Year in school: Graduated December 2017
Graduate degrees: B.S. Biological Sciences from a public state school
Country/state of residence: Arizona
URM (y/n): N, white
Cumulative GPA: 3.78
Science GPA: 3.65
Cumulative GPA Trend: 3.86--3.28--4.0--3.85
MCAT Scores: 501 --> 511 (127,126,130,128)
Schools to which you are applying:
Arizona-Tuscon, Arizona-PHX, Loma Linda, Rosalind Franklin, Wayne State, Toledo, Creighton, Loyola Stritch, Oakland-Beaumont, Quinnipiac University, Drexel, George Washington, Medical College Wisconsin, Virginia Commonwealth, Albany, Rush, Wake Forest , Vermont, Temple-Katz, Colorado, Georgetown, Miami-Miller, Iowa, East Virginia, Jefferson, Tufts, Emory, Ohio State
Research: 150 Hours in an Ochem lab under a PhD student and the PI. Mostly ran synthesis, eventually had my own responsibilities of designing a synthesis and running it for use in other sections of the lab. For one year. ~500 hours at the Mayo clinic under an internationally recognized PI. Started as a volunteer and became part-time and now full time research assistant, ~2500 hours. Have been a co-author on 3 posters at national conferences (fifth author) and am a co-author on a manuscript that was just submitted (doesn't count but can talk about it, fifth author) as well as another co-author on a submitted conference abstract (second author). Over almost two years. I also work with the neurosurgery team in the clinic consenting and tracking patients for a study.
Physician shadowing: 130 hours as an undergraduate intern at a nephrology surgery center. Worked with 3 nephrologists. 75 hours at the Mayo Clinic observing neurosurgery, rounds, and tumor board conferences. All in all, I've observed probably 5 neurosurgeons over 6 months.
Volunteering (clinical): 50 hours as a hospice companion, over about a year. 130 hours as an undergraduate intern at a nephrology surgery center.
Volunteering (non-clinical):~300 hours as a mission trip leader/foreman. Led high school students to build homes in Mexico for four years. 480 hours as a summer camp leader/mentor over four years. 470 hours as a high-school youth group leader for my local church over four years.
Teaching/Mentoring: 100 hours as a personal tutor for an 8-9th grader in sciences for almost two years now. 450 hours as an organic chemistry TA for one year.
Extracurricular activities: Two year NCAA college athlete, baseball. Also an avid snowboarder and have traveled the country doing it.
Paid Employment: 700 hours as a youth sports coach just under a year.
Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n): N, I am a first-gen college student.
Specialty of interest: Neurology, Radiology, EM, Global health
I really appreciate any help and or advice anyone can offer, thank you!
Graduate degrees: B.S. Biological Sciences from a public state school
Country/state of residence: Arizona
URM (y/n): N, white
Cumulative GPA: 3.78
Science GPA: 3.65
Cumulative GPA Trend: 3.86--3.28--4.0--3.85
MCAT Scores: 501 --> 511 (127,126,130,128)
Schools to which you are applying:
Arizona-Tuscon, Arizona-PHX, Loma Linda, Rosalind Franklin, Wayne State, Toledo, Creighton, Loyola Stritch, Oakland-Beaumont, Quinnipiac University, Drexel, George Washington, Medical College Wisconsin, Virginia Commonwealth, Albany, Rush, Wake Forest , Vermont, Temple-Katz, Colorado, Georgetown, Miami-Miller, Iowa, East Virginia, Jefferson, Tufts, Emory, Ohio State
Research: 150 Hours in an Ochem lab under a PhD student and the PI. Mostly ran synthesis, eventually had my own responsibilities of designing a synthesis and running it for use in other sections of the lab. For one year. ~500 hours at the Mayo clinic under an internationally recognized PI. Started as a volunteer and became part-time and now full time research assistant, ~2500 hours. Have been a co-author on 3 posters at national conferences (fifth author) and am a co-author on a manuscript that was just submitted (doesn't count but can talk about it, fifth author) as well as another co-author on a submitted conference abstract (second author). Over almost two years. I also work with the neurosurgery team in the clinic consenting and tracking patients for a study.
Physician shadowing: 130 hours as an undergraduate intern at a nephrology surgery center. Worked with 3 nephrologists. 75 hours at the Mayo Clinic observing neurosurgery, rounds, and tumor board conferences. All in all, I've observed probably 5 neurosurgeons over 6 months.
Volunteering (clinical): 50 hours as a hospice companion, over about a year. 130 hours as an undergraduate intern at a nephrology surgery center.
Volunteering (non-clinical):~300 hours as a mission trip leader/foreman. Led high school students to build homes in Mexico for four years. 480 hours as a summer camp leader/mentor over four years. 470 hours as a high-school youth group leader for my local church over four years.
Teaching/Mentoring: 100 hours as a personal tutor for an 8-9th grader in sciences for almost two years now. 450 hours as an organic chemistry TA for one year.
Extracurricular activities: Two year NCAA college athlete, baseball. Also an avid snowboarder and have traveled the country doing it.
Paid Employment: 700 hours as a youth sports coach just under a year.
Immediate family members in medicine? (y/n): N, I am a first-gen college student.
Specialty of interest: Neurology, Radiology, EM, Global health
I really appreciate any help and or advice anyone can offer, thank you!
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