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  • User #6102

  • Application cycles: 2006
  • Demographics: Male, Caucasian
  • Home state: Louisiana
  • Brief Profile: undergrad
    -graduated magna cum laude in 2001 after 3 yrs of undergrad
    -dean's list 5/6 semesters of undergrad
    -various teaching related internships/summer jobs during undergrad
    career
    -3 yrs fulltime high school English teacher
    -coach, directed, chaperoned, many sports, plays, activities
    -awarded summer-study fellowship from Columbia University
    post-bac
    -dean's list all two years of post-bac
    -1 year volunteer in ICU/ER
    -2 yrs as ICU tech in new orleans hospital before&after katrina
    verified gpas:
    BCPM undergrad: 3.70
    BCPM postbac: 3.68
    Cum undergrad: 3.69 (grad with a 3.71, but who knows what amcas does)
    Cum postbac: 3.64
  • // Applications //

    Application Cycle One: 2006

    • Undergraduate college: Tulane University
    • Undergraduate Area of study: English/Literature
    • Institution: Tulane University
    • Area of Study: Premedical Studies
    • Degree Obtained: n/a
    • Total MCAT SCORE: 511
    • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 127, C/P 125, CARS 132  
    • Overall GPA: 3.69
    • Science GPA: 3.68

    Summary of Application Experience

    2006
    -10 july. plan to submit amcas 12 july; procrastinating on PS
    -12 july. submitted amcas. gpas are estimates until verified.
    -26 july. still not verified. amcas has had all transcripts. studentdoctor.net forum indicates the wait is about ~4wks. received 2 secondaries so far + the ones posted on schools' websites. should really start completing them, but what's the point until my primary is verified?
    -4 aug. verified! higher than expected bcpm gpa. but my undergrad cum is lower than what is on my transcript...i might call just to ask why.
    -13 aug. got a whole bunch of secondaries last week. slowly working on them due to tough work schedule. submitted nyu, tulane, and vermont today. $100, $95, $85 respectively.
    -22 aug. submitted vcu secondary, $80; creighton, $75; and Mt. Sinai, $105.
    -24 aug. submitted bu secondary, $100; aecom, $100.
    -30 aug. submitted drexel secondary, $75.
    -31 aug. submitted lsu-no secondary, $50; lsu-s, $50.
    -5 sept. submitted temple secondary, $70; UVA, $75;, Miami, $65; EVMS, $95; and USF, $30, tho still waiting on a 'character' rec for USF app.
    -11 sept. submitted dartmouth secondary, $75. Got my first interview invite from lsu-no today!
    -20 sept. interview invite from creighton!
    -2 oct. interview invite from lsu-s!
    -18 oct. interview invite from bu!
    -30 oct. ACCEPTED at LSU-S!! On active list at LSU-NO. Invited to interview at Tulane. A good day for love from louisiana!
    -20 nov. came back from interview at BU and had ACCEPTANCES from CU and Tulane!
    -30 nov. withdrew from creighton b/c i'd rather stay in louisiana.
    -12 dec. invited to interview at both miami campuses (dual interview: at both maimi and fau, back-toback). not sure if i will go or not. really think i'm set on tulane unless a nyc school invites me.
    2007
    -5 jan. invited to interview at vcu but declined.
    -5 feb. ACCEPTED at lsu-no.
    -12 mar. withdrew from accepted list at LSU-S.
    -1 apr. looks like it's gonna be tulane.
    -15 may. tulane here i come!

    Application Complete, Rejected

    New York University
    University of Vermont
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Albert Einstein of Yeshiva University
    Dartmouth College
    University of Virginia

    Application Complete, Withdrew

    University of South Alabama
    Yale University
    Drexel University
    Temple University
    University of South Florida

    Attended Interview, Rejected

    Boston University

    Attended Interview, Withdrew

    Virginia Commonwealth University
    Eastern Virginia Medical School
    University of Miami

    Accepted

    Tulane University
    Creighton University
    Louisiana State University, Shreveport
    Louisiana State University, New Orleans

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