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  • User #9828

  • Application cycles: 2008
  • Demographics: Male, Caucasian
  • Home state: Texas
  • Last Active: 02/12/2019
  • Brief Profile: To summarize a long story, I was accepted on 4/21 and deferred acceptance until 2009 to ATSU-SOMA...

    Currently, I'm re-applying to Texas med schools below...

    ---History---

    Applied to About 20 schools including 12 D.O. schools...

    Interviewed at LECOM-Erie, LECOM-Bradenton, and ATSU-SOMA. And was rejected, put on the alternate list, and accepted (respectively).

    MCAT Scores:

    May 2007: 8,8,8 R
    Jan 2008: 10,7,9 Q


    *** FEEL FREE TO ASK ME ANYTHING ***


    ~~~My Resume~~~

    Educational Information

    * Major --- Health Science Studies
    * Minor --- Medical Humanities

    Honors:

    * In an interdisciplinary Honors Program
    * 'Presidential' Scholarship Recipient --- Merit-based (08/2004-05/2008)
    * Dean's List (05/2008)

    Employment Activities
    Part-time Employment:

    * Undergraduate Intramural Supervisor --- Work Study Program working as a referee and supervising all sports; specialize in Football, Basketball, and Soccer (08/2004 ? 05/2008; about 8 hours/week)

    Full-time Employment:

    * University of ________: Office of Technology Commercialization Intern --- Worked in the Intellectual Property department helping university professors patent research and inventions (05/2007 - 08/2007; about 40 hours/week)

    * _______ Medical Center: Patient Care Technician --- Worked in the Emergency Department assisting nurses with triage, recording vital signs, providing basic wound care, performing routine tests, transporting patients, updating charts, and stocking supplies (05/2008 - Present; 30-45 hours/week)

    Volunteer Work/Activities:

    * Free Clinic Volunteer --- Worked as a clinical assistant to triage patients (01/2007 ? Present; about 50 hrs)
    * Hospital Volunteer --- Intermediate Care Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Medical/Surgical Unit, Pharmacy (Seasonally; about 50 hrs)
    * Unpaid Internship -Radiology w/ an MD- (12/2007 - 05/2008; 150 hrs)
    * Shadowing a DO ? Internal Medicine/Pulmonary (01/2008; about 20 hrs)

    Extracurricular Activities
    College (including leadership positions):

    * Christian Health Care Society --- President (08/2005 ? 05/2008)
    * Beta Upsilon Chi --- Member (08/2005 ? 05/2008); Intramural Chair (08/2006 ? 05/2008)
    * Student Government --- Junior Senator (08/2006 - 05/2007); Senior Senator (08/2007 ? 05/2008); Operations and Procedures Vice Chairman (08/2007 ? 05/2008)
    * Medical Ethics Discussion Society --- Member (08/2005 ? 05/2008); Discussion Leader (08/2007 ? 05/2008)

    Foreign Travel:

    * Costa Rica ? (July 2004)
    * Mexico ? (Multiple occasions/destinations)
    * Belize ? (July 2007)
    * Japan ? (March 2007)
    * England ? (March 2006)
  • // Applications //

    Application Cycle One: 2008

    • Undergraduate college: Baylor University
    • Undergraduate Area of study: Premedical Studies
    • Institution: Community College
    • Area of Study: Computing and Information Science
    • Total MCAT SCORE: 502
    • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 125, C/P 124, CARS 127  
    • Overall GPA: 3.40
    • Science GPA: 3.20

    Summary of Application Experience

    Overview of Applications for 2008 cycle:

    Awaiting Secondary
    University of Texas, Southwestern

    Rejected Pre-Secondary
    University of Texas, Galveston - 'Rejected 1/25'
    University of Texas, Houston - 'Rejected 4/14'
    University of Texas, San Antonio - 'Rejected 1/21'

    Withdrew Pre-Secondary
    Texas A & M University - 'forgot to do the secondary... whoops!'
    Texas Tech University - 'Stupid eRaider account; plus didn't want to live in Lubbock anyways'

    Received/Submitted Secondary
    Nova Southeastern University
    Philadelphia College - Philadelphia
    Rocky Vista University

    Rejected Post-Secondary
    Chicago College of Mid. University - 'Rejected 3/15'
    Des Moines University - 'Rejected 1/30'
    Kansas City University - 'Rejected 3/16'
    Ohio University - 'Rejected 4/26'
    University of Louisville - 'Rejected 4/27...'
    University of North Texas - 'Rejected 1/17'

    Invited for Interview/Awaiting Decision
    Arizona College of Mid. University - 'Waitlisted 4/6'
    Lake Erie College - Erie - 'Interview 3/6...Rejected 5/20...'

    Waitlisted, Awaiting Outcome
    Lake Erie College - Bradenton - 'Interview 2/29... On the Alternate List as of 3/29.'

    Interviewed, Waitlisted, Not Accepted
    University of Kentucky - 'Waitlisted 1/20... Never Interviewed.... Rejected 4/12'

    Interviewed, Accepted
    A.T. Still University - Mesa - 'Interviewed 4/4. Accepted 4/21!'

    Applied

    Long School of Medicine - University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio
    University of Texas, Southwestern
    University of Texas, Houston
    University of Texas, Galveston

    Application Complete

    University of North Texas

    Accepted

    A.T. Still University - Mesa

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