Brief Profile:
Biology Major at State School, MPH student, Volunteering, Research, Global Health Experiences, etc.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 05/31/2011
Undergraduate college: State School
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: Grad School
Area of Study: Other
Degree Obtained: degree
Total MCAT SCORE: 516
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 128,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.50
Science GPA: 3.50
Summary of Application Experience
06/2 - AMCAS Submitted 9:59am. It was ready at 9:30, but I decided to have a cup of coffee for 29 minutes. I hit submit, then ran to pack my bags for 3 months of working in Africa that was starting the next day.
06/3 - AMCAS Verified while I was on a layover an Amsterdam. 06/9 - Letters Recieved on my first day of work in Africa.
Summer: 45 Secondaries submitted in June/July/Aug - via \\\"super fast\\\" internet in Africa.
09/02 Interview - Yale 09/09 Interview - Georgetown 09/12 Interview - UVM 09/16 Interview - Cooper 10/17 Interview - Boston University 10/17 Acceptance - Cooper 10/27 Interview - Florida International 11/01 Interview - Florida State 12/02 Interview - Penn State 1/24 Interview - USF 2/14 Interview - Dartmouth
Thoughts: 1. apply early 2. Think about your application as though you were selling ice cream. It\\\'s not about the ingredients, nutritional information, exact temperature; bur rather, it\\\'s about the taste. There is something really appealing about an applicant who has a cohesive taste that they want to get more of. 3. Honey Badger don\\\'t care. Honey Badger really doesn\\\'t give a shit. It just takes what it wants. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg
Summary of Experience:
If I had to be rejected anywhere, I would have wanted to be rejected here. Historicall a homophobic school. My interviewer implied that federal money would be better spent in research as opposed to LGBT health. ... I couldn\'t agree with him. haha.
Summary of Experience:
I really enjoyed my visit to boston. I stayed with two students who were amazing. People: the patient population is 77% pt on government insurance, so, there\'s a lot of diversity and underserved people being taken care of here. love that. There are a lot of students in the MD class = 180ish. That\'s quite a bit more than I\'d like, but I appreciate their desire to increase the number of physicians available in the US. only 125 students are traditional MD students, whereas the rest are early admission 7 or 8 year students. Or some other programs that they offer.
Boston: amazing place, love it. Bit expensive, but that\'s def worth it. (it looks like a lot of the high cost of attendance is due to the city of boson, ya get what ya pay for)
Facilities: the med building is nice, tall, and quite large. The lecture and small group rooms are renovated and modern looking. only half of the students go to lecture while have view lectures online.
Extracurricular: there is a lot of activity around this campus although it\'s separated from the undergrad campus. The SOPH is close and there is much overlap. ;)
BU accepts 40% of interviewed students and of those a relatively small proportion attend. I think this is due to the high cost. It looks like they have 4 merit scholarships and the need-based scholarships range from 2k-15k annually depending on the student\'s need as determined from the first year\'s need application.
One of the students said that a car is absolutely necessary for the 3+4th years. but Another seems to be doing those years without it. It\'s def a question to ask more about from the current students.
BU med is really close the the g-hood in the south end. yay.
Summary of Experience:
Dream school. No grades, allow individualism to flourish, great global health opportunities, charming town w/ underserved community. (I can\'t believe I actually am excited about New Haven... didn\'t think that would happen, I guess the awesome vegetarian and thai restaurants did it for me) ... Love it. Yale is my first choice by way way way far. I cried when I got home from my interview, it shook my world.
Summary of Experience:
I loved Penn state. I never would have expected that, but the global health opportunities were great, loved the students, facilities were great. Not a single negative thing to say, which says a lot. :)
Summary of Experience:
It\'s a great school for me because I\'m interested in primary care. I enjoyed Burlington and the campus is gorgeous. My interview didn\'t go well.
Summary of Experience:
Fantastic school, I love it. So impressed with the students and admin. Great location. Large class. It might lack funding for global health opportunities. Looks like a great great fit.
