Brief Profile:
-Elks National Scholarship Recipient- 2 awarded per state -George Eastman/Howard Hanson Scholarship Recipient- paid for 1/2 tuition -Professional Musician- tuba player for several groups, soloist on local public radio, and college teaching experience -Music Educator, grades 5-12- taught for school districts in Western NY with tenure granted after third year -Research Volunteer, 2 years, about 15 hours per week- 1 publication -EMT-Basic, volunteer- practiced with an agency that took over 5,000 calls for 2008, about 8 hours per week for 2+ years -Board of Directors, ambulance corps.- elected to 12 member board of same agency as above -Surgical shadowing- over 80 hours spent with surgeon, allowed to scrub-in and assist (first incision, suction smoke/blood, position pt., hold organs for field of vision, assist with closing after surgery, etc.) -Clinical shadowing- over 75 hours spent with the above surgeon in clinic. Pt.s were 15-90, male and female, minor procedures and consults. -Homeless shelter volunteer -Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Chapter Student Leader, bible study leader, and outreach coordinator- experience of 3+ years during undergraduate -Worked during undergraduate about 20 hours/week, 40+ during summers through various jobs -Independent student, supported family back home as needed -First in family to graduate college, first from southern half of home state and one of very few self-taught musicians to graduate from Eastman School of Music in its 80+ year history, and one of five to complete current school\'s first-year post-baccalaureatte program -Full-time research associate in Orthopaedics- research went into national news in November as a possible first treatment for a disease that affects millions.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2009
Undergraduate college: Eastman School of Music
Undergraduate Area of study: Fine Arts/Architecture
Institution: Post-Bac
Area of Study: Premedical Studies
Degree Obtained: NA
Total MCAT SCORE: 511
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 127,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.77
Science GPA: 3.94
Summary of Application Experience
-The list may have some real reaches in there, but I\'m not about to say no for them. :-)
Update 8.23.10-
I am now a member of the Mayo Medical School class of 2014. Though the process was long and filled with anxiety, it was well worth going out on a limb and applying places that were a bit of a stretch. Because I took that risk I am now in the PERFECT place for me, going to school essentially for free, and have opportunities that I never dreamed of before coming to Minnesota.
For anyone reading this I have just one piece of advice: be yourself on the interview trail and don\'t be afraid of failure. When I was applying many people tried to convince me not to \"waste my time\" on some of the \"bigger name schools.\" Were they right? To an extent, sure, but I now have no regrets, had the chance to interview at two of the biggest names out there (without being rejected outright I might add), and am now going to Mayo.
