Pending one last detail, I’m B’more bound!
So things have been interesting since that phone call on Tuesday. After submitting my financial aid documents on Tuesday, College Board took some time to process it before sending the information to Hopkins. I was able to receive my financial aid package on Thursday and…wow. It’s incredibly generous–just enough to be cheaper than Pritzker, which […]
Per AAMC Decision Day rules, I have chosen
the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine! That said, it was a painful decision –not because I don’t like Pritzker, because I have fangirled about it for…months–but because I also love Duke and Columbia. I would have loved to attend Duke. Their 1-year preclinical is just a dream, but financially it did not work […]
Decisions, decisions.
With my cycle “officially” over (i.e., assuming no further correspondence from the schools who waitlisted me), it’s time to figure out where I’m heading for the next 4 years! Allow me to first say that I feel incredibly fortunate to in my current position. Medical school admissions can be such a crapshoot process, and I […]
School Impressions: Duke University School of Medicine
Goodness, I haven’t written one of these in a while. To be honest, DukeMed really surprised me, and I was surprised to be receive an interview at all. Its secondary application was by far one of the most intensive, and Duke is very proud of that. “We really want to know that we’re meeting the […]
School Impressions: Washington University St Louis School of Medicine
Ah, WashU. Everytime I tell my family and friends that I’m interviewing there, I get asked where in Washington it is. (It’s funnier because I actually spent a few years in Washington, and seriously considered applying to UW until I saw the out of region restriction.) To be honest, while I did enjoy my experience […]
AHHHH ACCEPTED
to UChicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine! ABSOLUTELY ESCATIC. Also, waitlisted at USC Keck, but let’s ignore that for now.
School Impressions: Harvard Medical School
To be honest, I still can’t quite believe that I’m writing this. HMS is every premed’s absolute dream, and I sent in my app expecting nothing, but thinking, “Why the hell not?” The opportunity to visit has been nothing short of surreal, even though the interview experience itself didn’t blow me away. I took the […]
School Impressions: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Good ol’ P&S…or as some affectionately call it, the College of Surgeons & Surgeons. The oldest MD-awarding medical school in the country, Columbia boasts a strong clinical curriculum, amazing patient diversity, New York City, and a balanced student body. I was excited to head back to the East Coast and visit the Big Apple. Located […]
School Impressions: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Phew. I waited a few days after my interview specifically because I felt that I really needed to marinate on my interview experience. I feel that CCLCM, perhaps out of all the schools I selected, has one of the most unique curriculums and expectations. In short, if you’re not pursuing a prolific career in academic […]
School Impressions: UC San Francisco School of Medicine
Allow me to start by saying that UCSF has always been a dream school. While Harvard and Hopkins both epitomize medicine (and I’ve blushed more times than I can count when I mumble that they’re my “#1 choice”), UCSF has always had an air of mysical UC magic. Exceptional research and clinical opportunities, in-state tuition, […]