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  • User #16754

  • Application cycles: 2008
  • Demographics: Male, Caucasian
  • Home state: Arizona
  • Brief Profile: - Ranger, United States Army -- 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment (2001-2004) -- Traveled to a lot of places, experienced a large number of unique cultures, and had a lot of defining experiences
    - EMT-Intermediate (Expired 2005)
    - Volunteered in pre and post surgery units (~60-70 hours)
    - ER field internship
    - Urgent care physician shadowing
    - Plastic surgery physician shadowing
    - A lot of orthopedic surgery observations
    - Leadership position with Alpha Epsilon Delta
    - Research: Stochastic cancer modeling
    - Medical volunteer in the Andean Highlands of Peru
    - Uilleann pipe (Irish bagpipe) hobby (odd, I know)
    - Happily married 4.5 years
    - Father as of early August
  • // Applications //

    Application Cycle One: 2008

    • Undergraduate college: Arizona State University
    • Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
    • Total MCAT SCORE: 502
    • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 125, C/P 126, CARS 124  
    • Overall GPA: 3.50
    • Science GPA: 3.70

    Summary of Application Experience

    I allowed myself to falter on the MCAT as well as submit a late application, but I followed through despite those setbacks. The MCAT frustrated me because I was scoring well into the 30s on the AAMC and TPR practice exams. I actually fell asleep a few times in each section whe I sat for the real one :( . I thought I was most likely going to go through the entire cycle with no acceptances, but maybe get on one or two wait lists at best. I figured that if in fact my low score and lateness kept me from getting into med school this cycle I was going to do it right on the next cycle. In fact, I had already drafted a new personal statement, set up new research opportunities, set up more appointments to shadow physicians, and had been hammering the MCAT books by the time I got my acceptance from University of Arizona. The acceptance came as quite a shock and a massive relief. I cannot stress enough how thrilled and proud I was and still am that I got my UA letter. Had I thrown in the towel, which I was extremely tempted to do, I would be doing practice exams over and over again instead of writing this right now. But quitting was not something I associated myself with, and therefore drove on, getting an acceptance as a result. I do not say this boastfully, but rather hoping at least one single solitary person with an underdog application may find hope and drive on in pursuit of their dream too. It is worth it.

    Applied, Rejected

    Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Virginia Commonwealth University
    Wake Forest University
    Vanderbilt University
    Mayo Medical School
    University of South Alabama

    Application Complete

    Loyola University Chicago
    Drexel University
    Rosalind Franklin University

    Application Complete, Rejected

    University of Alabama
    Medical University of South Carolina
    Case Western Reserve University
    Uniformed Services University
    Dartmouth College
    Emory University
    University of Central Florida
    George Washington University
    University of South Carolina
    Tulane University
    Oregon Health & Science University

    Accepted

    University of Arizona

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