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[md2005]

Hi Tim

I”m writing to get an honest assessment about my medical school candidacy. I feel that I am a strong candidate, but in case I have a case of delusion of grandeur, I would love to get your feedback.

academic:
undergrad: 3.95/4.0 GPA from University of Wisconsin-Madison, BS in Chemical Engineering /Biochem
grad: 3.83/4.0 from Harvard/MIT, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (significant number of courses in the HST program at HMS)
current job is a postdoctoral fellow.

extracurricular:
Given that I did a PhD, I have significant amount of research experience. Outside of scientific research, I have been involved in growing two start-ups. The first one was a part of the entrepreneurship lab program at MIT. Currently, I’m consulting (unpaid) for a second start-up. The company’s leading product is an aerosol that prevents/eliminates airborne infectious diseases. During the course of my market research, I became aware of the tremendous challenge facing the patients in impoverished nations…this is how my decision to apply to med school crystallized.

Beside the business aspect of things, I maintain 6x a week, 2.5 hours a day yoga practice. My teacher asked me to apprentice with him and I currently volunteer to teach yoga. Although this is not a traditional clinical experience, I feel privileged that I can contribute to others’ mental and physical well-being…and I cannot think of a better context to cultivate certain facets of leadership skills: empathy, communication skills, and ability to work with people from all kinds of background.

I’ll be taking the MCAT in August.

My concerns are
i) Aug. test date
ii) I’m a bit older than most applicant. (I’m 29.)
iii) I’m not a US citizen or permanent resident. I’m planning to apply to private schools. I have looked at the admission pages on most of them, and it seems that they will at least *consider* foreign applicant. But I’m not sure whether this is more of a lip service.

Thanks in advance for your time and advice.

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