Application Cycle One: 2005

• Undergraduate college: New York University
• Undergraduate Area of study: Mathematics

• Institution: Drexel School of Public Health
• Area of Study: Computing and Information Science
• Degree Obtained: MPH

• Total MCAT SCORE: 516
• MCAT Section Scores: B/B 130, C/P 127, CARS 130   Detailed Breakdown
• Overall GPA: 3.08
• Science GPA: 3.23

Summary of Application Experience

07/12/05 - AMCAS Submitted
07/29/05 - AMCAS Processed
08/20/05 - MCAT

Submitted secondaries within 2 weeks of receiving each (unless withdrawing), but my school mailed the letters of recommendation with the wrong postage and had to resend late.

Applications complete mid-December, some letters still not arrived to this date after two more requests for mailing.

Re-applicant from 2004
GPA messed up from administrative mistake recording medical withdraws as 3 F's

Was invited to interview at UNMC in November, but could not make it until January. Invited to interview UIUC MD/PhD Med Scholars Program in January.

Low-GPA and late applicants keep the faith - my graduate work was Pass/Fail

01/20/06 - Accepted at UNMC with a hefty scholarship offer...Sending withdraw letters to pretty much all but Nebraska and Illinois ^^

02/01/06 - All withdraw letters sent, it's down to 2!

02/05/06 - Back from U of I, and really impressed with the graduate programs...Going to be a touch choice if I'm lucky enough to be accepted!

02/13/06 - Accepted into the PhD program, *crosses fingers for MD and MSP*

02/21/06 - Got the phone call from the Dean, yay Illinois!