megrs
Application cycles: 08/01/2010
Demographics: Female, 37
Home state: California
Last Active: 06/13/2011

Brief Profile: First time applicant! The basics:
- BA/MPH from top tier, decent GPA, good MCAT, URM
- ECs: teaching assistant, bench research, volunteer work, shadowing, leadership in club sports

I\'d say my GPA is my biggest weakness, but I think my MCAT makes up for it (I actually took it twice - first time was 29S). Then again, who knows, eh?

I applied to all the CA schools and a few others - I tried to apply broadly/reasonably.

// Applications //

Application Cycle One: 08/01/2010

Total MCAT SCORE: 516
MCAT Section Scores: B/B 130, C/P 127, CARS 130
Overall GPA: 3.70
Science GPA: 3.60

Summary of Application Experience

Exhausting but worth it!

The knowledge that I\'m going to be a doctor is just so...overwhelming. =)

Summer 2011 update:
So after I was pulled off Stanford\'s waitlist, I took a few days to think about it and decided that I could succeed and be happy there. I have withdrawn my other waitlists/acceptances and will be matriculating there in the fall.

Good luck to everyone!

Application Complete, Rejected

University of Arizona

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina

University of California, Irvine

Invited for Interview, Withdrew

Oregon Health & Science University

University of California, Davis

Pennsylvania State University

Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Withdrew

Columbia University

University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Francisco

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Pennsylvania

University of Southern California

Accepted off Waitlist

Stanford University

Accepted

University of Oklahoma

University of Colorado

MD Applicants

megrs