Brief Profile:
The story of a gal who went to a not-too-awesome undergrad/grad school and majored in some pretty weird things and still managed to not do too bad.
Undergrad GPA: 3.87s, 4.0ao Grad GPA: 4.0s, 4.0ao ECs: -Leadership: board member for my program\'s student group, volunteer committee for my class/organized lots of volunteering opportunities for them, did energy conservation lectures @ MS support groups -Research: undergrad honors thesis, 3 paid RA jobs throughout undergrad/grad (Emergency Medicine on cardiac arrest studies (2 years), OT on sensation testing study (1 summer), OT on carpal tunnel/ergonomic keyboard studies (1.5 years), was writing manuscript at time of interviews for pub -Volunteer: non-profit that provided housing for families coming to use Pgh hospitals for 3+ years, various hospital volunteering in undergrad (home health, stroke unit, SNF), helped PhD student w dissertation study -Clinicals: finished one 1day/wk rotation (community mental health), doing two 1day/wk rotations @ time of interviews (peds w/ autism/PDs, TCU/step down unit), and two full-time rotations left (inpatient stroke rehab, acute care). And I worked as a PCA for a woman with a spinal cord injury. -Shadowing: my weakest area. only time with PM&R doc (my area of interest) and urologic surgeon. my clinical exp made up for it, I guess -Awards: Dean\'s List every semester, top 2% of class, silly scholarship 3x
*although I didn\'t claim disadvantaged status, I am a first generation college graduate with parents who got pregnant/married at 18 and struggled a lot through my childhood, amongst some other family issues. I worked all through college and paid for undergrad/grad completely by myself ($160K in debt before starting med school woot!)
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/30/2010
Undergraduate college: University of Pittsburgh
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Area of Study: Other
Degree Obtained: Master of Occupational Therapy
Total MCAT SCORE: 520
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 131,
C/P 128,
CARS 130
Overall GPA: 3.95
Science GPA: 3.87
Summary of Application Experience
I started my Master degree in June of 2009 and quickly realized my decision to not go to medical school was, well, wrong. So I went insane and decided that I needed to start med school as soon as I finished this degree. Unfortunately, I had taken no science classes past Chem/Bio/Physics 1. So I ended up taking the 21 undergrad credits I needed on top of my full-time program (62 credits in 1 year - I don\\\'t recommend), taking the MCAT in the midst of this, and finishing my AMCAS application before I got my MCAT scores. I only applied to 6 schools due to money and time issues. As for the interview process, it really wasn\\\'t as bad as I thought. None of my interviewers were terrible or mean and none asked ridiculous questions. I\\\'m a firm believer in just being yourself and not trying to pretend you\\\'re anything you\\\'re not.
Application Complete, Rejected
Yale University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
The only school I didn\'t get an interview at. Whatevs, Yale.
Summary of Experience:
Really only applied because I had been there for 2 degrees already and one of my good friends is there. Was pretty impressed at the interview, but still wary of attending. I guess they caught they vibe (may have been because I said \"force of habit\" when the Dean of Admissions asked me why I applied, though) and rejected me outright.
Summary of Experience:
In-state school. Not a huge fan of Philly, and it\'s not a good school for rehab. I think they suspected they were a safety school and waitlisted me. I withdrew.
Summary of Experience:
My absolute reach school. I loved it when I toured/applied for OT school, and I fell back in love with it when I interviewed. It\'s absolutely perfect for me - traditional teaching methods, 3rd year PM&R rotation, small city, great school but not snobby about it - and I\'m still floored that I got accepted.
Summary of Experience:
Okay interview day - didn\'t really love or hate the school at the end of it. The 4 hour delay of my flight leaving did seem like a bad omen, however :p Declined the acceptance.
Summary of Experience:
Great school (ended up being my #2), but just wasn\'t for me. I\'m a \"traditional\" learner - love lectures, hate small groups. The atmosphere was amazing, though. Everyone there clearly loves the school. Withdrew in March.
