Brief Profile:
Volunteered in the ED and at various animal shelters during college. Involved in numerous honor societies. Worked in the College Honors program to orient freshman honors students to UCSB. Graduated with honors from UCSB in June of 2006 with a B.S. in Biopsychology. Awarded for excellence in psychology for earning over a 3.9 GPA in at least 32 UD units of Psychology work. Earned 7 quarters of Dean's Honors, the including the last two years of college consecutively. Upward trend in GPA during my college years. Freshman: 3.48, Sophomore: 3.584, Junior: 3.811, Senior: 3.866. Since graduation from UCSB, I have continued to work in the medical field. I worked in two hospitals in the ER and CCU as a Unit Coordinator, and now, I attend Western as of August 2008. Good luck to everyone who is applying :)
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2007
Undergraduate college: University of California, Santa Barbara
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 509
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 125,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.69
Science GPA: 3.76
Summary of Application Experience
I applied for 2007- only California M.D. schools, and I was not accepted. This year, 2008, I applied to the same California schools, and I expanded my net to the D.O. schools in California and Nevada. So far, it's worked! I was accepted at Western University of Health Sciences on 10/24, and Touro University at Mare Island on 12/3. I never cared whether I went to a D.O. or M.D. school, all I have ever wanted is the final result- to be a physician, and I am more than happy to be finally starting my journey in Fall 2008...if I was going to have to take another year off from school, I'm not sure I would have continued on. On a personal note, I applied to California schools because my mother is a cancer survivor and I am close to my family. I learned during college that even a 4 hour distance is hard when someone you love is suffering, and I want to be within a state to those I hold dear. Also, I wanted to stay in California (because I love it here) and because the work opportunities are greater for my boyfriend of 5 years.
