Brief Profile:
Work Experience: 2003: Worked for the maintenance department of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission 2004-2007: Worked for my School's department of public safety as a student guard Summer 2005: Worked as a surgical attendant in a local hospital OR 2007-2008: Working as an English teach in Japan for the JET program
Volunteer Research Experience: 2006-2007: Worked in the lab of an evolutionary biologist studying an invasive mosquito species.
Awards:
2002: Attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Health Care 2003-2007: Deans list honors given to students with a 3.5 GPA or higher 2003, 04, 05: First honors - 3.9 or higher GPA 2004: Inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2005: Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa honor fraternity 2007: Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
Extracirriculars: 2003-2007: Member of the Japan Network 2003-2007: College Democrats Member 2004-2005: Community council Treasurer 2004-2005: Co-chair of freshman committee for the Jewish Student Association 2007: Office of International Programs Reentry Committee member
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2007
Undergraduate college: Georgetown University
Undergraduate Area of study: Foreign Language/International Studies
Total MCAT SCORE: 509
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 125,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.85
Science GPA: 3.89
Summary of Application Experience
what a nerve wracking experience. I'm just glad I got in somewhere.
Update: I've decided on Wayne State. I'm very interested in clinical medicine and Wayne is strong in that regard. Still hoping to get off the WL at either Jefferson or NYU!
Update 2: I got off the NYU waitlist June 17th! Miracles do happen !(just look at the 1984 olympic hockey victory and my acceptance to NYU for proof)
About the application process: I laughed, I cried, I lost 20 pounds. This experience was absolutely nerve wracking. I dont wihs it upon anyone. I am on a gap year and I live in Japan, so I applied and actually flew back to the US 3 seperate times for my 6 interviews, only to be rejected by some schools and waitlisted by others. Staying up until 12 am to call a school on a worknight only to get rejected was brutal. I understand that the shcools have to make a choice but it all seems arbitrary on how they do that.
Remember to relax at interviews. All of the ones I had were very chill and I was only asked one ethical question 'Is medicine a right or a privilege?' And that was at Drexel of all places! If you stress too much you will freak out and screw up the interview. As long as you relax and speak honestly I think that it will all work out in the end! Feel free to ask any questions and I wil reply asap.
