Application Cycle One: 06/15/2013
Undergraduate college: Small State School
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 523
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 132,
CARS 130 Detailed Breakdown
Overall GPA: 4.00
Science GPA: 4.00
Summary of Application Experience
It took exactly one year for me to reach this point, but I can finally say that this grueling emotional rollercoaster is over. I have made my decision.
Application Complete, Rejected
Yale University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/16/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/16/2013
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 03/03/2014
Summary of Experience:
Actually somewhat surprised by this one, because I thought my independent learning background would be right up Yale's alley. Oh well, everything worked out in the end.
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Dartmouth College
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/16/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/17/2013
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 10/16/2013
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Columbia University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/17/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/17/2013
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 02/26/2014
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Mayo Medical School
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/18/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/18/2013
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 08/01/2013
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Harvard University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/18/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/18/2013
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 03/03/2014
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University of California, San Francisco
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/19/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/30/2013
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 10/02/2013
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University of Michigan
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/20/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/23/2013
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 12/09/2013
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Stanford University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/30/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/31/2013
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 01/13/2014
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Application Complete, Withdrew
Cornell University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/20/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/21/2013
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Not liking the whole preclinical letter grades thing. Withdrew.
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Brown University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/23/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/24/2013
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
I'd like to leave RI.
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Invited for Interview, Withdrew
Albert Einstein of Yeshiva University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/18/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/21/2013
Interview Invite: 09/15/2013
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Chose not to attend the interview.
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Attended Interview, Withdrew
Boston University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/15/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/18/2013
Interview Invite: 08/08/2013
Interview Attended: 10/08/2013
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Withdrew
University of Pittsburgh
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/20/2013
Interview Invite: 07/24/2013
Interview Attended: 08/29/2013
Waitlisted: 01/30/2014
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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University of Chicago
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/16/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/17/2013
Interview Invite: 07/30/2013
Interview Attended: 09/09/2013
Waitlisted: 06/04/2014
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Washington University in St. Louis
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/16/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/24/2013
Interview Invite: 10/29/2013
Interview Attended: 11/12/2013
Waitlisted: 02/28/2014
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
See UPenn's note.
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New York University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/18/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/18/2013
Interview Invite: 08/20/2013
Interview Attended: 09/24/2013
Waitlisted: 01/30/2014
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
I had a much better experience at Sinai, so if I were to go to school in NYC, I would not be attending NYU anyway.
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University of Pennsylvania
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/21/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/21/2013
Interview Invite: 09/23/2013
Interview Attended: 10/16/2013
Waitlisted: 03/11/2014
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Great school, but I elected to withdraw from the waitlist after my Hopkins acceptance.
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University of Rochester
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/23/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/23/2013
Interview Invite: 07/31/2013
Interview Attended: 09/15/2013
Waitlisted: 10/16/2013
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Accepted off Waitlist
Johns Hopkins University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/21/2013
Secondary Completed: 08/01/2013
Interview Invite: 11/07/2013
Interview Attended: 11/21/2013
Waitlisted: 01/30/2014
Accepted: 06/15/2014
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Oh my god. I could not stop shaking after receiving the acceptance phone call. This school was my top choice, and I can now proudly say: I'M GOING TO HOPKINS!
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Accepted
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 07/22/2013
Secondary Completed: 07/22/2013
Interview Invite: 08/20/2013
Interview Attended: 09/25/2013
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: 10/30/2013
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
I loved Mount Sinai and was planning to matriculate here until I received my Hopkins acceptance in June. Withdrawing was very difficult, as I know I would have had a great time here too.
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Northwestern University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 08/06/2013
Secondary Completed: 08/06/2013
Interview Invite: 08/22/2013
Interview Attended: 10/01/2013
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: 02/27/2014
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
I loved the school and the city it's in, but it couldn't compete with Sinai in my book.
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