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[ashwin_reddy]

Hello,

I am currently in the medical school application process and wanted to get an experienced opinion about my chances. I have a BS in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (one major, not two) from UC-Berkeley. Thankfully I was not pre-med as an undergraduate because I did not perform well in my first couple of years. Only after graduating and while working for a year in the defense technology industry did I begin taking premedical courses. I also applied to graduate programs in biomedical engineering and am currently taking courses towards a Master of Science in Biological Chemistry at UCLA (switched from biomed. eng. to biological chemistry after a quarter). Here are my stats:

Cumulative undergrad gpa: 3.36
Cumulative undergrad science gpa: 3.61
Cumulative undergrad non-science gpa: 3.18
Graduate GPA (only two courses so far): 3.85

*Engineering grades at Berkeley have pulled down my overall GPA and also affected my science GPA (I had to take Engineering Physics).

MCAT
Verbal: 10
Biology: 12
Physical: 13
Writing: N
Total: 35N

I have received and sent back secondaries from some good and some mediocre schools. However, I have received several rejections and only one interview so far and my concern is growing. Also, I took the MCAT in August of 2003 and therefore am late in the application cycle by 2-3 months. I apologize for the lengthy message but I felt it was necessary to get back a valuable opinion. Your time is appreciated and I’m looking forward to hearing back from somebody.

Sincerely,

Ashwin

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