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  • User #16950

  • Application cycles: 2008
  • Demographics: Male, Caucasian
  • Home state: Washington
  • Brief Profile: Ok so I got accepted to a school a week ago (end of Feb) and decided I would post my app to give some hope to us late applicants. For a long time I contemplated holding off and applying early next year instead, but I'm very glad that I didn't (=.

    EC's:
    - Shadowed an Internal Medicine doc and a Navy flight surgeon each about 50 hours.
    - 120 Volunteer hours at local Hospital.
    - 7 Months full time as an NAC.
    - 1 School year Spanish tutor at a highschool.


  • // Applications //

    Application Cycle One: 2008

    • Undergraduate college: University of Washington
    • Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
    • Total MCAT SCORE: 509
    • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 129, C/P 128, CARS 124  
    • Overall GPA: 3.62
    • Science GPA: 3.49

    Summary of Application Experience

    Disclaimer: Half of these dates are ballpark guestimates.

    Interviews:
    PNWU: Liked the school, they didn't like me apparently. I can't figure this one out (although their class might have been full already). The school, which is VERY small, is really nice and they will be growing. Small class size is very cool, everyone knows everyone.

    RVU: Wow, nice school. Facilities are brand new and very impressive, although Colorado is pretty ugly (their logo is very misleading, at least for the time of year I went) and the thin air gave me headaches. They've stolen a lot of good faculty from other schools as well. There is of course the 'For profit', but in terms of education this means nothing (research it, don't let some ignorant undergrad convince you they are the devil. The dean has explained this well). After they pump out a few match lists and years board scores , this will be a popular school.

    AZCOM: I have interviewed at six schools (3 MD, SLU, UWashington, Creighton, and 3 DO PNWU,RVUCOM, AZCOM) and this has easily been my favorite. Facilities are beautiful and look like they are brand new (many are, and they are still building -amazing). On campus housing. The weather is awesome (although I may be biased coming out of soggy NW Washington). Board scores are among the best. Hesitant about the 250 class size but I think they are more than capable of handling it.

    TUCOM-Nevada: Still on the fence about this interview. Looks like a nice school.

    TUCOM-California: This one too, really liked AZCOM, and if I get in don't know if I'll go.

    ATSTILL Arizona: Declined interview. Was more of a backup school, however, I think I like RVU too much to want to go here.

    ATSTILL Kirksville: Declined interview. Didn't want to go to Missouri unless I had to. The history made it temping.

    Attended Interview

    Arizona College of Mid. University

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