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  • User #6653

  • Application cycles: 2005
  • Demographics: Male, South Asian
  • Home state: Ontario
  • Brief Profile: My own calculations of GPA are as follows:
    - U of Toronto weighted GPA = 3.73
    - OMSAS cumulative 3.6

    - Dean's Honour List
    - Shadowed DO

    Work:
    - Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery and Research, University Hospital
    - Dept of Biology proctor
    - Customer Service and Communications Manager

    Volunteer:
    - Meals on Wheels meal deliverer
    - Canada South Science City: program curriculum coordinator, tour guide
    - Emergency Room, HDG Hospital
    - Children's Day Camp Counsellor
    - Habitat for Humanity
    - UWO Income Tax Clinic
    - Foot Patrol walk safe program
    - MS Society Walk
    - Rotaract Club
    - AttacLife Health Promotor
    - Private tutor
    - Environmental Biology research
  • // Applications //

    Application Cycle One: 2005

    • Undergraduate college: University of Western Ontario
    • Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
    • Total MCAT SCORE: 503
    • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 125, C/P 126, CARS 126  
    • Overall GPA: 3.66
    • Science GPA: 3.71

    Summary of Application Experience

    9/8/2006: submitted and paid AACOMAS fees

    9/11/2006: AACOMAS transcripts received, awaiting GPA calculations...checking everyday to see if it's done!

    10/2/2006: OMSAS applications due at 4:30..I finished and submitted at 4:29!!!! Yikes.

    10/2/2006: AACOMAS gpa verified -- 22 days after transcripts received. They were slightly higher than I expected: Science 3.71, Cumulative 3.66

    10/8/2006: AACOMAS mailed out, on a Sunday! I added NSUCOM and DCOM designations.

    10/11/2006: CCOM secondary received

    10/13/2006: received the DMU fastTrack interview invite!! set for 11/16.

    10/20/2006: submitted LMU-DCOM secondary
    10/23/2006: LMU-DCOM invitation invite!
    received PCOM secondary

    11/27: Wow, accepted to DMU!!!!!!!!!'

    12/12: got a phone call from the Dean at LMU...he was signing my acceptance letter

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    A running tab of expenses:
    MCAT Examkrackers Prep material: $156
    Old MCAT practice tests:$8
    MCAT test fee: $210
    OMSAS applications (1st time around): $580

    Express mailing reference letter: $7
    Interfolio fees: $15, $4, $10

    AACOMAS applications: $370 -->$414 CDN
    AMCAS applications: $220
    OMSAS applications (2nd time around):$358
    Secondary application fees: $50, $50, $50

    Travelling costs: $69 hotel, Middlesboro, KY. $180 gas to and from Des Moines

    Total:
    $2374 and running!

    Applied

    Wayne State University
    University of Toronto
    Meharry Medical College
    McMaster University

    Application Complete

    Nova Southeastern University
    A.T. Still University - Kirksville
    University of New England
    Philadelphia College - Philadelphia
    Chicago College of Mid. University

    Accepted

    Des Moines University
    Lincoln Memorial University

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