Undergraduate College: top 10
Undergraduate Area of Study: Engineering/Technology
MCAT: BS 12, PS 11, VR 10, S
Overall GPA: 3.56
Science GPA: 3.51
Brief Profile:
Volunteer at hospital 5+ years.
Shadowing 3 years
Varsity Athlete 4 years
Organized Blood Drives
Volunteered at Homeless Shelter
Volunteered at Public Library
Research - 4 years
5 publications (1st author, four middle author)
3+ abstracts by this year
LORs: 3 PI's (one really good, 2 pretty good), 2 sci prof., 1 humanities prof.
AMCAS submitted: 8/1/2010
Applied, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: No
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Applied, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: No
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
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: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
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
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: 11/1/2010
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: 2/2/2011
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Attended Interview
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: 11/1/2010
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: 11/5/2010
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Attended Interview, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: 11/2/2010
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Attended Interview, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Attended Interview, Waitlisted
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: 11/1/2010
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: Yes
- Accepted: No
Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: 11/1/2010
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: Yes
- Accepted: No
Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: Yes
- Accepted: No
Accepted
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Columbia University - "wow! didn't think I had much of a chance cause I had a late interview, but I guess I was wrong. I ca..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Summary of Experience:
wow! didn't think I had much of a chance cause I had a late interview, but I guess I was wrong. I can't believe I get to make a choice!
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Summary of Experience:
fuck yeah bitches!!!!! off to NYC!!!
Summary of Application Experience
12/13/10 - well, its already mid december and I was complete at most schools about 2 months ago, so I'm likely not getting anymore interview invites. Kind of disappointed about the rejections/silent rejections from all of the top 20 schools except one (UNC), but the realistic part of me expected it. I'm just crossing my fingers now and hoping I get into at least one school.
This just goes to show that GPA/MCAT are really important no matter how good your EC's are.