User #4073
Application cycles: 2005
Demographics: Male, 45, Caucasian
Home state: Pennsylvania
Last Active: 05/10/2010

Brief Profile: Eagle Scout; Karate Team Captain, 2x National Collegiate Champs; Climbing Instructor and Guide (USA, Mexico, France); Graduated 2003, 2003-04 I did research full time while teaching MCAT prep (and climbing) which resulted in a publication. 04-05 did one year of biomed engineering grad, 05-06 am doing one year of medical school classes to get my graduate degree, non-thesis MS (Biomedical Science/Engineering). 100 hours volunteering UPenn Hospital pre-med program, Emergency room; Amateur a-capella vocalist, baritenor. Dean\'s fellowship for graduate program.

The biggest value of my application is that my personal statement rocks the f\'ing casbah (I write much better when I care who reads it), and I have an extremely strong motivation for medicine following a life-threatening trauma from which I have fully recovered, and after which I turned my grades and life around. My grad GPA is 3.5 so far, and I have applied almost exclusively to MD/PhD programs.

// Applications //

Application Cycle One: 2005

Undergraduate college: Drexel University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences

Institution: Drexel University
Area of Study: Engineering/Technology
Degree Obtained: MS

Total MCAT SCORE: 511
MCAT Section Scores: B/B 129, C/P 128, CARS 126
Overall GPA: 2.79
Science GPA: 2.84

Summary of Application Experience

So, because of my grades I mixed it up with MD only and MSTP, just to be safe. It looks like I\'m going to be a doctor next year no matter what.

Applied, Rejected

University of Southern California

University of Washington

Applied, Withdrew

University of Michigan

Georgetown University

Harvard University

University of Virginia

Stanford University

Application Complete, Rejected

University of Maryland

George Washington University

University of North Carolina

Duke University

New York Medical College

Johns Hopkins University

Boston University

University of California, San Diego

Tufts University

Columbia University

Washington University in St. Louis

Application Complete, Withdrew

Drexel University

Invited for Interview, Withdrew

University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, San Francisco

Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Rejected

University of Colorado

Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Withdrew

Pennsylvania State University

SUNY Downstate

Accepted

University of Miami

MD Applicants

User #4073