Brief Profile:
Degree: B.S. in Chemical Engineering (June 07')
E.C.: Pre-Med AMSA (member)(1 yr.) Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society (member) (1 yr.) American Institute of Chemical Engineers (member)(2 yrs.)
Research Experience: None =( 'I dropped too many erlenmeyer flasks. just kidding.'
Clinical Experience: -240+ Hours of Volunteer/Intern Clinical Experience -Worked mostly in Emergency Room and 'Fast Track' Clinics UCDMC- ER / Level I Trauma Center (6 mos.) Sutter Memorial Hospital- ER / 'Fast Track' Clinic (12 mos.) Sutter Davis Hospital- ER (3 mos.)
-Presently working part-time for two psychiatry practices (one for 6mos. & other for 1mo.) -receptionist duties -Shadowed intakes and psychotherapy sessions (when possible) -Also, will be Assistant/Trainee in Group Therapy Sessions
Additional Experience: -Shadowed Psychiatry Residents at Stanford U. courses (ongoing) -Tutoring/Mentoring youth w/ cerebral palsy, OCD, ADHD (6+ mos.) -Work-Study Various Jobs (3 years) -Sporadic Volunteer work with Salvation Army in San Jose
-Languages: Chinese (Diojiu dialect), English, Vietnamese (picked up on own), Spanish (3 yrs. h.s. very rusty)
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2008
Undergraduate college: University of California-Davis
Undergraduate Area of study: Engineering/Technology
Total MCAT SCORE: 514
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 129,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.51
Science GPA: 3.53
Summary of Application Experience
04/05/08 -- Took MCAT. (Feared the worst after taking it.) 04/12/08 -- Signed up for 2nd MCAT 05/07/08 -- Got Back First Set of Scores [33R] 05/08/08 -- Started working on AMCAS 2009 Application Worksheets 05/14/08 -- Started AMCAS Application Online 05/20/08 -- Started preparing P.S. 06/20/08 -- AMCAS Primary Submitted 07/08/08 -- AMCAS Primary Verified
28 Schools Applied!
Accepted: NYMC (declined) and Jefferson (accepted, but withdrew) Waitlisted initially: Wake Forest, AECOM, Duke, and Keck Accepted off-waitlist: Wake Forest an AECOM Current School of Choice: AECOM (ACCEPTED OFFER!)
