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  • User #6353

  • Application cycles: 2006
  • Demographics: Male, Caucasian
  • Home state: California
  • Brief Profile: Although my gpa is low, that is only because of my first year of school. After dropping out for two years, I busted my ass to average a 3.85 my last three years. I hope my upward trend will be recognized. I am working full-time in a neuroscience lab after graduation while I apply to medical school.
    My extracurriculars are:

    Volunteer at local medical center for 2 years

    Webmaster/Officer/Member of a community service club at school

    Teaching assistant (We were actually the teachers in lab) for human gross anatomy lecture/lab

    Employed in a computer media lab on campus for 2 years

    Dissected prosections for anatomy course 2 quarters

    And probably some other stuff which I can't remember right now.
  • // Applications //

    Application Cycle One: 2006

    • Undergraduate college: University of California, Davis
    • Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
    • Total MCAT SCORE: 522
    • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 131, C/P 130, CARS 129  
    • Overall GPA: 3.25
    • Science GPA: 3.50

    Summary of Application Experience

    Man, this is expensive so far.

    All right, so I think I applied later than I should have (most of my apps were completed in october); however, I still think that I should have seen more interviews. A couple former adcom members agreed. It seems like a good chunk of schools have my file pending re-review before even extending an interview, so I am not too hopeful. I'm counting on Case to come through, but I'm starting to come to the realization that I might be reapplying. Unfortunately, there is no short term fix to my situation because the only thing really lacking is my gpa. I'm TAing for anatomy again and volunteering at a homeless clinic while maintaining my research position to help keep me busy.

    Other than my gpa, my app was pretty solid. I think that I might have had one lukewarm letter of rec, but that's it, and my personal statement was pretty good. Oh well, back to the daily grind.

    AMCAS Submitted 7/2

    AMCAS Certified 8/15

    4/20/07-Albany accepted me despite a very unpleasant faculty interview.

    7/18/07-Didn't make it into Case, so I will be attending Albany in the fall. The application process is officially over. Yay!!

    Applied, Rejected

    University of California, San Francisco
    University of California, Los Angeles
    University of California, San Diego
    Vanderbilt University
    Mayo Medical School
    University of Nevada
    Indiana University
    University of Washington
    Michigan State University
    Charles Drew University/UCLA

    Applied, Withdrew

    Stanford University
    Tufts University
    Rosalind Franklin University
    University of Southern California
    Loyola University Chicago
    University of Colorado

    Application Complete, Rejected

    University of Rochester
    University of North Carolina
    University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
    University of Michigan
    University of California, Irvine
    Tulane University
    Oregon Health & Science University
    Ohio State University
    Duke University
    Creighton University
    Dartmouth College
    Cleveland Clinic Medical School
    Brown University
    Albert Einstein of Yeshiva University
    University of Pittsburgh
    Boston University
    George Washington University
    Pennsylvania State University
    Medical College of Wisconsin
    University of California, Davis
    Georgetown University

    Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Rejected

    Case Western Reserve University

    Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Withdrew

    Drexel University

    Accepted

    New York Medical College
    Albany Medical College

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