Brief Profile:
AMCAS: 1) 1 Summer Paid Research 2) 3 Years Merit-based Collegiate Scholarships, 3 Years Dean\'s List 3) 3 Years 30 Hour Famine Chief Organizer, 1 Year Executive Advisor 4) 1 Year Peer Tutor 5) 1 Year Hospital Volunteer 6) 2 Years Volunteer Club Vice-President 7) 3 Years Extracurricular Japanese 8) Professional Certificate in Creative Computer Animation 9) 2 Years College Student Society (First Year Rep, Electronics & Media Officer, Social Sub-Committee, Superfrosh) 10) 1 Year College Council 11) College Commuter Club Founder and President 12) High School Student Administrative Council President (Valedictorian, Top Student in a few classes) 13) 4 Years St John Ambulance Brigade (Secondary School) 14) Soccer since \'96 (Intramural Finalists Vice-Capt, Recreational League, High School Capt) 15) Piano Grade 7, High School Choir Pianist
English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Letter 1: 10hr Shadowing and Volunteering (Prepare and Dispense Medication) Family Physician 20hr Shadowing Cardiologist (Rounds, Clinic, Angioplasties) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Letter 2: Volunteer - Play basketball with intellectually disadvantaged children Research - Cardiovascular Unit at Sick Kids ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Letter 3: Volunteer - Nursing Home (actually hospice) College based merit-based scholarship ----------------------------------------------------------- Letter of Intent: Harvard Medical School ----------------------------------------------------------- Other Clubs (unlisted): Tae Kwon Do, Table Tennis Intramurals, Japanaese Language Exchange, Infinite (social group)... ------------------------------------------
Thank you for all the support I have received from all the people around me. This would not have been possible without your unconditional support.
I am very willing to offer all the help I can to future applicants. Do not hesitate to contact me!
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2009
Undergraduate college: University of Toronto
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 523
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 132,
C/P 132,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.81
Science GPA: 3.86
Summary of Application Experience
If you need help with anything, email me at [email protected]. Asking me on SDN or MDApps will only get my reply delayed infinitely.
I picked this avatar because I have long hair. I am donating my hair to Cuts for Cancer. (You should too!)
Harvard is my #1 choice. I had a funny feeling of home when I was there. Even if I am setting myself up for disappointment, I want to be honest to myself and also to the people around me. I want to be stronger and braver than I was before, and I am standing up and admitting, \"Harvard is my #1.\" And if I don\'t get in, I\'ll endure the disappointment from both me, my family and all my friends, and (as usual) all the sneers that I will get from the few oddballs. However, I promise you, no matter what happens, I will work as hard as I can to become one of the most competent and compassionate doctor on the planet.
I used a simple mathematical formula to achieve the *star ratings* (Facilities, Location, Rank, Environment, People, Home, Scholarship). Results were not entirely similar to a self-produced list. However, it is still a relatively accurate representation of my feelings towards these schools. If I do not manage to get into my dream school, there is no other school that I would immediately go to. (Statistical difference only found on Harvard!) There is nowhere else that gave me THAT feeling. I will carefully reconsider all my options if that unfortunate situation is to occur. Until then, I will continue to believe in the path that I have chosen and will continue to walk.
Thank you for the unconditional support. I hope to, one day, be of service to you. (And of course, to the schools who have welcomed me with open arms, I will not let you down!)
If you need help or advice or just an extra opinion, please do not hesitate to contact me. I would really love to do all I can to help you achieve your dreams.
