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  • Efar

  • Application cycles: 08/28/2012
  • Demographics: Male, 32, East Asian
  • Home state: California
  • Last Active: 08/04/2013
  • Brief Profile: - Applied MD/PhD only
    - Studied physics and molecular biology
    - 2 years independent chemistry research (no pub)
    - 6 months other biology research experience
    - Official TA (not tutor) for physics course
    - Graded for 3 classes (two upper div)
    - Significant computer science coursework (entire lower division curriculum)
    - 5 classes away from A+ sweep of physics, bio, CS classes
    - Brief shadowing experiences (50 hr worth)
  • // Applications //

    Application Cycle One: 08/28/2012

    • Undergraduate college: UC Berkeley
    • Undergraduate Area of study: Physical Sciences
    • Total MCAT SCORE: 524
    • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 132, C/P 132, CARS 129  
    • Overall GPA: 3.98
    • Science GPA: 3.99

    Summary of Application Experience

    Interviews are fun; you learn a lot going to different regions of the country. The waiting though is horrendous. Was literally about to send out job app the day I got UCLA.

    Tip of the hat to Mayo, wag of the finger to UCSF (see above).

    I applied during senior year, and sent all my stuff in very late (late august primaries, late october secondaries/recs). If you can do try to get your stuff in sooner, but don't rush yourself spiritually. Applying to medical or graduate school is a big decision, you gotta believe you're doing it for the right reasons.

    I hope this profile can be of help to somebody. The med application process is crappy; people lie and do very deceptive things to try to get in. And they sometimes do. Don't let it get you down. Spend your time doing what you are interested in, even if it means giving up joining 5000 clubs, clocking hours in a hospital, or making a trip to Nicaragua just to put on your resume.

    Applied

    Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    New York University
    University of Southern California

    Application Complete

    Case Western Reserve University

    Application Complete, Rejected

    Harvard University
    Johns Hopkins University
    University of Pennsylvania
    Stanford University
    Cornell University
    Yale University
    University of Michigan
    Duke University
    University of Washington
    University of Chicago
    University of California, San Francisco
    McGill University

    Attended Interview, Rejected

    University of California, San Diego

    Attended Interview, Waitlisted

    Columbia University
    Washington University in St. Louis

    Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Rejected

    Mayo Medical School

    Accepted off Waitlist

    University of California, Los Angeles
    University of California, Irvine

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