Brief Profile:
Attended college for a year, premed. Never went to class; was too excited about being a 'grownup'. Horrific GPA - 1.68. Took a VOLUNTARY leave of absence (no probation) to figure things out. Two years later, transferred to a new college, got a B.S. in Criminal Justice (Cum GPA 3.76) and then a M.A. in Criminology (GPA 3.70). Completed a post-bac program. One year at Penn State's what's tanking my BCPM/cumulative GPAs. The only science courses I've ever taken are the ones at PSU and the exact same ones I repeated [and did well in] at Loyola. They almost cancel each other out.
Post-Baccalaureate Organization President Member, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Alpha Phi Sigma, and Alpha Sigma Nu Post-Bac Member, American Medical Student Association Eagle Scout (1996) Outstanding Sophomore Award, Department of Criminal Justice (2002) Dean Charles W. Hart Award, Dept. of Criminal Justice (2004) 1st Student to Complete Departmental Honors, Dept. of Criminal Justice President's Volunteer Service Award (Gold) for 500+ hours of service
Teaching Assistant, 2004-2006 Member, National Association of EMS Educators Manuscript Reviewer, Fire/EMS Division, Brady Publishing Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, 2006-2007
Second author, 'Peer-Led Group Learning: A Spontaneous Reaction?' submitted to Journal of Chemical Education
CLINICAL EXPERIENCES Paramedic (8 years, total in EMS: 9 years) Paramedic Preceptor/Instructor Lecturer, Paramedic Program Emergency Department Volunteer, 2000-2001
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES AYSO Volunteer Referee/Referee Instructor (13 years) Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team (IMERT) volunteer paramedic North Central Regional Coordinator, National Collegiate EMS Foundation Founder and EMS Coordinator, Loyola University EMS (student-run) Reviewer, Continuing Education Coordinating Board for EMS Senior Moderator/Editor-in-Chief, Student Doctor Network Assistant Scoutmaster/Unit Commissioner, BSA (2000-Present)
RUNNING TOTAL MCAT Study Books - $59 MCAT - $210 AMCAS - $850 AACOMAS - $340 Secondaries - $1675
Total: $3124
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2007
Undergraduate college: Loyola University Chicago
Undergraduate Area of study: Psychology/Social Sciences
Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago
Area of Study: Psychology/Social Sciences
Degree Obtained: M.A.
Total MCAT SCORE: 513
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 125,
C/P 129,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.23
Science GPA: 2.86
Summary of Application Experience
KEY:
SR = Secondary Received SC = Secondary Completed/Returned FC = File Complete PH = Post-Secondary Hold II = Interview Invite IN = Interview WD = Withdrew RJ = Rejection AC = Acceptance
5/3/2007 - So AMCAS opened today, and I jumped right in. Got all my transcript requests to my schools -- one of them sent it already! I guess this is the beginning of the long road ahead. Kind of exciting, though!
5/4/2007 - Heard from my [silly] undergrad (and more recently, post-bac) institution that they will not, under any circumstances, send out transcripts with Spring grades until 6/1. I'm debating whether or not to just send one now (without spring grades) and label the courses 'Current/In Progress' so I can still be submitted on 6/1. Thoughts?
5/9/2007 - After all that waiting, it finally paid off! 32S on my MCAT. Sure, I'm a bit surprised and disappointed at the 09 in Biological Sciences (must've been that damn A-F orgo passage!), but I'm very pleased at my result.
5/21/2007 - AMCAS has received all of my transcripts! All that worry for naught. I suppose it's just the beginning of the REAL anxiety.
6/5/2007 - AMCAS submitted and 'Ready for Review'. Let the fun begin!
6/6/2007 - AACOMAS submitted. Transcripts on the way.
6/6/2007 - AMCAS verified! Of course, they misclassified all of my Criminal Justice courses as Foreign Language/Linguistics, but what the hell. I don't suppose there's any harm in leaving them that way, is there?
6/7/2007 - Academic Change Request sent to AMCAS asking them to change my Criminal Justice courses from FLAN to GOVT. I figure since they're not sending applications to schools until the 21st, I've got time to correct their mistake.
6/7/2007 - Twelve hours later, Academic Change Request completed, AMCAS proofread and ready to go!
6/8/2007 - Added Tufts & Temple to the list as additional mid-tier schools.
6/13/2007 - Just waiting on one more transcript for AACOMAS.
6/18/2007 - Last transcript in AACOMAS! Let the verification begin.
6/20/2007 - Wow, AACOMAS verified! Just waiting for them to mail.
6/21/2007 - Errors in AACOMAS, as well. They didn't replace certain grades they should have, and they incorrectly marked courses as repeats when they were not. E-mail sent at 2:26pm.
6/21/2007 - Response from AACOMAS at 5:15pm! Said everything should be fixed. It's improved, but has new errors and Biology GPA is still incorrect. E-mail sent back at 5:25pm. *sigh*
6/22/2007 - And the secondaries start coming in...
6/25/2007 - Finally, AACOMAS verified AND correct!
6/29/2007 - Woo, broke the $2000 mark, and I'm not even half done with secondaries, let alone interview costs! (I won't get THAT many interviews.)
7/5/2007 - Complete at my first school (Jefferson)!
7/20/2007 - Finally all caught up with secondaries! I was 7 behind. That is NOT fun; not recommended.
8/6/2007 - First interview invite! AZCOM! Woo!
8/16/2007 - Pritzker can eat me.
8/26/2007 - I don't care if their e-mail was very nice. BU rejected me on a SUNDAY. That's just rude.
10/10/2007 - WOOHOO! First acceptance! Loved AZCOM! Nice lady on the phone told me when I called. Feels great!
11/08/2007 - Wow, SUNY Buffalo rejects me via status page. How rude.
12/07/2007 - U of I acceptance! Never underestimate state school love! Bouncing off the wall with excitement! :D
