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TurtleGnome
Hello, I'm applying to MSTP programs for the 2018 cycle, and would really appreciate a look-over on my school list. I'm a bit worried it may be too reach-heavy. Female not URM.
School: small liberal arts college (relatively unknown except for in-state)
GPA: 3.90, ~3.85 sGPA
MCAT: 521 (131/129/130/131)
Research: 3 years at home institution working with the same professor in invasive and behavioral ecology (I realize this is unorthodox). Includes 3 oral presentations (2 at home institution, 1 regional conference) and a first author publication in a mid-tier ecology journal.
1 summer at Ivy league HHMI professor lab studying vascular genetics. Mid level author on resulting publication in upper-tier journal
1 summer at top REU program in very famous cancer laboratory... was invited back for this summer so total 2 summers here. First-authorship on non-research publication in a PloS journal. i.e. the "10 simple rules" series.
Shadowing: ~60 hours (orthopaedic oncologist, hematologist oncologist, and geneticist)
Clinical Volunteering: ~30 hours local hospital, ~12 hours local Planned Parenthood
Non clinical Volunteering: miscellaneous through university. Also 3 months (spread over three years) as a coach/mentor for underprivileged high school athletes. total well over 300 hours
Current school list:
University of Colorado
Harvard
University of Wisconsin
Stony Brook
Medical College of Wisconsin
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Washington
Vanderbilt
Weill Cornell Medicine/ Tri-I
University of Chicago - Pritzker
Duke
University of Michigan
Northwestern
Stanford University
Johns Hopkins
University of Pennsylvania
Rochester
Washington University St Louis
Case Western Reserve University
Much obliged
School: small liberal arts college (relatively unknown except for in-state)
GPA: 3.90, ~3.85 sGPA
MCAT: 521 (131/129/130/131)
Research: 3 years at home institution working with the same professor in invasive and behavioral ecology (I realize this is unorthodox). Includes 3 oral presentations (2 at home institution, 1 regional conference) and a first author publication in a mid-tier ecology journal.
1 summer at Ivy league HHMI professor lab studying vascular genetics. Mid level author on resulting publication in upper-tier journal
1 summer at top REU program in very famous cancer laboratory... was invited back for this summer so total 2 summers here. First-authorship on non-research publication in a PloS journal. i.e. the "10 simple rules" series.
Shadowing: ~60 hours (orthopaedic oncologist, hematologist oncologist, and geneticist)
Clinical Volunteering: ~30 hours local hospital, ~12 hours local Planned Parenthood
Non clinical Volunteering: miscellaneous through university. Also 3 months (spread over three years) as a coach/mentor for underprivileged high school athletes. total well over 300 hours
Current school list:
University of Colorado
Harvard
University of Wisconsin
Stony Brook
Medical College of Wisconsin
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Washington
Vanderbilt
Weill Cornell Medicine/ Tri-I
University of Chicago - Pritzker
Duke
University of Michigan
Northwestern
Stanford University
Johns Hopkins
University of Pennsylvania
Rochester
Washington University St Louis
Case Western Reserve University
Much obliged
