Factors that are important to me in deciding on a school: - friendliness and supportiveness of learning environment - safety of location - tuition, living costs, cost of attendance - research opportunities
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8/21/2008 - Finished writing 23/30 secondaries so far.
9/12/2008 - I'm done with writing... for now at least. I decided not to finish the secondary for Rosalind Franklin, since I wasn't really attracted to the school after reading more into it's history as Finch/CMC.
9/17/2008 - Interview Invite from Creighton! I can't wait to see this school. It's supposed to be really underrated.
10/05/2008 - Rejected from UC Irvine. My ex-gf goes there though, so maybe it's better that we don't see each other :'(
10/14/2008 - My first acceptance, and it's from Western U! Hooray, I have somewhere to go next fall!
11/04/2008 - Just when I was losing hope, I got a Dartmouth invitation! I am so excited!
11/11/2008 - Acceptance from Creighton! Awesome school with very supportive and familial atmosphere. So stoked!
2/20/2009 - Acceptance from SLU! I really don't know what to do with SLU. It seems like a great school with a supportive environment, but I'm not sure if I would like to live in one of the most dangerous cities in the USA.
3/04/2009 - Invite from Temple. Awesome, but again, the safety factor concerns me. I'm not sure if I would go to this interview... I'm beginning to run low on cash too.
3/23/2009 - Rejection from Keck, and I'm assuming from UC Davis also since they stopped sending invites already. Looks like I'm going OOS for sure. Kind of relieved because I feel like I really need a change. I've been in Cali since I was born and haven't really gotten a chance to explore what's out there.
4/30/2009 - Finally rejected from Loyola Stritch. I am relieved that I won't have to be worrying about scheduling any more interviews.
5/6/2009 - I got kind of depressed lately thinking about the amount of debt that I will be in. Weighing my two options at the moment, SLU would be cheaper than Creighton by $10k/yr. Multiply that by 4 years and that's $40k in savings. I don't know if the money alone justifies going to SLU. Both schools are extremely expensive, but I think in the end I will have to go with my gut and take on the debt.
Looking at the four factors that I listed as important in deciding which medical school to go to, this is what I think so far:
- friendliness and supportiveness of learning environment (Creighton over SLU) - safety of location (Creighton over SLU) - tuition, living costs, cost of attendance (SLU over Creighton) - research opportunities (SLU over Creighton)
Such a tough decision.
5/14/2009 - Decided on Creighton. Pretty happy with the decision. I've met so many cool people from Creighton and I'm looking forward to starting in August.
Applied, Rejected
Mayo Medical School
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 08/24/2008
Summary of Experience:
email. first rejection wewt.
User #11166 took the old MCAT and scored a 30 which is in the 79th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 509 on the updated scale which is in the 80th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #11166’s section scores as follows:
User #11166 scored a 10 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #11166 scored a 10 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #11166 scored a 10 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
