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  • User #7300

  • Application cycles: 2007
  • Demographics: Male, Caucasian
  • Home state: Missouri
  • Brief Profile: Non-traditional applicant, Mizzou undergrad (CompSci) GPA 3.5
    Left graduate degree from WashU unfinished (MS CompSci), Grad GPA 3.9
    Informal post-bacc at Mizzou, did not repeat any previous coursework, Post-bacc GPA 4.0

    AMCAS Work/Activities List:
    ? EMT on 911 service
    ? Physician documentation developer for hospital's EMR
    ? Hospital volunteer
    ? Physician shadow (outpatient clinic, inpatient wards, OB/Neonatal medicine)
    ? Physician practice analytics analyst
    ? Research on chronic care and mortality - accepted for paper presentation at 2007 NAPCRG, 1st author
    ? Clinical research assistant (diabetic neuropathy)
    ? County government appointee (advisory board of the county commission)
    ? Commercial website programmer
    ? Guitarist/vocalist in church's praise and worship band
    ? Senior Software Engineer for a DOD contractor (military aircraft)
    ? BS Computer Science, Cum Laude, Honors Scholar, and Certificate of General Honors
    ? Engineering Student Council
    ? Engineering Internship with a DOD contractor (military aircraft)
    ? Teaching Assistant for computer science lab course (four semesters)
  • // Applications //

    Application Cycle One: 2007

    • Undergraduate college: University of Missouri-Columbia
    • Undergraduate Area of study: Engineering/Technology
    • Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
    • Area of Study: Engineering/Technology
    • Degree Obtained: N/A
    • Institution: University of Missouri-Columbia
    • Area of Study: Premedical Studies
    • Degree Obtained: N/A
    • Total MCAT SCORE: 514
    • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 127, C/P 129, CARS 129  
    • Overall GPA: 3.63
    • Science GPA: 3.51

    Summary of Application Experience

    01/27: Sat for the MCAT
    02/28: MCAT scores released -- 33N
    03/01: Requested three LORs from science faculty
    04/05: Three faculty LORs received
    05/03: Started AMCAS
    05/17: Transcript requests sent to schools
    05/25: Requested additional (physician) LOR
    05/29: AMCAS emailed that one transcript was received on 5/23
    05/29: Met with MU's admissions director, discussed my application and options (EDP?)
    05/30: AMCAS emailed that the last transcript was received on 5/25
    06/04: AMCAS is complete, ready to submit
    06/05: Last LOR received
    06/21: MU's admissions director emailed, encouraging my EDP candidacy
    06/22: File complete with pre-health committee (first one complete, so should get early interview with them)
    06/25: AMCAS submitted (EDP at MU)
    06/26: AMCAS under review
    07/03: AMCAS verified
    08/01: Secondary application invite received
    08/14: Secondary application submitted
    08/15: Pre-health committee interview
    08/22: Notified that committee letter was sent via VirtualEvals
    08/27: Email from MU -- file complete
    09/18: Phone call from MU with an invitation to interview 9/24
    09/24: Interviewed by an orthopaedic surgeon and an M4, also met the Dean of Students, very relaxed atmosphere
    09/28: ACCEPTED!!! News came via email from the Dean

    Accepted

    University of Missouri, Columbia

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