Application Cycle One: 2007
Undergraduate college: Washington University in St. Louis
Undergraduate Area of study: Engineering/Technology
Total MCAT SCORE: 520
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 131,
C/P 132,
CARS 126 Detailed Breakdown
Overall GPA: 3.98
Science GPA: 3.99
Summary of Application Experience
So my rankings of the schools that I interviewed at (without considering financial aid or in-state tuition): 1) Northwestern 2) Emory 3) Case Western - Will be going here, half-tuition scholarship is very very helpful indeed Small break 4) Vanderbilt LARGE BREAK 5) UMD 6) Johns Hopkins LARGE BREAK 7) UCSD 8) WashU 9) NYU LARGE BREAK 10) UChicago So after waffling a lot between Emory and Case Western, I just got a half-tuition merit scholarship from Case and so I will be going there. The difference between Northwestern, Emory, and Case Western was so marginal that they were almost tied in my mind without financial aid being a consideration, and I had basically decided that I'd go to the school that offered me the most generous financial aid package. Well, that's done now. Case Western Class of 2012! Strange thing about WashU... they sent me an e-mail asking me if I wanted to stay on the waitlist. I replied with a no. Then the next day, they tell me that they're accepting me off the waitlist... I withdrew early the next week, after confirming that they are only offering need-based money (as was expected)
Applied, Rejected
University of California, San Francisco
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
Rej (pre-sec): 11/24 (took them long enough)
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Application Complete, Rejected
Baylor College
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/17, Rej: 03/06
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University of Pennsylvania
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/18, 'Deferring interview decision,' guessing's it's a rejection: 12/21
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University of California, Los Angeles
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/18, Rej: 02/01
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Cornell University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/18, Rej: 02/28
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Stanford University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/20, R: 01/25
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Columbia University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
C: 10/03, Rej: 03/14
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Harvard University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
C: 10/25, Rej: 03/29
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Application Complete, Withdrew
Duke University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
not a fan of the 1-year classroom and then 3rd year research/dual degree plan
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Attended Interview, Rejected
University of Chicago
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/18, Inv: 09/27, Int: 11/14-11/21, Hold: 01/19, Rej: 05/12
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Johns Hopkins University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/25, Inv: 11/21, Int: 01/08-01/18, Rej: 03/21
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Attended Interview, Withdrew
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/24?, Inv: 11/30, Withdrew (nothing particularly drawing me there besides NYC)
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Attended Interview, Waitlisted
University of California, San Diego
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: Yes
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/18, Inv: 11/30, W: 04/02
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University of Maryland
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: Yes
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/19, Inv: 10/02, Int: 01/08-01/15, Hold: 01/31, Waitlist: 05/13?
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Northwestern University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: Yes
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/20, Inv: 12/17, W: 03/14
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Accepted off Waitlist
Washington University in St. Louis
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: Yes
Accepted: Yes
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/17, Inv: 11/14, Int: 11/26-12/05, W: 03/14, Withdrew: 05/15, Accept: 05/16, Withdrew again:05/20 (explained below)
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Accepted
Case Western Reserve University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: Yes
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/24, Inv: 10/16, Int: 01/14-01/23, A: 02/05, Half-tuition scholarship!!! (4/8)
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New York University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: Yes
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
C: 09/17, Inv: 11/14, Int: 12/12-12/21, A: 03/03, Withdrew: 04/22 (after financial aid letter came)
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Emory University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: Yes
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
C: 10/01, Inv: 11/02, Int: 11/13-11/22, A: 12/17, Withdrew: 04/24 (after financial aid letter came)
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Vanderbilt University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: Yes
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Inv: 08/28, Int: 09/07-09/15, C: 10/12, A: 11/08, Withdrew: 04/22 (after financial aid letter came)
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