Brief Profile:
Lots of research (a few abstracts, no publications), TA, social entrepreneurship work, medical device consulting, etc.
I had a hard time freshman year, but after that, maintained a GPA of ~3.9. Some schools cared, most didn\'t.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/09/2011
Undergraduate college: a small college
Undergraduate Area of study: Engineering/Technology
Total MCAT SCORE: 523
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 132,
C/P 132,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.70
Science GPA: 3.95
Summary of Application Experience
A few tips: 1) Don\'t stress. The application season can be long. Especially if you\'re applying as a senior, remember to hang out with your friends and keep connected to your non-premed class. 2) Interviews are important. Sleep early the night before (harder than you think...). 3) Don\'t hide who you are or the challenges you\'ve faced. We all come to medicine from different routes.
Summary of Experience:
I have mixed feelings about Michigan. One of my faculty interviewers was amazing, suggesting research I could get involved in, emphasizing the close relationships between faculty and students. My other faculty interviews were bizarre and a little off-putting. I think UM focuses too much on grades, MCAT scores, and the prestige of your undergraduate school. If you have that, UM will treat you well.
Summary of Experience:
I loved the Cleveland Clinic. I clicked the most with the CCLCM interview group out of my ~10 interviews at various schools. Also, the program is very similar to my undergraduate school (new, student-oriented, small).
Summary of Experience:
JHU was amazing. The students were super-friendly, the campus was gorgeous, and our interview day guides were inspiring (faculty member) and personable (student). If you want clinical excellence to be at the core of your career, JHU is your school, bar none.
Summary of Experience:
I liked the city of Pittsburgh a lot (reminds me of NorCal), and the school has considerable resources for students. The medical school building\'s a little old, and I\'m sad that Pitt canceled its merit scholarship program, but Pitt\'s still a possibility.
Summary of Experience:
WUSTL was gorgeous, my faculty interviewer was friendly and clearly very accomplished, my interview group was chill, and the school provides a lot of resources. Students seemed a bit stressed.
Summary of Experience:
I liked (and have always admired) BU for its focus on underserved populations. I enjoyed my faculty interview here more than any other interview I had. The school itself (campus, research, hospitals) has a lot to offer, especially with the new BU president\'s push for integrating resources across all graduate programs. Offered $20K/year merit award.
Summary of Experience:
I liked CWRU a lot. It seemed almost identical to CCLCM, except with a larger student body and less of a focus on research. I\'d be happy to go here if it\'s financially feasible for me.
Summary of Experience:
SLU was a lot of fun. My interviewees were very amiable, and the SLU campus was nice.
Random Fact: my advisor had a student a few years ago who was accepted to SLU and Harvard, and was considering both because of SLU\'s #1 vaccine research program. Vaccines are a rising drug category...
