Hey all! Please take a look at my list, and I would really appreciate any feedback! My primary app is already verified, and I want to finalize my list by tomorrow :)
CA resident, Asian
3.7 (3.8 science), 39, top undergrad.
Good ECs with lots of community service, but mediocre research. Good recs.
Looking for:
Aaaaanndd here's my list! Let me know of any glaring "mistakes" and if I have enough safeties and targets. And help me cut! Down to 27 schools, and I think I'm too attached to each school at this point to cut any more myself :confused:
PS I'm a bit paranoid with this whole process, and really really really want to definitely get in this cycle :o
Harvard
Yale
WUSTL
UChicago
UMichigan
Cornell
Mount Sinai
Northwestern
Emory
Case western
UVA
Mayo
MC Wisconsin
Temple
Jefferson
Saint Louis University
Creighton
Hofstra
New York Medical
Already applied to the California schools:
Stanford
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Riverside
UC San Diego
UCLA (Drew & Geffen)
UCSF
USC - Keck
CA resident, Asian
3.7 (3.8 science), 39, top undergrad.
Good ECs with lots of community service, but mediocre research. Good recs.
Looking for:
- School that is forgiving of applicants with weaker research experience (I have a decent # of hours but they were weak in terms of what I did/my responsibilities - I really hope I don't get asked about my research too much in interviews, yikes!)
- Good merit scholarships and/or financial aid
- Want to match into a CA residency. << Probably my most important factor.
- High acceptance rate from interviews (i.e. many people who interview will get accepted. I'd prefer the school to do most of the cutting in the interview invite stage)
- Easy secondaries - I'm not the best writer plus I'm strapped for time!
- NOT overwhelmingly primary-care focused. I want to specialize (looking into neuro & opth)
- School that has good research opportunities (kinda conflicts with my first item, I know)
- I'd prefer NOT to have school with an intense research project requirement/thesis though! - Urban environment, good weather (the less pronounced the seasons, the better :laugh:)
Aaaaanndd here's my list! Let me know of any glaring "mistakes" and if I have enough safeties and targets. And help me cut! Down to 27 schools, and I think I'm too attached to each school at this point to cut any more myself :confused:
PS I'm a bit paranoid with this whole process, and really really really want to definitely get in this cycle :o
Harvard
Yale
WUSTL
UChicago
UMichigan
Cornell
Mount Sinai
Northwestern
Emory
Case western
UVA
Mayo
MC Wisconsin
Temple
Jefferson
Saint Louis University
Creighton
Hofstra
New York Medical
Already applied to the California schools:
Stanford
UC Davis
UC Irvine
UC Riverside
UC San Diego
UCLA (Drew & Geffen)
UCSF
USC - Keck