I really want to go to Kaiser
Stats and Info:
cGPA: 3.60
MCAT: 519 (128/129/130/132)
asian male (CA)
undergrad in biochem(grad 2020)
- GPA year by year(3.4.,3.27,3.89,3.95)
- Last 2 quarters sr year was part time(to save money)
Research:
- 2 summers in a cancer research institute (summers before and after sophomore year) ~400ish hours total
- no pubs but did 2 projects
Clinical (paid):
- ~1000hrs completed so far interning as an ophthalmic tech(project 2000+ in aug 2022) (This is my gap year post grad)
Volunteering:
-~500hrs in addiction psych clinic in Riverside (Jr year 10 months)
Shadowing:
~10hours of addiction psych(jr year)
~20ish hours shadowing various ophthalmologists(I stand at the doorway and observe; whether they know or not that I'm there)
ECs:
-Pres of Club(2 years) focused on migraine awareness and education 500hrs(taught at High schools in underserved city, tabled outside of freeclinic, fundraised for research, organized a research symposium, presented a workshop at a prehealth conference)
Other:
- LORs from 4 ophthalmologists i worked for(1 is the internship director of the program i'm in)
- 1 LOR from science prof
School list:
1.Kaiser 2. UCR. 3. uci 4. ucd. 5.cusm 6 umich; OUWB, CINCINNATI, RUSH,UMINN,TUFTS,PITTSBURGH,TULANE,QUINNIPIAC,WAKE FOREST, WMICH, ALBANY,GWU
made school list based on not specifically requiring professor letters of rec.
Stats and Info:
cGPA: 3.60
MCAT: 519 (128/129/130/132)
asian male (CA)
undergrad in biochem(grad 2020)
- GPA year by year(3.4.,3.27,3.89,3.95)
- Last 2 quarters sr year was part time(to save money)
Research:
- 2 summers in a cancer research institute (summers before and after sophomore year) ~400ish hours total
- no pubs but did 2 projects
Clinical (paid):
- ~1000hrs completed so far interning as an ophthalmic tech(project 2000+ in aug 2022) (This is my gap year post grad)
Volunteering:
-~500hrs in addiction psych clinic in Riverside (Jr year 10 months)
Shadowing:
~10hours of addiction psych(jr year)
~20ish hours shadowing various ophthalmologists(I stand at the doorway and observe; whether they know or not that I'm there)
ECs:
-Pres of Club(2 years) focused on migraine awareness and education 500hrs(taught at High schools in underserved city, tabled outside of freeclinic, fundraised for research, organized a research symposium, presented a workshop at a prehealth conference)
Other:
- LORs from 4 ophthalmologists i worked for(1 is the internship director of the program i'm in)
- 1 LOR from science prof
School list:
1.Kaiser 2. UCR. 3. uci 4. ucd. 5.cusm 6 umich; OUWB, CINCINNATI, RUSH,UMINN,TUFTS,PITTSBURGH,TULANE,QUINNIPIAC,WAKE FOREST, WMICH, ALBANY,GWU
made school list based on not specifically requiring professor letters of rec.
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