Application Cycle One: 2008

• Undergraduate college: Boston University
• Undergraduate Area of study: Fine Arts/Architecture

• Institution: Brown University (freshman year)
• Area of Study: Fine Arts/Architecture
• Degree Obtained: N/A

• Total MCAT SCORE: 525
• MCAT Section Scores: B/B 132, C/P 132, CARS 130   Detailed Breakdown
• Overall GPA: 3.95
• Science GPA: 4.00

Summary of Application Experience

My focus in applying has been on MD/MPH programs at schools where they are available.

A timeline of the above information:

Began AMCAS application as soon as it opened in May.

6/4 - Submitted AMCAS, but had to wait until my last transcript arrived.

6/17 - AMCAS application verified. Schools selected: Einstein, BU, Cornell, GWU, Harvard, Jefferson, Hopkins, Mount Sinai, Northwestern, PSU, Stanford, Temple, Tufts, UPenn, Yale.

6/20 - Yale sends invitation for secondary application.

6/27 - GWU sends invitation for secondary application.

6/28 - Turn in Yale secondary application.

7/1 - Jefferson and UPenn send invitations for secondary applications.

7/3 - Turn in Jefferson and UPenn secondary applications.

7/4 - Turn in GWU secondary application.

7/6 - BU sends invitation for secondary application.

7/8 - Turn in BU secondary application.

7/9 - Realize that Hopkins secondary is available online and begin working on it.

7/9 - Mount Sinai sends invitation for secondary application, and turn in Mount Sinai secondary application.

7/10 - Realize that Cornell's secondary application is online, and turn in Cornell secondary application.

7/15 - Temple sends invitation for secondary application, and turn in Temple secondary application.

7/15 - Tufts sends invitation for secondary application.

7/17 - Turn in Hopkins secondary application.

7/17 - Einstein sends invitation for secondary application.

7/18 - Turn in Einstein secondary application.

7/18 - Harvard sends invitation for secondary application, and turn in Harvard secondary application.

7/18 - Turn in Tufts secondary application.

7/22 - PSU sends invitation for secondary application.

7/23 - Turn in PSU secondary application.

7/24 - Northwestern sends invitation for secondary application.

7/27 - Turn in Tufts MPH application.

7/29 - Stanford sends invitation for secondary application.

7/31 - Turn in Stanford secondary application.

8/4 - Turn in Northwestern secondary application.

8/12 - Einstein sends invitation to interview.

8/28 - PSU sends invitation to interview.

9/2 - Temple sends invitation to interview.

9/4 - Penn sends invitation to interview.

9/5 - Mount Sinai sends invitation to interview.

9/8 - Jefferson sends invitation to interview.

9/8 - Attend Einstein interview.

9/13 - Tufts sends invitation to interview.

9/15 - Harvard sends invitation to interview.

9/16 - Hopkins sends invitation to interview.

9/23 - Attend Harvard interview.

10/1 - Attend UPenn interview.

10/2 - Attend Temple interview.

10/3 - Attend PSU interview.

10/7 - Attend Tufts interview.

10/8 - GWU sends invitation to interview.

10/9 - Attend Hopkins interview.

10/15 - Attend Mount Sinai interview.

10/22 - BU sends invitation to interview.

10/29 - Attend BU interview.

10/29 - Northwestern sends invitation to interview.

10/31 - ACCEPTED BY TUFTS!

11/11 - ACCEPTED BY MOUNT SINAI!

11/13 - Waitlisted at Johns Hopkins.

11/17 - ACCEPTED BY PENN STATE!

11/17 - Waitlisted at Temple.

11/21 - Withdraw from Jefferson.

12/5 - Attend GWU interview.

12/12 - Attend Northwestern interview.

12/15 - Withdraw from Temple.

1/20 - ACCEPTED BY EINSTEIN!

1/23 - Rejected by Stanford.

2/1 - Rejected by Cornell.

3/17 - ACCEPTED BY NORTHWESTERN!

3/19 - Rejected by Harvard.

3/26 - ACCEPTED BY UPENN!

3/31 - ACCEPTED BY BU!

4/22-4/24 - Second Look Weekend at Penn

4/30-5/1 - Second Look Weekend at Northwestern

5/3 - I've made my final decision. PENN MD/MPH 2014!