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  • oldbones

  • Application cycles: 09/27/2011
  • Demographics: Male, 45, Caucasian
  • Home state: Wisconsin
  • Last Active: 02/29/2012
  • Brief Profile: I am a non-traditional student. After finishing my MA, I worked as an archaeologist on the west coast for 10+ years before deciding that I wanted to go into medicine. I packed up a Penske truck and moved 3000+ miles to Boston to attend a post-bac program at a well-known university. Since moving to Boston, my wife gave birth to our son and we have a daughter due in March. I typically work around 50 hours a week, attend night-time post-bac classes, and volunteer when I have the time.

    Summary of Experience
    200+ hours volunteering in the hematology department and the emergency department at Brigham and Women\'s Hospital

    600+ hours of experience registering patients in an emergency department

    6+ years of social science research (physical anthropology and archaeology)

    3 years of teaching college level classes

    2 years of working in a basic medical science research lab

    1 year of running a dental residency and graduate education program
  • // Applications //

    Application Cycle One: 09/27/2011

    • Undergraduate college: University of Minnesota
    • Undergraduate Area of study: Psychology/Social Sciences
    • Institution: California State University, Chico
    • Area of Study: Psychology/Social Sciences
    • Degree Obtained: MA
    • Total MCAT SCORE: 520
    • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 130, C/P 129, CARS 130  
    • Overall GPA: 3.20
    • Science GPA: 3.50

    Summary of Application Experience

    I applied late because I needed the time to look over the MCAT materials and get ready for \"the test\". That\'s put me at a huge disadvantage because of rolling admissions. My low undergraduate GPA from 10+ years ago isn\'t helping me either.

    I\'m glad I have an acceptance now, because I was real concerned that I wouldn\'t land anywhere. I was really hoping for Minnesota and Wisconsin to at least grant me an interview, since I have such deep and long running ties to both institutions, but no such luck.

    Applied, Rejected

    University of California, San Francisco

    Application Complete

    Saint Louis University
    UMDNJ - Osteopathic Medicine
    Ohio University
    Wake Forest University
    New York Medical College
    Harvard University
    Yale University
    Tufts University

    Application Complete, Rejected

    Georgetown University
    Medical College of Wisconsin
    Oregon Health & Science University
    University of Michigan
    Lake Erie College - Bradenton
    University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
    Case Western Reserve University
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    Tulane University
    University of Wisconsin

    Attended Interview

    Boston University
    University of New England

    Accepted

    University of Illinois

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