Brief Profile:
Early GPA: 1.91 over 85 units Late GPA: 3.63 over 195 units --> 3.57 BCPM over 114 units --> 3.70 AO over 72 units
Graduate GPA: 3.78 BCPM only
Cumulative GPA without graduate coursework: 3.08
Clinical Activities: -2 years volunteering at hospitals -3.5 years employed as a certified nursing assistant
Research Experience: -Master's thesis in pharmacology with expected publication as first author -Lab rotations in pharmacology
Community Experience: -I tutor academically underserved community college students in science and mathematics
Teamwork and Leadership Activities: -Advisor to UCD Provost on selection of Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies -Founder/president of premedical club -Liason to AMSA premedical club
Employment: -I worked in the trades (e.g. construction, labor, service) for 4 years prior to pursuing medical school
Personal Notes: -I started out attending various community colleges and working in the trades. There, I accrued 85 units at a 1.91 GPA. After beginning a job in patient care, I found passion for working with people and decided to pursue medicine. Since then, I've earned 195 units at a 3.63 GPA. My long term goal is to practice rurally or in an underserved suburban area.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/20/2014
Undergraduate college: University of California, Los Angeles
Undergraduate Area of study: Physical Sciences
Institution: University of California, Davis
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: Pharmacology and Toxicology M.S.
Total MCAT SCORE: 509
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 129,
CARS 124
Overall GPA: 3.08
Science GPA: 3.28
Summary of Application Experience
7/11/14: AMCAS verifies that my primary is complete
7/11/14: Start receiving secondaries
7/18/14: 21 secondaries done within 7 days; so far, so good. Hoping for more
8/1/14: Complete at 34 medical schools. Let the waiting begin
