The Fabled High-Stat All Rejections
519 mcat 3.91 gpa WA ORM
450 hrs research 1 low author pub, 2 posters, 1 first author
500 hrs student body president senior year
200 hr, 1500 hr projected medical assistant during gap year
200 hrs clinical volunteering
200 hrs non-clinical
1 semester of college athletics
40 hrs shadowing
150 hrs paid tutoring
550 paid employment at a few different fast food jobs over my Summers
Wrote about League of Legends as a hobby 💀
3rd quartile Casper
School list:
Pre II-R: Stanford, Cornell, Boston, NYU, Pritzker, UCSF, UMichigan, WUSTL, UCSD, Northwestern, USC
Post Interview R: UWashington
Post Interview Waitlist: Washington State (technically not R yet, but based on historical data, I am about 30 people off from having a chance)
What went wrong:
Am I a terrible writer? Guilty!! Beyond this, my school list was uhh, optimistic... considering my undergrad was spent checking boxes more than it was building a cohesive theme. My application felt a little rushed, and I submitted slightly late. My thought was, well, I don't really wanna leave Washington, so I will apply to my state schools and the schools that I would be willing to leave for. This was arrogant (I am a stupid baka), and I will adjust this upcoming cycle.
Advice welcome!!!