User #20492

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Application Cycles: 6/25/2010
Demographics: Male, 25, Caucasian
Home State: Unknown
Last Activity Date: 7/21/2011

Undergraduate College: Top 20
Undergraduate Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences

MCAT: BS 1, PS 1, VR 1, J
Overall GPA: 0.00
Science GPA: 0.00

Brief Profile:
MCAT: 35
cGPA: 3.5 (sGPA 3.3; aoGPA 3.8)
Reapplicant

• 600 hours of research as an undergrad. Currently a full-time researcher and will have nearly 2,500 hours total
• Volunteering at both a large medical center and a small, free clinic
• Shadowed a MD and a DO
• Volunteered to tutor highschoolers
• One year of part-time work during school in a commercial lab
• Other activities include a musical instrument for 17 years and a sport for 9 years

AMCAS submitted: 6/25/2010

Application Complete, Rejected

Jefferson Medical College - "RS: 06.30 • SS: 06.30 • C: 06.30 • R: 04.14"
Creighton University - "RS: 07.01 • SS: 07.01 • C: 07.02 • R: 02.21"
Temple University - "RS: 07.02 • SS: 07.02 • C: 07.08 • R: 03.31"
Loyola University Chicago - "RS: 07.14 • SS: 07.28 • C: 08.01 • R: 04.28"
SUNY Upstate - "RS: 07.20 • SS: 07.20 • C: 08.10 • H: 09.14 • R: 01.28"
Cleveland Clinic Medical School - "RS: 07.20 • SS: 07.24 • C: 07.26 • R: 08.18"
Case Western Reserve University - "RS: 07.20 • SS: 07.24 • C: 07.26 • R: 08.25"
Albany Medical College - "RS: 07.21 • SS: 07.22 • C: 08.10 • R: 04.18"
University of Southern California - "RS: 07.22 • SS: 07.30 • C: 08.03 • R: 03.23"
New York Medical College - "RS: 07.29 • SS: 07.29 • C: 08.04 • R: 01.20"
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
  • Submitted: Yes
  • Secondary Completed: Yes
  • Interview Invite: No
  • Interview Attended: No
  • Waitlisted: No
  • Accepted: No
  • Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:

RS: 07.29 • SS: 07.29 • C: 08.04 • R: 01.20

Tufts University - "RS: 08.10 • SS: 08.10 • C: 08.25 • R: 03.16"
Drexel University - "RS: 08.12 • SS: 08.12 • C: 08.17 • R: 05.10"
University of California, San Diego - "RS: 08.13 • SS: 08.27 • C: 08.30 • R: 10.22"
Albert Einstein of Yeshiva University - "RS: 08.31 • SS: 08.31 • C: 10.26 • R: 03.04"
Vanderbilt University - "Reapplicant • R: 08.26"
University of Alabama - "Reapplicant • RS: 08.18 • SS: 08.18 • C: 08.24 • R: 04.01"
Wake Forest University - "Reapplicant • RS: 09.14 • SS: 09.15 • C: 09.30 • R: 03.28"

Attended Interview, Rejected

Medical College of Wisconsin - "RS: 06.28 • SS: 06.28 • C: 07.02 • SP: 08.23 • II: 08.25 • I: 10.01 • R: 10.15"

Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Rejected

University of Rochester - "RS: 07.19 • SS: 07.20 • C: 08.16 • II: 01.11 • I: 03.10 • WL: 03.17 • R: 06.13"
Saint Louis University - "RS: 09.01 • SS: 09.01 • C: 09.01 • II: 02.09 • I: 02.28 • WL: 04.04 • R: 07.21"
University of Tennessee - "Reapplicant • RS: 08.18 • SS: 08.18 • C: 08.23 • II: 12.31 • I: 01.19 • H: 02.07 • WL:..."

Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Withdrew

Meharry Medical College - "RS: 08.05 • SS: 08.05 • C: 08.17 • II: 10.11 • I: 11.01 • WL: 11.05 • W: 05.26"

Accepted

Florida Atlantic University - "RS: 03.01 • SS: 03.01 • C: 03.01 • II: 03.08 • I: 03.22 • A: 04.06"
Uniformed Services University - "RS: 07.01 • SS: 07.18 • C: 08.01 • II: 08.13 • I: 09.23 • A: 10.15 • W: 01.04"
East Tennessee State University - "Reapplicant • RS: 07.29 • SS: 07.29 • C: 08.06 • II: 10.12 • I: 10.27 • H/WL: 11.23 • ..."

Summary of Application Experience

-- Applications Key --

RS: Received Secondary
SS: Submitted Secondary
C: application marked Complete
SP: application Small-Pooled for interview
H: application on Hold
II: Interview Invite received
I: Interview attended
WL: notified of WaitList
R: notified of Rejection
A: notified of Acceptance
W: Withdrew

-- Timeline --

06.01.10 -- Submitted 2011 AMCAS application
06.02.10 -- AMCAS verification process completed
06.25.10 -- AMCAS 2011 application made available to designated schools (first day possible)
06.28.10 -- I began to receive and submit secondary applications
08.04.10 -- Sent update letters to TU, CU
08.13.10 -- Sent update letters to CWRU, CCLCM, SUNY Upstate, NYMC, UR, JMC, VU, ETSU
08.18.10 -- Sent update letter to UT
08.25.10 -- Sent update letter to Tufts
09.01.10 -- Sent interest letter to SSOM, TU, ETSU
09.14.10 -- Sent interest letter to UT
10.05.10 -- Sent thank you notes to MCW interviewers; sent Letter of Intent to MCW
10.20.10 -- Sent a second interest letter to UT
11.17.10 -- Sent a second interest letter to TU, CU, UR, JMC
01.20.11 -- Sent thank you note to UT interviewer
03.01.11 -- Sent update letter to FAU
03.17.11 -- Sent waitlist response letter to UR
04.06.11 -- Received first acceptance

-- Miscellaneous --

• I spent over $9,500 in application fees, travel expenses, and interview attire over two application cycles
• My update letters seemed to have no effect at most schools (with UR as a possible exception)
• Thank you notes to interviewers had no effect at any school