Application Cycle One: 06/10/2012
Undergraduate college: Public school
Total MCAT SCORE: 517
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 129,
CARS 127 Detailed Breakdown
Overall GPA: 3.72
Science GPA: 3.66
Summary of Application Experience
I had four W's on my transcript, and feel that my numbers were my weakness. During the interview trail, I got comments about my strong LORs and essays and EC accomplishments. I applied half MD only, half MD/PhD. Because I knew my numbers would hold me back, most of my top-10 schools were MD only. Looking back, I think that if I had to reapply again, I would not have applied to any MSTPs. I ultimately found out during the interview trail that it's trivial to add the PhD at most schools once you're an MD student. I got MD interviews at better schools than I did MSTP interviews. Overall, I believe that applying MD/PhD held me back. I got 3 MSTP interviews but 8 MD only interviews, and 6 of those MD only interviews were at top-15 schools. Some food for thought for future MSTP applicants. Based on my experience, it really IS easier to get MD-only than MSTP interviews. If having choices at the end of the cycle matter to you, applying MD-only may not be a bad idea if you can add the PhD later and don't care about the MSTP funding. At the end of the day, I'm more than happy with my results and thrilled to be starting medical school.
Applied, Withdrew
New York University
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Loyola University Chicago
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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University of Pittsburgh
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Tufts University
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Application Complete
Columbia University
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/19/2012
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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University of California, Los Angeles
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 08/15/2012
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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University of California, San Diego
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/09/2012
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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University of Southern California
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/15/2012
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Georgetown University
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/23/2012
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Johns Hopkins University
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: 07/11/2012
Secondary Completed: 07/30/2012
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Application Complete, Rejected
University of Chicago
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
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Brown University
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/11/2012
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
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University of California, San Francisco
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/29/2012
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
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Application Complete, Withdrew
Albert Einstein of Yeshiva University
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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George Washington University
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/11/2012
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
On hold for future review - 7/23.
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Attended Interview, Rejected
Mayo Medical School
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/01/2012
Interview Invite: 08/10/2012
Interview Attended: 09/30/2012
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
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Duke University
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/11/2012
Interview Invite: 09/24/2012
Interview Attended: 10/07/2012
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 03/03/2013
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Harvard University
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 08/01/2012
Interview Invite: 09/24/2012
Interview Attended: 11/12/2012
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 03/03/2013
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University of Pennsylvania
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/23/2012
Interview Invite: 09/05/2012
Interview Attended: 01/09/2013
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
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Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Withdrew
Cornell University
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/19/2012
Interview Invite: 11/14/2012
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: Yes
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Rejected MSTP, transferred to MD only 9/17
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Stanford University
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/30/2012
Interview Invite: 08/17/2012
Interview Attended: 10/25/2012
Waitlisted: 12/13/2012
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Dartmouth College
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 08/18/2012
Interview Invite: 12/17/2012
Interview Attended: Yes
Waitlisted: 02/24/2013
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Baylor College
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/17/2012
Interview Invite: 09/18/2012
Interview Attended: 10/18/2012
Waitlisted: Yes
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
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Accepted off Waitlist
Yale University
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/23/2012
Interview Invite: 09/24/2012
Interview Attended: 10/07/2012
Waitlisted: Yes
Accepted: 05/27/2013
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Best day of my life.
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Accepted
University of California, Davis
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/08/2012
Interview Invite: 07/17/2012
Interview Attended: 08/09/2012
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: 08/15/2012
Rejected: No
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University of California, Irvine
Combined PhD/MSTP: Yes
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: 07/10/2012
Interview Invite: 09/24/2012
Interview Attended: 11/14/2012
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: 12/25/2012
Rejected: No
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