Brief Profile:
Research Assistant Technician, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System), Kevin Tracey Lab, Aug 2005-Jun 2007. Multiple co-authorships: three confirmed on PubMed.
Cellist, Prospect Theater Company (NYC), Spring 2007.
Admitted to New York State Bar - Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 2nd Department, 10th Judicial District (as of May 19, 2004). CLE credits current. Passed Jul 2003 NYS Bar Exam.
Shadowed laparoscopic surgery fellow and his attending in robotic laparoscopic surgery at North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset, NY) weekly from Jan-Apr 2007; also shadowed ER attending biweekly at NSUH from Jun-Dec 2006.
Math and Science Tutor, Tutors On Wheels, Sept 2004-May 2006.
Formerly EMT-certified in NYS (1/04-1/07). Hundreds of hospital volunteering hours in ER, OR, and Long-Term Care Ward (1993-1997). Drafted HIPAA Privacy Notice for father\'s medical practice, Apr 2003.
Princeton University Orchestra - Principal Cellist and Committee Chair, 1999-2000; Member, 1996-1999. Tours in United Kingdom (1998) and Spain (2000). Soloed for Cabinet Reception at Governor Christine Whitman\'s mansion, 2000.
Bowdoin International Music Festival, Summer 1997. Solo cello recitals, 1996 and 1997.
Dean\'s Merit Scholar, Brooklyn Law School, 2000.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2006
Undergraduate college: Princeton University
Undergraduate Area of study: Psychology/Social Sciences
Institution: Brooklyn Law School
Area of Study: Psychology/Social Sciences
Degree Obtained: J.D.
Institution: New York University
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Total MCAT SCORE: 523
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 131,
C/P 130,
CARS 130
Overall GPA: 3.04
Science GPA: 2.84
Summary of Application Experience
KEY: A = acceptance; C = complete; H = hold; I = interview; iom = interview offer made; piH = post-interview hold; psR = pre-screened rejection; R = rejection; RA = rejection assumed; W = waitlist; WA = waitlist assumed; w/d = withdrawal -- [Undergrad BCPM and overall GPAs above. My undergraduate degree is an A.B. in Economics - my required senior thesis and junior paper (JP) were both in healthcare finance. Brooklyn Law School GPA was 2.31 (all non-science coursework). My law school concentration was in Health Law. NYU Graduate School of Arts & Science GPA (all science coursework) was 3.77]
I applied during the 2004-2005 application cycle. I had two interviews: Vanderbilt in August 2004; SUNY Upstate in March 2005. I was waitlisted at Vanderbilt in October '04, eventually rejected near July '05; I was straight-up rejected from Upstate during Spring '05.
Since then, and for nearly two years, I worked in an immunology lab at a biomedical research institute on Long Island. One publication has been published as an abstract in Academic Emergency Medicine, while two (soon three) are in issues of Molecular Medicine; other publications are ongoing and pending. This time my M.S. in Biology transcript from NYU was listed as complete (I graduated in January 2005).
I took the MCAT three times. I sat for the August 1998 MCAT when I was 18 years old (30R = 11 PS, 10 VR, 09 BS, R WS), but that score expired years ago. For my first application to medical school, I sat for the April 2004 MCAT (30S = 11 PS, 08 VR, 11 BS, S WS). For my reapplication, I sat for the April 2006 MCAT. My MCAT score increased a total of 9 points since the 2004 test administration.
My previous AMCAS (for 2005 matriculation) included 20 schools because Princeton's premed office has a cap at 20 - I used NYU to sponsor my applications for my reapplication because they have no such limit and my work there was more recent. Still, Princeton also sent out their 2005 committee packet on my behalf to all schools to supplement NYU's. Reapplied to all schools from which I received rejections, except for UMDNJ (Robert Wood Johnson), Harvard, and Washington University in St. Louis.
I had applied and been accepted to both the Army's and the Navy's Health Professions Scholarship Programs (HPSP). However, I turned down both scholarship offers. The reasons were not financial so much as I preferred to take my chances with residency match using the traditional, civilian route. I left the door open for pursuing the Financial Assistance Program (FAP) while in residency; this way I would fulfill any military service obligation after first having completed all of my medical training as a civilian.
At least one person had expressed interest in how my interviews had been going. You can note the dates on and schools at which I had interviews - go to http://www.studentdoctor.net and search the interview feedback section. I have posted my own critiques for each of my interviews. Not having done so during my first application cycle, I strenuously recommend using the site religiously to prepare for your own interview trips.
