Brief Profile:
Division I Soccer (4 yrs) Secretary (1 yr), Vice-President (2 yrs) - Student Athletic Advisory Committee College of Liberal Arts Honors Program Graduate & Biology Honors Program Graduate Molecular Biology Research (1 yr) & undergrad research symposium poster presentation Sorority Member (4 yrs); Lots of Honor Societies; Tutored athletes; PALS tutor, Volunteer for CMN, Worked at Volunteer Clinic 3 months; Shadowed 2 docs 40 hrs each; shadowed D.O., residents, interns, 3rd year Med students at UNT clinic - 20 hrs. Volunteer tutor at Boys & Girls Club Panther Branch (currently); Avid tutor at local high school (currently)
Non-Trad Applicant... Taught high school Biology (1 yr), coached soccer (Varsity and JV), worked Saturday School, & tutored science/math in after school program; Worked at UTSW for 8 mos. at the Spine Center until May \'09. Then, started a one-year Medical Master\'s degree at UNTHSC. Graduated with a 3.8+ GPA. Finally, accepted and ready to start med school.
My GPA/Sci GPA are low, but my last 60 hours of coursework in undergrad, I made approximately a 3.9--I think that helped a lot. I hope to participate in disparity-related clinical research as a physician. Also, I plan to learn medical Spanish as I am a Texas resident--and the reality is we need to know it.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2009
Undergraduate college: Mercer
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: UNTHSC
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: M.S. Medical Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 507
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 125,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.50
Science GPA: 3.24
Summary of Application Experience
Interviewing at TCOM, Texas A&M, UT-San Antonio, UT-Houston
I will attend UT-San Antonio as a member of the c/o 2014.
For those of you applying that may be reading this--getting into medical school is just as much about selling yourself as an applicant and networking as the business world is. If you are interested in attending a school--e-mail the admissions office and the Dean with a professional, focused Letter of Interest explaining a few key points about why you are fit to go there. I only had 1 interview offered to me until I advocated for myself & contacted schools to explain to them why they should want me.
The same day I e-mailed the dean and the admission\'s office--I heard back from 1 of the schools I interviewed at. Within 3 days, I had interviews at 2 more medical schools.... Were they already prepared to offer me interviews? Maybe. But--3 acceptances later--I think my showing interest and commitment was successful. And, why risk it? My best, most influential advice if you want to get into medical school and you do not have the 4.0 GPA & 40 MCAT is to advocate for yourself & stay in touch with the medical schools.
