Brief Profile:
Good luck to everyone applying for 2013 matriculation! Washington State Resident Attending top 30 undergrad on east coast Biochemistry BS Cumulative GPA 3.65 BCPM GPA 3.76 Upward trend GPA SR Fall 3.85 GPA JR Year 3.95 GPA SO Year 3.31 GPA FR Year 3.51
MCAT 6/21/12 : 35M 13PS 11VR 11BS
Submitted application 6/28
Teaching Experience: 1 Year of Math TA (Calculus II & Linear Algebra) 1 Year of Orgo TA Biochemistry TA upcoming spring semester
Research Experience: Organic Chemistry Lab from May 2011- May 2013 (40+ hrs/week summer, 15 hrs/week during school) REU program NSF funded Author on manuscript in Chemistry- A European Journal
Clinical Experience: ~80 hours of shadowing across 4 specialties ~80 hours of volunteering in the PICU
Employment: Have worked part time during the school year and full time in the summers since I was 15 at a Lumber yard/ construction (age 15-18), host and bus boy (18-19), and pharmaceutical technician (19-current) Work in retail pharmacy 8-12 hrs/wk from January 2011-January 2013. I've loved the experience and can definitely relate parts of it to what I aspire to do (can also easily explain why medicine and not pharmacy) Worked for pay in synthetic organic chemistry lab during the 2012 summer and Senior year.
Graduated H.S. with my AA degree from a local community college. Unfortunately, these grades were included in AMCAS. =/
Fraternal Involvement: Member of fraternity since Fall 2010. Held the positions of philanthropy chairman & standards chairman (executive board) Many hours of nonclinical volunteering through fraternity.
Other: 1 year of NCAA football (freshman year) NSCS (of all the jargon I've written this may be the most irrelevant) Multiple Deans List Merit based scholarship Volunteer football coach for HS and middle school during the summers.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/27/2012
Undergraduate college: Top 30 undergraduate
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
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Kind of regret not submitting my secondary. TCMC has a beautiful campus and I, unlike many people, enjoy Scranton and the surrounding area.
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=/ Weirdest experience with my state school, UW. First of all, they required me to prove my state of residency. Everything had to be done by snail mail from NY, which took a couple weeks, and then took 5+ weeks to be verified. Delayed my application into late October and was rejected a month later. Not too disappointed, as I wanted to stay out east anyways.
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=[ Really enjoyed my experience at Rochester. Amazing hospital, friendly staff and great environment. Kind of bummed to be waitlisted but it's not a death sentence!
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Loved my interview experience. Mr. Rosso and the rest of the admissions staff did a terrific job. In consideration for scholarship money, which is a relief as my sole reservation is the OOS price tag.
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Really enjoyed my stay at Einstein. Wish the day would have lasted a little longer so I could get a more complete opinion on the school, but I thoroughly enjoyed my time spent there. Time to sit back and wait a couple months for the decision. Finger's crossed!
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First interview invite. Can't honestly say I enjoyed the MMI format as it kind of turned me off from the school. I hope to attend a second look weekend to get a better idea of how I feel in a relaxed environment.
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Only school I visited before interview season. Loved the atmosphere and am very excited to interview. Update: Accepted! Absolutely loved this school!
