Brief Profile:
I am a non-traditional student. After finishing my MA, I worked as an archaeologist on the west coast for 10+ years before deciding that I wanted to go into medicine. I packed up a Penske truck and moved 3000+ miles to Boston to attend a post-bac program at a well-known university. Since moving to Boston, my wife gave birth to our son and we have a daughter due in March. I typically work around 50 hours a week, attend night-time post-bac classes, and volunteer when I have the time.
Summary of Experience 200+ hours volunteering in the hematology department and the emergency department at Brigham and Women\'s Hospital
600+ hours of experience registering patients in an emergency department
6+ years of social science research (physical anthropology and archaeology)
3 years of teaching college level classes
2 years of working in a basic medical science research lab
1 year of running a dental residency and graduate education program
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 09/27/2011
Undergraduate college: University of Minnesota
Undergraduate Area of study: Psychology/Social Sciences
Institution: California State University, Chico
Area of Study: Psychology/Social Sciences
Degree Obtained: MA
Total MCAT SCORE: 520
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 129,
CARS 130
Overall GPA: 3.20
Science GPA: 3.50
Summary of Application Experience
I applied late because I needed the time to look over the MCAT materials and get ready for \"the test\". That\'s put me at a huge disadvantage because of rolling admissions. My low undergraduate GPA from 10+ years ago isn\'t helping me either.
I\'m glad I have an acceptance now, because I was real concerned that I wouldn\'t land anywhere. I was really hoping for Minnesota and Wisconsin to at least grant me an interview, since I have such deep and long running ties to both institutions, but no such luck.
Summary of Experience:
Can\'t win the lottery unless you buy a ticket. I know I have no hope here, but since I work for them I thought that maybe they would take into account how much I have to work to support my family. No word yet, but I\'m guessing rejection.
Summary of Experience:
Once again, can\'t win the lottery if you don\'t buy a ticket. One of my bosses was a prof here for 20 years... Thought that maybe he\'d have some pull.
Summary of Experience:
I grew up on this campus, almost literally. I\'d love to go here because I know it\'s a good school and I would love to raise my kids in my childhood neighborhood of southeast Minneapolis.
Rejected. Not sure what they\'re looking for in an applicant, since I fit all the criteria that they sent to me with their rejection letter, including deep community ties. Oh well...
Summary of Experience:
Rejected. I was really hoping to go here. 50% of IS applicants get an interview, I guess I\'m not in the top 50% of IS applicants. Once again, not very clear on why I didn\'t even merit an interview.
Summary of Experience:
I love BU. This school is a top 3 for me since I am very familiar with their mission and the caliber of care they provide. My interview was a little odd, but it went 20 minutes over. I hope to hear some positive news from them in March!
Summary of Experience:
Interview scheduled for the end of February. I visited this school last year and I thought that it was a nice campus with nice people. I liked the surrounding community as well.
Summary of Experience:
I attended the interview in Rockford. I thought that it was a nice small school in a small city. They get results in the match and that is hard to argue with. I really like that the class size in the UPR track is less than 50 starting M2.
