Brief Profile:
(Updated 05/17/2015) -25 when I started medical school. Turned 26 pretty early on though. -Heavily involved in a cultural organization. Occupied several leadership positions and organized several events -Few semesters of basic lab research; no publications -Year and a half of clinical research; a few publications and posters -Decent (nothing crazy) volunteering experience at hospitals and at private practices -Decent MD/DO (again, nothing crazy) shadowing experience -Masters degree in physiology from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor -Worked in retail alongside clinical research after graduation
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/25/2013
Undergraduate college: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: University of Michigan
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: Master's
Total MCAT SCORE: 503
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 125,
C/P 127,
CARS 124
Overall GPA: 3.44
Science GPA: 3.33
Summary of Application Experience
My thoughts:
As said to me by admissions, what helped me get off the wait list at KCUMB was my persistence. Ms. Harper told me that they liked my regular updates and my promptness in submitting the pre matriculation paperwork (possibly a way to screen out those that are really interested at KCUMB). I did some DO shadowing after being wait listed, which may have helped me. If you haven't shadowed a DO, I highly encourage that you do.
GPA breakdown:
Grad school GPA/BCPM - 3.33 AACOMAS GPA/SCI - 3.44/3.24 Undergrad +Grad BCPM/Overall - 3.33/3.41 AACOMAS Grad GPA/Sci- 3.33/3.34 (Suprised I had 2!) AACOMAS UG+G GPA/Sci -3.42/3.27
Primary submissions:
Date AMCAS Submitted: 06/27/2013 Date AMCAS verified: 08/07/2013
Date AACOMAS submitted: 06/27/2013 Date AACOMAS verified: 7/16/2013
Costs:
MCAT (3x), rescheduling (3x), and books (EK, some kaplan, and AAMC exams): $1805 2012-2013 cycle (30+ MD schools on primary, secondary fees, and other expenses: $3345 2013-2014 cycle (23 schools: 13 MD, 10 DO on primaries, secondary fees, and other: $2906 Interview costs (lodging and travel): $909.1
Total: $8,965.1 (It's probably a few hundred more than this)
Applied
Wayne State University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Did not receive secondary. Probs not worth applying to if you have metrics similar to me.
Summary of Experience:
Did not receive a secondary. Probs not worth applying to if you have metrics similar to me unless you are from southern Illinois.
Summary of Experience:
Thought I would receive an interview, because they only sent so many secondaries out. I was just really late. I mean, it was $200...
Summary of Experience:
Impressive facilities, faculty, students, and educational model. Aside from the Touro's matching to CA, I preferred KCUMB on many levels.
