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  • User #193

  • Application cycles: 2000
  • Demographics: Male, East Asian
  • Home state: British Columbia
  • Brief Profile: Canadian applicant. Did undergrad in the US. Standard activities. Some laundry list of activities with a couple I was really into. Studied abroad during junior year and played in an intercollegiate sport (club). Do stuff you really enjoy during college instead of doing things to fill up resume (I did a bit of that). College is difficult as it is so you should use and need the
    extracurricular to destress.
  • // Applications //

    Application Cycle One: 2000

    • Undergraduate college: Cornell University
    • Undergraduate Area of study: Computing and Information Science
    • Total MCAT SCORE: 522
    • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 130, C/P 130, CARS 130  
    • Overall GPA: 3.85
    • Science GPA: 3.89

    Summary of Application Experience

    Numbers appear to be important. But don't get too stressed out about it. If you really want to be a doc, you will (whether through the MD route in the US or other routes elsewhere; or take time off to do research; or take post-bac classes to pull GPA up).

    Some said I applied to too many schools. I thought it was alright. You never know!

    Lastly, don't take the application process too personal. Many friends of mine automatically cross some schools out after they waitlisted them. However, some of these schools might be better fit for them than the schools who accepted them outright! However, ego gets bruised and judgement becomes muddy. Think carefully about finance, city and other important factors. Don't let the admissions office cloud your mind.

    Good luck!

    Applied, Rejected

    Drexel University

    Application Complete, Rejected

    Emory University
    Harvard University
    Johns Hopkins University
    Stanford University
    University of California, San Francisco

    Application Complete, Withdrew

    Albert Einstein of Yeshiva University
    Boston University
    Tufts University
    University of Chicago

    Attended Interview, Rejected

    Yale University

    Attended Interview, Withdrew

    George Washington University
    Georgetown University
    Northwestern University

    Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Rejected

    Columbia University
    Duke University
    University of Pennsylvania

    Accepted off Waitlist

    Cornell University
    Baylor College

    Accepted

    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis
    McGill University
    Case Western Reserve University

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