Brief credentials towards medical school: - 5 summers of research at the NIH, presented at major biophysics conference - Created a chamber device for use with nanoscissor technology in studying neural trauma injury, senior design - Clinical research experience at the Children\'s Hospital of Philadelphia - Shadowed an orthopedic surgeon - Volunteering at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Supervised a bone marrow registry drive - Tutoring in west Philadelphia
Non-academic credentials: - Accomplished amateur boxer, major basis for my personal statement - Vice president, community service chair of my fraternity - Coached 2 summers of youth basketball
Low GPA is partially due to family issues, otherwise had a strong first and solid last academic year. I started my own small business during my year off.
Anyways, I hope I get in. Would save me from having to do a SMP (bleh)
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 10/31/2009
Undergraduate college: University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate Area of study: Engineering/Technology
Total MCAT SCORE: 519
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 130,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.04
Science GPA: 3.00
Summary of Application Experience
Applied late right off the bat and shot myself in the foot. lol...