Undergraduate Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
MCAT: BS 15, PS 13, VR 11, R
Overall GPA: 3.79
Science GPA: 3.68
Brief Profile:
- Extensive research
- Significant leadership roles
- 300+ hours shadowing
3/11: Updated with some more info for those starting to think about applications now!
AMCAS submitted: 7/7/2011
Application Complete
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Put on hold early. Who knows?
Application Complete, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Infamous for rejecting OOS, not overly surprised.
Stanford University - "It's a bummer, but I ultimately believe in the statement that you'll end up wherever you were meant ..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
It's a bummer, but I ultimately believe in the statement that you'll end up wherever you were meant to be.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
No love, but I've got good company.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Very sweet rejection email.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
how disappointing -- not even an email.
Application Complete, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Invited for Interview, Withdrew
Dartmouth College - "Excellent school, excellent program, but accepted already. And my bank account is crying :("
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Excellent school, excellent program, but accepted already. And my bank account is crying :(
Emory University - "Excellent school, excellent program, but accepted already. And my bank account is crying :("
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Excellent school, excellent program, but accepted already. And my bank account is crying :(
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Time constraints, and also getting somewhat burned out...
Attended Interview, Rejected
Boston University - "Awful, awful interview experience, so I'm not surprised. I have rarely felt quite so antagonized."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Awful, awful interview experience, so I'm not surprised. I have rarely felt quite so antagonized.
Attended Interview, Waitlisted
University of Chicago - "Continued, but in it for the long fight if they'll consider me again. Sent an update letter/transcri..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: Yes
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Continued, but in it for the long fight if they'll consider me again. Sent an update letter/transcript in mid-December.
Columbia University - "Love. Very simply, love.
Waitlisted with personal note. I won't lie, I'm sad, but I'll cross fin..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: Yes
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Love. Very simply, love.
Waitlisted with personal note. I won't lie, I'm sad, but I'll cross fingers for good news down the road. If not, I know I'll be applying for residencies in NYC :)
Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Withdrew
Northwestern University - "3/14: Withdrew.
got a lot of bizarre questions at the panel interview.
deferred until march!"
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: Yes
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
3/14: Withdrew.
got a lot of bizarre questions at the panel interview.
deferred until march!
Cornell University - "absolutely adored my interviewers, incredible facilities (including an unusually fresh-smelling anat..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: Yes
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
absolutely adored my interviewers, incredible facilities (including an unusually fresh-smelling anatomy lab), subsidized housing in upper east side, powerhouse of hospitals and research facilities associated.
Accepted
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Summary of Experience:
Best interviewer possible, warm community (one of the students is still keeping up with me to this day!) with a laid-back vibe, great hospitals and facilities, beautiful park nearby.
Phone call from my interviewer!! Christmas has come early :) I am so incredibly lucky and grateful!
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Summary of Experience:
Finaid package with partial scholarship and ~45-50k in loans. Hmm. . .
3/12: Officially accepted!! It's so great to have an option in CA :)
Harvard University - "HST & NP
what can you say about the school that has everything? my own playing field in terms of ..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Summary of Experience:
HST & NP
what can you say about the school that has everything? my own playing field in terms of location, ridiculous number of hospitals associated, rich opportunities, tight-knit class (esp. HST). . . hoping for good news!
3/5: ACCEPTED TO HST :)
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Summary of Experience:
incredibly good feeling overall: honor code system (3 days for exams, anytime anywhere), great subsidized housing, warm community, involved and caring faculty, longitudinal experience program, *loved* my interviewers
1/11/12: Accepted by email!
New York University - "WD 3/28 after seeing financial aid package, 72+k/year in loans (mostly unsubsidized).
great faci..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Summary of Experience:
WD 3/28 after seeing financial aid package, 72+k/year in loans (mostly unsubsidized).
great facilities, 18mo curriculum, excellent clinical exposure (interviewer said 4th years are more or less residents), interesting translational research projects, warm and open faculty, *loved* the students. and the area is perfect for 20-somethings.
accepted by phone call :)
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Summary of Experience:
WD on 3/20.
Accepted by "Save the Date" email on 12/23/11!
Their accepted students brunch was lovely.
Summary of Application Experience
Primaries: ~$900
Secondaries: ~$2000
Plane Costs: CRY.
Getting In Somewhere Stellar: Priceless
