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  • User #10111

  • Application cycles: 2007
  • Demographics: Male, African
  • Home state: Unknown
  • Brief Profile: Founding VP and Former Pres of Grad Student Organization (number of community service projects with this group)
    Research 2 years with publication
    Founding member of Pre-Health Organization
    Number of Awards and Honor Fraternities
    Intramurals all 6 yrs (Ungrad and Grad)
    Professional Scholarship
    On committee for Professional State Conference
    Clinical Experience ~80-100 hrs
    DSAC member (committee for the Dean of the College)
    Teacher Assistant - Chemistry
    Resident Advisor
    Various jobs scattered through there
    ......And others I did not add
  • // Applications //

    Application Cycle One: 2007

    • Undergraduate college: State School
    • Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
    • Institution: Master of Public Health
    • Area of Study: Mathematics
    • Degree Obtained: MPH
    • Total MCAT SCORE: 495
    • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 124, C/P 124, CARS 123  
    • Overall GPA: 3.54
    • Science GPA: 3.45

    Summary of Application Experience

    5/23: I will be a physician. Told over and over again in interviews that they felt that I would be a great physician, still hoping to stay in Georgia but I'm very pleased with what Howard has too offer however I am not a big fan of large cities.

    8 schools applied
    6 secondaries (did not send GW or Tulane Secondaries)
    4 interviews in 6 weeks (Feb 8 - Mar 13)
    1 acceptance (all it takes)

    Broke all the rules:
    applied late - all secondaries in during Nov-Jan
    low mcat

    How I got accepted:
    Personality
    Good Personal Statement (was told so at an interview)
    Unique and broad ECs
    Good LORs
    Good life story

    Application Complete, Rejected

    Morehouse School of Medicine
    Florida State University

    Application Complete, Withdrew

    George Washington University
    Tulane University

    Attended Interview, Waitlisted

    Mercer University
    Medical College of Georgia
    Meharry Medical College

    Accepted off Waitlist

    Howard University

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