Brief Profile:
3.93 in Master\'s Program- Top 10% Double Major- Bio and Public Health Russian Speaker
4 Summers Lifeguarding
1 Summer Internship at Biotech working with blood-gas analyzers
1 Year Part-time lab tech in general chemistry course lab
5 Months full-time internship at Public Health Non-profit firm working with Juvenile Drug Court- keeping juvenile offenders off drugs. Research and developing surveys, interviewing case managers
1 Year (part time) Research Assistant at Biotech microbiology lab working with rapid pathogen detection (+1 LOR)
1 Year (full-time) working at department of public health H1N1 preparedness- helping research for vaccine allocation, distribution of vaccine and other materials, setting up vaccine clinics, interviewing Drs/Nurses for future flu-strains
Volunteer: 8 months at homeless women\'s shelter- helping with moving/chores
9 months at student-run clinic. Lots of contact with patients, interviewing and physical
Shadowing: 1 Summer (4 hours/wk) in general surgery ward 2 weeks shadowing GI surgeon (+1 LOR)
Master\'s Thesis in carcinogenesis theory (+1 LOR) may get published later
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/14/2009
Undergraduate college: Brandeis
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: Tufts MBS
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: Master of Biomedical Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 513
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 127,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.15
Science GPA: 3.06
Summary of Application Experience
Really rough cycle- late interviews dont do much for you- getting ready to reapply and looking for some new research experience. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
