Brief Profile:
I am a 30-something year old who realised, after getting over a horrible medical phobia, that medicine is where he needs to be. Better late than never I suppose. Also trans and mother of 4. 3/4 white, 1/4 black (don't know why it is only letting me pick Caucasian)
Current top 5 areas of interest in Medicine
Aerospace Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine (focusing on LGBT community), Family Practice (focusing on LGBT community), Neurology
Education
Education
Master of Science: Space Studies, University of North Dakota, 2007
Bachelor of Science: Anthropology and Human Biology, Emory University, 2003 Also had a second major and two minors
GPA
HIGH : 4.0 FR : 3.09 SO : 3.56 JR : 3. 35 SR : 3.42 PB : 3.84
UG cGPA : 3.51 UG BCPM : 3.60
Yes, I know, my cGPA and sGPA are pretty close. I feel good about that.
GRAD cGPA : 3.74 GRAD BCPM : 3.83
According to AACOMAS
cGPA : 3.54 sGPA : 3.70
Activities
3 published journal articles 7 conference proceedings 3 radio show interviews as an expert guest 7+ years of teaching 5+ years of research 5+ years of professional service as an officer or committee member (16 positions total) 20+ years of being involved in performing arts 3+ years of weekly work for a non-medical nonprofit 10+ years of business experience as Vice President or President of a company. Extensive travel to 3 countries and domestically 46 states
Letters
Uploaded so far...
Doctor - internist Doctor - plastic surgeon Science - physicist who taught three courses Science - astronomer who taught me 3 courses, including 2 graduate courses Science - biophysicist Non science - anthropologist (former client and former boss), who has known me 8+ years and worked with me for 6 of those years Non science - psychologist who advised me on my graduate thesis Non science - rabbi Peer - former coworker Premed Committee Letter - I actually knew the writer too (the dean was my chemistry teacher) Work - CEO from when I was a tech transfer consultant
Shadowing
Total : 400+ hours
Areas
Family Medicine Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Ob/gyn Pediatrics Plastic Surgery
Medical Related
1.5 years as a technology transfer consultant specializing in life sciences technologies. Volunteer work at the hospital - Over 350+ hours in Emergency Shadowing - See Above
GRE : 1160, 5.5 (was required for the post-bacc)
Application year : 2011 for incoming 2012
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/09/2014
Undergraduate college: Emory University
Undergraduate Area of study: Psychology/Social Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 502
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 124,
C/P 125,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.53
Science GPA: 3.63
Summary of Application Experience
Evidence that even a 26 MCAT and 3.5 GPA can get you into medical school eventually.
SR = Secondary Received SS = Secondary Sent II = Invitation to Interview I = Interview R = Rejected
