Undergraduate College: Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: University
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: MS
MCAT: BS 9, PS 8, VR 10, O
Overall GPA: 3.60
Science GPA: 3.60
Brief Profile:
AMCAS submitted: 7/2/2011
Applied, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: No
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Rejected Pre-Secondary
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: No
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Rejected pre-secondary
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
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:
On hold for re-review (then subsequently 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
Summary of Experience:
This was my top choice. The rejection was devastating. I had the "further" status.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
No love from any of my state MD schools. Lame.
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: 8/22/2011
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Invited for Interview, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: 11/5/2011
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: 11/30/2011
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Attended Interview, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: 11/22/2011
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Accepted
Drexel University - "Really like that this program offers a choice of curricula -- PIL and IFM. Not crazy about the lotte..."
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: 1/6/2012
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 3/10/2012
Summary of Experience:
Really like that this program offers a choice of curricula -- PIL and IFM. Not crazy about the lottery system for the 3rd and 4th year clerkships, but I was told they will try to work with you if you need/want to stay in Philadelphia. Love the available technology and the students seemed very happy there.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: 11/9/2011
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Summary of Experience:
Love this program! Absolutely gorgeous facilities and very innovative curriculum.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 9/12/2011
- Interview Invite: 9/16/2011
- Interview Attended: 9/30/2011
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 10/21/2011
Summary of Experience:
Withdrew. Everyone at the school seemed to love it and I really wanted to as well (as it's one of my state schools), but I couldn't get past 1. mandatory attendance and 2. no technology available for students (ie. computerized patients, simulators, etc) which was something I was really looking for in a program.
Summary of Application Experience
Hopefully my profile will help ease some stress for someone applying in the future. I am testament that you do NOT have to have a 32 MCAT to get into an allopathic program. I would have been very happy at a DO or an MD program, so it was great to have options and pick the school that was the best fit for me. Don't have cookie cutter ECs: I am a horseback rider and instructor, a SCUBA diver, bartender, volunteer EMT, I dance Argentine tango with my husband, and work full-time in the medical field.. I had so much to talk about in interviews because of my great experiences. Don't be afraid to take some time off and get some "real" life experiences under your belt. If being a physician is the path for you, then medical school will be there waiting when you're ready for it. Life is awesome -- live it to the fullest :)
