview :(
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 8/11/2010
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
nicest rejection letter ever, lol
Cornell University - "this is the first rejection that I'm actually pretty disappointed about. I would have loved an inter..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 8/12/2010
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
this is the first rejection that I'm actually pretty disappointed about. I would have loved an interview here!
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 8/12/2010
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
womp womp
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 8/14/2010
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 8/24/2010
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 8/26/2010
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 9/2/2010
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 8/14/2010
- Secondary Completed: 8/25/2010
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 8/15/2010
- Secondary Completed: 8/24/2010
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Invited for Interview, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
withdrew after Case acceptance
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
withdrew after Case acceptance
Attended Interview, Rejected
Columbia University - "Liked Columbia well enough. It would definitely be worth another trip out there for second look if I..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 8/20/2010
- Secondary Completed: 9/15/2010
- Interview Invite: 11/22/2010
- Interview Attended: 1/11/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Liked Columbia well enough. It would definitely be worth another trip out there for second look if I'm fortunate enough to be accepted. Something didn't quite click during my interview experience, though.
Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 8/12/2010
- Interview Invite: 9/29/2010
- Interview Attended: 11/8/2010
- Waitlisted: 3/10/2011
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Wasn't meant to be :(
Everything was so shiny and new, the students were really friendly and down to earth, there's lots of support for student research....the only thing I don't like is the amount of time spent in class. Don't know if I could stand 8 hrs/day of class! I'd love an acceptance here and there's a high chance I'd matriculate if accepted.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 8/16/2010
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: 12/29/2010
- Interview Attended: 1/27/2011
- Waitlisted: 2/10/2011
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
After much debate, I decided to withdraw from Sinai. It's tied with Case for me, and it seems logical to go with the school that has accepted me already!
Accepted
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 8/10/2010
- Interview Invite: 8/27/2010
- Interview Attended: 10/11/2010
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 10/20/2010
Summary of Experience:
MATRICULATING!! $25K/yr scholarship! such an amazing school! the students all seemed so happy and motivated, the hospitals are top-notch, and the curriculum is really progressive. Facilities were a bit old, but who cares? I liked that they didn't have to dangle shiny new lecture halls in front of us to show how awesome CWRU is!
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 8/26/2010
- Secondary Completed: 9/1/2010
- Interview Invite: 9/29/2010
- Interview Attended: 10/14/2010
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 11/23/2010
Summary of Experience:
U of MN is my home university and going here would mean I'd get to stay close to my boyfriend and my family. I just don't get a good vibe from this school though. Kinda unfortunate.
Summary of Application Experience
FYI: As of 2/4 I updated my profile to include schools that I withdrew from post-interview invite. Hopefully the extra info will be helpful to future applicants
I also applied to Rosalind Franklin and Drexel, but withdrew pre-interview invite after my acceptance to Case. I took those schools off my profile because it looked too messy leaving them on there :)
I don't have a pre-med advisor or a pre-med committee at my school, so I applied to a pretty wide range of med schools. I honestly had no idea which schools were a good fit for me at the beginning of the app cycle.
I'm pretty pleased and surprised with how the cycle has been going so far. I know that with the caliber of schools I've applied to, even getting an interview can be a crap shoot. I feel really fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit so many great schools.
If you have any questions or want advice that I'm completely unqualified to give, PM me on SDN!
