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was accepted into NEOUCOM [aka NEOMED] and Yale University.
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The undergrad school for NEOMED I hate, and I had applied to Yale and have been trying to move on because I thought I would’ve been rejected.
We received the Financial Aid Award Letter from the undergrad school or NEOMED and will need over $15,000 in loans for a single year.
I’m a first generation college student, so my family did not realize we needed to fill out the CSS Profile for Yale. So Now it is 4/2/2016…
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]**
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): [1780-(I sent the ACT score)]
ACT (breakdown): 32 composite
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.31
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/50
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Completely dual enrollment classes with a local college.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I don’t believe I have any major awards.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Chess/Game Club (Member),
Student Government/Council (Secretary),
Homecoming Committee (President),
Model UN (Vice President),
School Yearbook (President),
Key Club (Member)
Member of a Apprenticeship Mentorship Program
Founded the NEOUCOM branch at my school
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service:
150+ hours at the Humane Society
60+ hours as an office aid
20 hours at two different nursing homes
10 hours with habitat for humanity
Summer Activities:
I didn’t really do anything…
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
I would like to say my essays were around 8-9’s because I can honestly admit I had nobody else proofread or
check them before I turned in my application. However, I did talk about medical injustices I’ve seen. I also talked
about how the week before I turned in my application I had been threatened with a weapon in my neighborhood. If I
may quote myself in what I had said in my essay, I said something along the lines of “Hopefully this works,
because I must be doing something in my life right.”
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1:English Professor–9?–He liked me as a student, and I got an “A” in his class.
Teacher Rec #2:Physics Professor–8?-- I excelled in his class, and he genuinely knew me as a person.
Counselor Rec:Hmm–5-7?-- I honestly don’t know if she even knew my name when I asked her for a recommendation.
Additional Rec: None?
Interview: It was really amazing!! We had met at a Starbucks, and talked for a few hours! It was as though I as talking
to an old friend of mine!
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Of course! School is expensive!
Intended Major: History/Math (I’ll be completing my pre-med requirements as well)
State (if domestic applicant): OHIO!!!
Country (if international applicant): -USA-
School Type: I would say that it is a normal school, but student start taking PSEO classes their first semester so that
we can graduate with an Associate’s degree.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Around $70,000-ish
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student, I graduate HS with a dual Associate’s
degree in General Science and General Arts if that matters? I also
explained in my interview how I’m a licensed cake decorator and Ham
Radio Operator?
Reflection
Strengths: My interview? She seemed to enjoy the interview. My grades and my hooks perhaps? Maybe the essay.
Weaknesses: Oh man, where do I start? Test scores for one!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Honestly, I have no idea. A lot of the people on threads like these are much better than me in all aspects of
life…except volunteering with dogs. I love dogs… Perhaps that compassion helped?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: NEOUCOM [NEOMED]- B.S./M.D. PROGRAM
Waynesburg University,
The Ohio State University-Main campus,
Kent State University,
University of Akron,
LaRoche College,
Lake Erie College,
Youngstown State University,
Cleveland State University,
Ursuline College,
Hiram College
Waitlisted: Case Western Reserve University [My parents were like…“Really?”]
Rejected: Nowhere… I didn’t apply to any really major school because I didn’t expect to get in…
General Comments : Apply to as many places as you can if you are unsure. I had originally applied to this school as part of a bet with myself. My principal had told me I would never go very far, and let’s just say I have I have a stubborn streak a mile wide. But now, I get to decide between a guaranteed seat in medical school or an ivy league college!
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF! EVERYONE IS UNIQUE IN THEIR OWN WAYS!
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congrats on your acceptances.
You have a tough decision. Is Waynesburg the BS/MD school?
Normally, this could be a no-brainer…go to Yale. But, you’re premed with no hook.
But…what if you get weeded out and end up with a GPA that won’t get you into med school? Will you be ok with that? Can you imagine yourself being able to move on to another career?
As for your Yale aid? Do you have a simple situation? Both parents married to each other?
Does either parent own a business or take business deductions?
Do they own properties other than their home?
If the financial situation is simple, the the Yale NPC should be accurate.
