All right. I graduated from a Top Ten public school two years ago and I was wondering if you guys could chance me for the 2015 application cycle for a couple MD med-schools. Thanks in advance!
Major: Double major in Biophysics and Philosophy; minor in Linguistics - I have Departmental Honors in Biophysics
MCAT - 42 (15P, 13B, 14V); took it once
GPA - 3.98 (4.0 in my major classes)
Research Experience - was a coauthor on a published neuroscience paper; also published a couple other biophysics-related papers; did summer research abroad at the University of Tokyo (mentioned in a paper);
Ethnicity: Asian American (second-generation); my parents went to university in the States
I’m fluent in Spanish, Japanese, and Albanian (both dialects); I technically “know” French, Italian, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Vietnamese but don’t have much experience speaking it. I also know a smattering of Modern Greek.
Work Experience -
EMT-B certification; I’ve worked about 650 hours on call
Peace Corps; volunteer in Albania for two years (Health Extension Specialist)
XCs -
Captain of a Badminton Intramural Team
President of Biking Club
Resident Advisor (two years)
Chemistry TA at my local high school (that I went to) for two years
Helped conduct a psychological survey on high school students
Peer Tutor throughout high school and college
I was wondering if you guys could chance me for a couple skills, or suggest any schools you recommend I apply to!
1 Harvard (has to be in every list, doesn't it?)
2 Yale
3 UCSF
4 UCLA
5 Brown
6 Stanford
7 NYU
8 Columbia
9 UPenn
10 Emory
11 UCI
12 UCRiverside
13 UCSD
14 Georgetown
15 Cornell
16 George Washington
17 UMiss
18 UDub
19 UMich Ann Arbor
20 Wayne State
21 Case Western
22 Tufts
23 John Hopkins
24 USC
I really like schools that offer a solid reputation, but are good “bang for their buck”. I’d personally prefer schools that are urban environments, but that’s not a biggie.
Thanks again!