So bear with me, I'm entirely new to the grad school application process. I just want to know how realistic I'm being applying this year.
Undergrad: JHU
Undergrad GPA: 3.72 overall, don't know what a major GPA is, but my BCPM is 3.68
Grad (for Master's in Health Sciences)- Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Grad GPA (so far): 4.0
GRE ( I don't know how good this is, took after three days of studying):
Quantitative- 162
Verbal- 165
Writing unknown yet
Related activities:
2 years of undergrad research, no pubs
Master's thesis
I started out pre med, so I have a lot of clinical volunteering, which I don't think will help much
Tutoring adults for GED
Programs I'm applying to: ( all for human genetics)
1.) JHU SOM
2.) WASHU
3.) UNH
4.) DARTMOUTH
5.) STONY BROOK
6.) ROCHESTER
7.) IOWA
8.) mount Sinai
This list may seem strange, but one of the main reasons I chose it was because most of my top choices had deadlines that would pass before I could take the GRE.
By the way, I just recently switched from being pre- med. I had med school interviews, but I could never answer the question of why medicine without struggling to find an answer. I've really always loved research, and know it's a better fit for me (for what it's worth, my MCAT score is 34Q- 13 PS, 8VR, 13BS).
Is this realistic? Is my research too weak? Any advice would be welcome
