Undergraduate College: HYPSM
Undergraduate Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
MCAT: BS 14, PS 14, VR 12, S
Overall GPA: 3.96
Science GPA: 3.95
Brief Profile:
3x research experience (immuno, cancer genetics, stem cell)
3rd author pub, some posters
student leader of national health disparity outreach organization, some posters
secondary leadership on campus publications
school awards for academics, writing
AMCAS submitted: 6/6/2011
Application Complete, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 7/8/2011
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 7/8.
Wish I lived in CA.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 8/15/2011
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 7/7; C 8/24.
Would have loved it here.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 9/10/2011
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 7/13; C 9/12.
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Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 9/10/2011
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 7/13; C 9/12.
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Invited for Interview, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 6/24/2011
- Interview Invite: 1/11/2012
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
NR; SI 6/20; C 8/16; WD 1/12.
Yale University - "NR; SI 6/22; C 8/26.
2/22: email informing me they have withdrawn my app because I never responde..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 6/29/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/8/2011
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
NR; SI 6/22; C 8/26.
2/22: email informing me they have withdrawn my app because I never responded to their interview invitation on Sept 8. I never got that email. Oh well. 2/23: emailed back explaining the misunderstanding. They were very nice and offered to set up a late interview day. I declined since it's improbable, at this point, I would choose Yale over a scholarship to WashU.
Emory University - "R; SI 7/5; C 8/16; IA 12/9; WD 11/19;
Missed my flight for my interview in October, rescheduled ..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 7/7/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/27/2011
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 7/5; C 8/16; IA 12/9; WD 11/19;
Missed my flight for my interview in October, rescheduled for December, and withdrew once I got into WashU.
Attended Interview, Rejected
Mayo Medical School - "R; SI 6/21; prereq clarif 6/30; LOR req 7/1; C 8/18; ranked 12/7; hold status 12/16.
Amazing how ..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 6/21/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/8/2011
- Interview Attended: 11/21/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 6/21; prereq clarif 6/30; LOR req 7/1; C 8/18; ranked 12/7; hold status 12/16.
Amazing how a world-class medical center was built in the middle of a corn field. The medical school seems high yield: attracts lots of students from state schools, lower stats, regional bias and produces an elite match list four years later.
Attended Interview, Withdrew
University of Chicago - "R; SI 6/22; C 8/17; "continued" 12/12; WD 12/12.
Most disappointing day.
The Pritzker 'fit' se..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 7/28/2011
- Interview Invite: 8/18/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/13/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 6/22; C 8/17; "continued" 12/12; WD 12/12.
Most disappointing day.
The Pritzker 'fit' seems like yield protection. They predicted I probably wouldn't end up there, potentially for several reasons, and they were right. I took the secondary pretty seriously, which probably helped me get the interview. But at the interview, I got questions like whether I really saw myself in the midwest, whether I might choose Pritzker over HMS. That didn't go over well.
Attended Interview, Waitlisted
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 8/12/2011
- Interview Invite: 12/29/2011
- Interview Attended: 2/2/2012
- Waitlisted: 3/14/2012
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 7/5; C 11/14.
Most thoughtful interviews.
Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 7/8/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/27/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/20/2011
- Waitlisted: 3/14/2012
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
NR; SI 7/7; C 8/16.
High inter-interviewer variability.
Harvard University - "NR; SI 7/21; C 8/23; (HST only).
Toughest technical questions.
Unsure why NP did not even offe..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 8/23/2011
- Interview Invite: 10/14/2011
- Interview Attended: 11/29/2011
- Waitlisted: 3/5/2012
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
NR; SI 7/21; C 8/23; (HST only).
Toughest technical questions.
Unsure why NP did not even offer an interview. HST has been my dream program for some time.
Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 7/2/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/22/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/21/2011
- Waitlisted: 3/5/2012
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
NR; SI 6/30; C 8/24; WD 3/8.
Favorite interview day.
