Undergraduate College: Wesleyan University
Undergraduate Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
MCAT: BS 13, PS 12, VR 11, N
Overall GPA: 3.87
Science GPA: 3.88
Brief Profile:
I applied twice overall (did not get in first round).
First time was 2010-2011. Second was 2011-2012. Make sure to see my first application cycle by clicking the link next to my name/demographics for 2010.
A.A. Bellevue Community College (highest distinction, 2007) GPA 3.92; phi theta kappa honor society
B.A. Wesleyan University; molecular biology and biochemistry (with honors, 2009) GPA 3.80
Overall AMCAS GPA: science = 3.88; overall GPA = 3.87
Honors thesis published by University, after 1.5 years of research and senior thesis.
Hawk Prize (senior award) for "completing most effective work in biochemistry."
Howard Hughes Summer Research Fellowship
Hundreds of hours of church-related volunteer work and leadership from high school through college and beyond.
Several community service awards (state and regional level).
About 50 hours of shadowing (general surgeon, academic clinical investigator)
Full-time Medical scribe work, summer 2011-fall 2011 (started after first application cycle, because I needed more clinical experience)
Teaching Assistant in Biochemistry, Gen. Chem., Gen Bio, Anatomy and Physiology and Biology of Cancer
Hundreds of hours of tutoring in math, bio, chem, and physics
AMCAS submitted: 9/1/2011
Applied, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: No
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
No secondary offer this time. Too bad.
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
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:
No interview this time, eh? Too bad.
University of Chicago - "Rejected 3 days after secondary was submitted. My numbers are fine, so what could they have possibly..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Rejected 3 days after secondary was submitted. My numbers are fine, so what could they have possibly screened for? Re-applicant, perhaps?
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
This has always been one of my top choices. I'll try again for MBA!
Attended Interview, Rejected
University of Washington - "Great interview again. Either I'm a bad judge of these things or the gods have it out for me!"
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Great interview again. Either I'm a bad judge of these things or the gods have it out for me!
Attended Interview, Waitlisted
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: Yes
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Perfect interview. I don't know what they are looking at to decide our fates.
Accepted
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Summary of Experience:
Finnally! Accepted! I didn't like the Westwood arrogance that permeated through the smoggy LA air, but the program seemed excellent!
Summary of Application Experience
I applied twice overall (did not get in first round).
First time was 2010-2011. Second was 2011-2012. Make sure to see my first application cycle by clicking the link next to my name for 2010.
Same stats as before, but add the medical scribe work and more tutoring.
This time I applied to more schools, but did not end up completing the secondary to UCSD, Northwestern, Columbia, Emory, or Pitt (and so these schools do not show up on the list below, even though I did apply to them and therefore help their admission stat %).
