Undergraduate Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
MCAT: BS 15, PS 14, VR 13, S
Overall GPA: 3.97
Science GPA: 4.00
Brief Profile:
Canadian.
AMCAS submitted: 6/6/2011
Application Complete
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 8/4/2011
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Application Complete, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 7/11/2011
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Shot in the dark.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 7/11/2011
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Never heard a word back from them.
Invited for Interview, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 9/2/2011
- Interview Invite: 10/24/2011
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 9/15/2011
- Secondary Completed: 9/15/2011
- Interview Invite: 1/24/2012
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 9/15/2011
- Secondary Completed: 9/15/2011
- Interview Invite: 1/27/2012
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 9/15/2011
- Secondary Completed: 9/15/2011
- Interview Invite: 2/3/2012
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Attended Interview, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 6/21/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/1/2011
- Interview Attended: 9/21/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
School seems very happy, a bit small but excellent location.
PBL?
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 7/29/2011
- Interview Invite: 10/11/2011
- Interview Attended: 11/14/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Very beautiful campus. Grady is something special.
Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Withdrew
Columbia University - "Wonderful visit. Students and staff were extremely warm. Many extracurriculars and shortened preclin..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 7/7/2011
- Interview Invite: 10/4/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/26/2011
- Waitlisted: 3/5/2012
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Wonderful visit. Students and staff were extremely warm. Many extracurriculars and shortened preclinical years.
Waitlisted. Withdrew.
University of Virginia - "Very nice new facilities.
*Found my "waitlist" letter from UVA in my mailbox 11/20/2011. Withdr..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 7/10/2011
- Interview Invite: 8/15/2011
- Interview Attended: 11/7/2011
- Waitlisted: 11/20/2011
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Very nice new facilities.
*Found my "waitlist" letter from UVA in my mailbox 11/20/2011. Withdrew using the reply postcard. There is no way to withdraw online?
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 7/16/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/8/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/6/2011
- Waitlisted: 3/13/2012
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Enjoyable visit. Very diverse class. Impressive.
Withdrew
Accepted
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 6/20/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/7/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/17/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 11/18/2011
Summary of Experience:
Four-year full-tuition scholarship!
Had one of my most enjoyable interviews so far here. Day was early but well paced. Students are honest, and happy. Saw anatomy lab for the first time.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 6/21/2011
- Interview Invite: 8/28/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/31/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 11/16/2011
Summary of Experience:
What an amazing hospital!
Yale University - "Great fin aid. Very relaxed day with very nice people. Impressed.
Will withdraw."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 6/25/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/8/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/12/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 3/15/2012
Summary of Experience:
Great fin aid. Very relaxed day with very nice people. Impressed.
Will withdraw.
University of Pittsburgh - "Relaxed day. Interview with student then PhD faculty. Students emphasized being well supported and h..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 7/3/2011
- Interview Invite: 8/6/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/4/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 11/15/2011
Summary of Experience:
Relaxed day. Interview with student then PhD faculty. Students emphasized being well supported and having very responsive mentors. Seemed happy. Honors/P/F.
UPMC and research emphasis are strengths.
Withdrew.
Stanford University - "Beautiful campus, positive learning environment, and exceptionally happy students. MMIs were very ex..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 7/18/2011
- Interview Invite: 8/30/2011
- Interview Attended: 9/28/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 11/21/2011
Summary of Experience:
Beautiful campus, positive learning environment, and exceptionally happy students. MMIs were very exciting.
No financial aid. Withdrew.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 8/15/2011
- Interview Invite: 8/18/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/21/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 11/17/2011
Summary of Experience:
Nice small school with a great location. Very relaxed day. Interviewers were very knowledgeable about my application.
Withdrew.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 8/18/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/7/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/10/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 3/5/2012
Summary of Experience:
MMI's are very fun. Excellent curriculum.
Withdrew
Harvard University - "HST invite 11/30/11
NP invite 12/5/11
Interviews attended Dec 13, and Jan 10 (HST).
Accepted ..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 8/24/2011
- Interview Invite: 11/30/2011
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 3/5/2012
Summary of Experience:
HST invite 11/30/11
NP invite 12/5/11
Interviews attended Dec 13, and Jan 10 (HST).
Accepted to both 3/5/2012
Vanderbilt University - "Happy school in the "south." Spent half a day in Nashville. Students and staff were very warm. One s..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 9/3/2011
- Interview Invite: 7/29/2011
- Interview Attended: 10/24/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 11/21/2011
Summary of Experience:
Happy school in the "south." Spent half a day in Nashville. Students and staff were very warm. One short and one long interview.
Withdrew.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 9/11/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/22/2011
- Interview Attended: 11/2/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 11/22/2011
Summary of Experience:
Chicago! School has a laid back, fun vibe.
Withdrew.
Summary of Application Experience
Communications and Submissions
6/6/2011 - submitted AMCAS
6/14/2011 - AMCAS verified
6/17/2011 - First secondary received! Cornell.
6/20/2011 - WashU secondary opened. Submitted. $65
6/21/2011 - Mayo secondary fee request, submitted. $100. Cornell Submitted. $75.
6/22/2011 - Chicago and Yale secondaries received. Moar essays!
6/24/2011 - Pittsburgh secondary received.
6/25/2011 - Yale secondary submitted. 85$
6/30/2011 - Columbia secondary received. Mt. Sinai questions received.
7/1/2011 - UVA secondary received. Mayo references requested.
7/2/2011 - Duke secondary received? Website is still bad.
7/3/2011 - Pittsburgh secondary submitted. 85$
7/5/2011 - Johns Hopkins and Emory secondaries received.
7/7/2011 - UPenn and Stanford secondaries received. Columbia submitted. 85$
7/8/2011 - UCSF secondary received.
7/10/2011 - UVA submitted. 80$.
7/11/2011 - UCSF submitted. 80$?. Chicago submitted. 75$
7/13/2011 - Case Western secondary received.
7/16/2011 - Penn submitted. 80$
7/18/2011 - Stanford submitted. 85$
7/20/2011 - Mt Sinai secondary received
7/26/2011 - Northwestern received.
7/28/2011 - Harvard received.
7/29/2011 - Emory submitted 100$
7/29/2011 - Vanderbilt secondary and interview invite received.
8/4/2011 - Johns Hopkins submitted 100$. Also: AMCAS receives Letters of Rec so application is complete for schools with submitted secondaries up to this point.
8/6/2011 - Pittsburgh interview invite
8/15/2011 - UVA interview invite. Mt. Sinai secondary submitted. 105$
8/18/2011 - Mt. Sinai interview invite. Duke secondary submitted!!! 85$
8/24/2011 - Harvard submitted!!! 85$
8/28/2011 - Mayo interview invite.
8/30/2011 - Slowing down on secondaries :( - but Stanford interview invite!
9/1/2011 - Cornell invite.
9/2/2011 - Case Western submitted. 85$
9/3/2011 - Vanderbilt submitted. 50$
9/7/2011 - Duke and WashU interview invites.
9/8/2011 - Penn and Yale interview invites.
9/11/2011 - Northwestern submitted 85$ ----!secondaries complete!------
9/15/2011 - Submitted Canadian applications! ----!applications complete!----
9/22/2011 - Northwestern Feinberg interview invite.
10/4/2011 - Columbia interview invite.
10/7/2011 - First rejection :(