University of Pittsburgh - "R; SI 6/20; C 8/16; WD 12/16.
Worst student interview.
1) The PSTP frequently accepts students..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 7/24/2011
- Interview Invite: 8/17/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/4/2011
- Waitlisted: 11/15/2011
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 6/20; C 8/16; WD 12/16.
Worst student interview.
1) The PSTP frequently accepts students who are put in the MD waitlist, and the PSTP acceptance gets them an MD admit. 2) A huge portion of the class got in off the waitlist. 3) The vast majority of interviewees are waitlisted. 3) Having research background, I was encouraged to apply to PSTP in order to show interest and get off waitlist (mail, 12/16). Applicants beware.
Accepted
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 6/20/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/8/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/7/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 11/19/2011
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 6/18; C 8/16. Four-year full-tuition scholarship!
Very excited to get a call from Dean Dodson a few days before Christmas.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 7/28/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/28/2011
- Interview Attended: 11/15/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 1/11/2012
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 7/20; C 8/16; WD 3/8.
Quirkiest interview conversation.
Duke University - "NR; SI 7/2; C 8/15; WD 3/17.
First interview. Stressful day before: my flight was canceled due to..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 8/11/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/5/2011
- Interview Attended: 9/30/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 3/5/2012
Summary of Experience:
NR; SI 7/2; C 8/15; WD 3/17.
First interview. Stressful day before: my flight was canceled due to weather, I had it rescheduled for the next morning, I go home and sleep very little, go back to the airport to find that my flight was rescheduled for Dec 30 instead of Sep 30, I argue a ton, get rescheduled for a two-leg flight that arrives in Durham 30 mins before the start of the interview day. But I get there on time, hopped up on adrenaline, owned some MMIs later.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 8/20/2011
- Interview Invite: 8/29/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/10/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 10/19/2011
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 7/5; C 8/20; WD 11/21.
First acceptance, fastest turnaround.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 9/4/2011
- Interview Invite: 7/29/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/24/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 12/18/2011
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 7/29; WD 3/8.
Toughest behavioral questions.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 6/6/2011
- Secondary Completed: 9/16/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/30/2011
- Interview Attended: 11/16/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 12/6/2011
Summary of Experience:
R; SI 7/26; C 9/19; WD 3/8.
Best interview performance. Panel format helped.
Summary of Application Experience
R=Rolling; NR=Non-Rolling. SI=Secondary Invite; C=Application Complete; WD=withdrew
Travel costs = $2,893.55
==TIMELINE==
8/26/10 - Took MCAT
4/4/11 - FAP approved
MAY:
11 - Transcript 1 received
16 - Transcript 2 received
26 - Transcript 3 received
JUNE:
6 - AMCAS submitted 11pm
13 - AMCAS verified 4pm
AUGUST:
15 - Committee letter uploaded 6am
19 - Extra individual letter uploaded 3pm (for Stanford only)
OCTOBER:
07 - Rejected - UCSF
17 - Rejected - Cleveland Clinic
19 - Accepted - UVA
26 - Rejected - Case Western Reserve
NOVEMBER
15 - Waitlisted/Withdrew - Pittsburgh
19 - Accepted - WashU
19 - Withdrew - Emory
21 - Withdrew - UVA
DECEMBER
05 - Accepted - Northwestern
12 - Withdrew - UChicago
18 - Accepted - Vanderbilt
22 - Scholarship - WashU
JANUARY
03 - Rejected - Stanford
11 - Accepted - Mt Sinai
12 - Withdrew - Cornell
26 - Rejected - Mayo
FEBRUARY
22 - Withdrew - Yale
MARCH
5 - Waitlist - Harvard HST
5 - Waitlist - Columbia
8 - Withdrew - Columbia
14 - Waitlist - Penn
14 - Waitlist - Hopkins
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Summary: Roughly 1/3 rejected, 1/3 waitlisted, 1/3 accepted.
