majahops
Application cycles: 2008
Demographics: Male, 43, Caucasian
Home state: California
Last Active: 06/18/2012

Brief Profile: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

~ Kaiser Permanente - Research Coordinator
~ UCLA School of Medicine - Research Coordinator
~ UC Davis Medical Center - Network Administrator
~ Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care (CHSRPC) - Research Assistant
~ Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (JVME) - Journal Submission Website Designer

VOLUNTEERING

~ Crossing the Digital Divide (CDD) - Computer Instructor
~ Mission Hospice - Hospice Volunteer

SHADOWING

~ Oncology, San Diego Naval Medical Center
~ Internal Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center
~ Pediatrics, UC Davis Children\'s Hospital
~ Breast Cancer Center, UC Davis Medical Center
~ Emergency Medicine, UCLA Medical Center
~ Homeless Health Care, Venice Family Clinic

RESEARCH

~ Prostate Cancer Education, Kaiser Permanente (CDC, $2.3 mil)
~ End of Life Curriculum, UCLA and UC Davis Medical Center (NIH, NCI, $4.8 mil)
~ Asthma Registry Initiative, UC Davis Satellite CPN Network

// Applications //

Application Cycle One: 2008

Undergraduate college: University of California, Davis
Undergraduate Area of study: Psychology/Social Sciences

Institution: Georgetown University (NOT the SMP)
Area of Study: Other
Degree Obtained: PBPM

Total MCAT SCORE: 513
MCAT Section Scores: B/B 130, C/P 127, CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.40
Science GPA: 3.52

Summary of Application Experience

* I hope my tracking of these key dates is of some use to future applicants. *

MCAT Taken: 1/25
MCAT Scores Received: 2/24
AMCAS Grades entered: 5/14
AMCAS Transcripts requested: 5/15
AMCAS Essay entered: 5/20
AMCAS Activities entered: 5/24
AMCAS Submitted: 6/04
AMCAS Transcripts all received: 6/09
AMCAS Processed: 6/13
AMCAS Sent Application to schools: 6/24

1st Secondary received: 6/24 (Medical College of Wisconsin)
1st Secondary Confirmed complete: 7/16 (Georgetown University)
1st Interview invite received: 8/4 (Georgetown University)
1st Interview: 9/10 (Georgetown University)
1st Rejection: 9/19 (University of California, San Francisco)
1st Acceptance: 10/29 (Jefferson Medical College)
1st Waitlist: 10/16 (Creighton University)

Applied, Rejected

University of California, San Francisco

University of California, San Diego

Application Complete

Meharry Medical College

Howard University

Application Complete, Rejected

Medical College of Wisconsin

University of Illinois

Oregon Health & Science University

SUNY Upstate

University of California, Los Angeles

Tulane University

UMDNJ - New Jersey

University of California, Davis

Tufts University

Rosalind Franklin University

Invited for Interview, Withdrew

Wake Forest University

University of Toledo

Drexel University

Saint Louis University

SUNY Buffalo

George Washington University

Attended Interview, Rejected

Georgetown University

Attended Interview, Waitlisted

Creighton University

University of California, Irvine

Accepted off Waitlist

SUNY Downstate

Virginia Commonwealth University

Accepted

Jefferson Medical College

Temple University

Pennsylvania State University

New York Medical College

Boston University

MD Applicants

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