Brief Profile:
CLINICAL EXPERIENCES (paid and volunteer) - Full-time (60 hours/week) paid emergency medical rescuer and search-and-rescue mission coordinator for the Dodge Ridge Ski Patrol - Volunteer, La Rabida Children?s Hospital - Coordinator and Volunteer, Shepherd?s Arms Respite Care Ministry (Pediatrics) - Volunteer Emergency Medical Rescuer, Dodge Ridge National Ski Patrol - Volunteer Assistant, Apex Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine - Volunteer, Sonora Regional Medical Center - Paid Veterinary Kennal and Surgical Assistant, Twain Harte Veterinary Hospital
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCES - Teacher Assistant and Tutor for Organic Chemistry I and II - Kindergarten Reading and Math Tutor - Ballet Instructor, Academy of Classical Ballet
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND HONORS - Summa cum laude Wheaton graduate - Dean's List, all semesters at both Columbia and Wheaton - Member, Christian Medical and Dental Association, 2005-Present - Nominated as a participant in the International Mission on Medicine, Summer 2004 and Summer 2005 (Honors 80 of the U.S.?s ?most promising pre-medical college students?) - Member, Sigma Delta Pi, Fall 2004-Present - Auxiliary Member, National Ski Patrol, 2003-present ? American Red Cross CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer Certification, May 2003 ? Outdoor Emergency Care Technician (OEC) License, November 2003 - Member, The National Scholars Honors Society, 2003-present - Recipient, Faculty Scholarship Award (full two-year scholarship, honors the top graduating (A.S. degree) student at Columbia College) - Recipient, Multiple appointments to speak to the Board of Trustees of the Yosemite Community College District
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES - Piano (played and performed for 8 years) - Tae Kwon Do (trained for 7 years, 1st degree black belt achieved) - Chicago Marathon 2006 - Classical Ballet (trained for 9 years, eventually earning a place in the Sonora Youth Ballet Company, a pre-professional school and company whose students frequently went on to study at SFB, BU, etc.) - Advanced all-mountain alpine skiing (started skiing when I was about 2 and a half years old)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE, CROSS-CULTURAL, OTHER - Conversational in Spanish - Hurricane Katrina Relief Volunteer - Grew up in rural, medically underserved region
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2006
Undergraduate college: Wheaton College
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: Columbia College
Area of Study: Physical Sciences
Degree Obtained: A.S.
Total MCAT SCORE: 511
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 126,
CARS 130
Overall GPA: 3.93
Science GPA: 3.86
Applied, Rejected
Vanderbilt University
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:
I wasn't surprised at this rejection.
