Brief Profile:
American Chemical Society Scholar, EMT for 3 years at urban ER, volunteer hours as an EMT at charity events, honors society, student ambassador, math tutor, US Navy Research Grant, Honors Undergraduate Research Award (state), National Science Foundation Research Award, Navy Health Professions Scholarship, 1 yr basic science research in immunology with first authorship, and one first authorship on review paper for a drug.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2005
Undergraduate college: University of Nevada Reno
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: Emergency Medical Services
Area of Study: Nursing/Pharmacy/Medical Technology
Total MCAT SCORE: 522
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 131,
C/P 129,
CARS 130
Overall GPA: 3.53
Science GPA: 3.46
Summary of Application Experience
Overall, this experience has been unprecedented in cost and frustration. However, I have been impressed by a few schools' attempt to sell their school to me; not the contrary. If I had to give any advice, it would be to really approach your interview as a corporate interview--its really very similar. I personally told my interviewer that if I didn't attend (the school) he would hear about me in five years and wish that he had accepted me. This was welcomed, and it sparked a conversation about how applicants fear the process so much that they are shy and useless in interviews. I didn't follow the 'crowd' at my undergraduate institution by taking kaplan, studying needlessly for classes that don't matter, and volunteering on b.s. projects that have no meaning. Needless to say, I don't know one of them that has been accepted to this date. My point is that you should be yourself, and shape your own destiny. Be an individual, and you will get through the process just fine. Go over the AMCAS thoroughly, write a moving personal statement, get killer letters of reference, and speak eloquently and purposefully in the interview(s) you may have.
