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Application cycles: 2010
Demographics: Male, 37, Hispanic
Home state: New Jersey
Last Active: 05/20/2011

Brief Profile: Applied all over since I\'m a NJ resident, originally from CO, with a father in MA and mother in MI. Oh, and I\'m dating a girl from Indiana... Plus, I was nervous that schools wouldn\'t appreciate the fact that my most significant activity was athletics.

• \"Top 15\" National Univ. - majored in English/Comp Lit and Social Policy
• Volunteering: tutored inner-city kids on weekends; worked with public schools to create childhood obesity education program; and coached kids soccer league for 3 years.
• Shadowing: 150-200 hrs spread over 6 specialties
• Athletics (my main EC): 4-year D-I varsity athlete including four NCAA tournaments (two quarterfinal appearances)... bunch of awards--all-conference (2x), team MVP, 2nd team all-american... continued with semi-pro league for last 2 years.
• Research: NONE - no joke.

// Applications //

Application Cycle One: 2010

Total MCAT SCORE: 523
MCAT Section Scores: B/B 132, C/P 129, CARS 130
Overall GPA: 3.66
Science GPA: 3.61

Summary of Application Experience

I thought I knew what I wanted out of a medical school and knew what would be a \"good fit\" for me... the admission cycle proved to be a polite awakening. Honestly, almost all of my rejections were more from fit than anything else. I probably wouldn\'t have gone to any of them because I found the \"perfect\" school for me. Throw out rankings and reputation -- I know where I want to be.

I\'m basing my final decision on that \"a-ha\" moment, that gut feeling when you\'re at an interview and think to yourself \"I can\'t imagine myself being anywhere else.\" That happened for me quite early in the interview season, and I wasn\'t sure whether it was genuine or merely my being awe-struck by my first interview.

Applied, Rejected

University of Washington

University of California, San Francisco

Applied, Withdrew

Duke University

Georgetown University

Application Complete, Rejected

Boston University

Cornell University

University of Pennsylvania

Columbia University

Baylor College

Harvard University

University of North Carolina

Invited for Interview, Withdrew

Jefferson Medical College

UMDNJ - New Jersey

University of Michigan

Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Withdrew

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Accepted off Waitlist

University of Pittsburgh

Accepted

UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson

New York University

Drexel University

Tufts University

University of Colorado

Indiana University

MD Applicants

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