Brief Profile:
I've been a Survivorship Chair and Logistics Chair for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
I've worked as an emergency room technician for a hospital in a very low socioeconomic area.
Now I work as a fitness professional and I help people change their bodies and lifestyles.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2007
Undergraduate college: Florida State University
Undergraduate Area of study: Computing and Information Science
Total MCAT SCORE: 503
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 124,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.60
Science GPA: 3.54
Summary of Application Experience
The application process is one of the most grueling processes I have been through. I am glad that I will never have to do this again.
The hypocrisy of medical schools is astounding. Many claim 'we want our physicians to serve the underserved'. Very few of these schools go out and recruit minority students in these 'underserved areas' that are likely to go back there and practice. It is very expensive to even apply to medical school, let alone attend. The process favors the affluent. Until the process begins to change, there will always be a shortage of qualified health professionals in low socioeconomic areas.
I also find it hard to blame non-minorities who choose not to practice in these low socioeconomic areas. It is expensive to attend medical school and they have to pay off those loans.
