Brief Profile:
2014 MCAT between 30 and 35. No writing score. cGPA and sGPA between 3.5 and 3.8 Traditional applicant Low(ish) stats + strong ECs = applying very, very broadly
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// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/02/2015
Undergraduate college: Top 10
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 511
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 126,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.60
Science GPA: 3.60
Summary of Application Experience
Few notes about my application experience: 1. I submitted my primary application early, just a few days after AMCAS became available. 2. I was verified before 7/1/15. 3. I submitted all of my secondaries within 15 days of receiving them. 4. My LORs were not received by any school until the end of August. 5. First II was the end of August. First IA was in October. First Acceptance was in December. 6. If I hadn't heard anything from a school by 1/1/16 (and they were open to updates), I sent them an update letter detailing new grades, activities, and achievements. 7. I wrote genuine and personalized thank you notes to each of my interviewers (and received some very nice responses back). 8. I did not write any letters of intent. 9. My final decision was heavily influenced by COA and total indebtedness upon graduation.
The best advice I can give to anyone going through an application process is to keep your friends and family close, keep your chin up, and put your best foot forward! The process is long, painful, expensive, and arduous but the payoff and reward at the end is second to none. Good luck to anyone applying! Feel free to PM me if you have specific questions or concerns :)
Application Complete, Rejected
Emory University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
"We have completed our interview season..." rejection at the end of February.
Summary of Experience:
This was a long secondary but after hearing nothing for months on end and checking the portal every day to see that my application hadn't been viewed yet, I ultimately decided to withdraw my application.
Summary of Experience:
Withdrew. II in December, IA in January Accepted by phone call in March!! Absolutely blown away by the opportunity and loved the school. Financial aid award received in March. This school is more expensive than Harvard so I can't justify it. Withdrew at the bitter end in April.
