Undergrad Institution: German medical schoolMajor(s): NA - expected MD in 05/2020Minor(s): NAGPA in Major: NAOverall GPA: NAType of Student: international, white male
TOEFL Total: 117/120
Reading: 30/30
Speaking: 30/30
Listening: 30/30
Writing: 27/30
Research Experience: approx. 3.5 years of research alongside medical school including 11 months full time at my medical school. I worked with a renowned cancer biologist with a potential paper coming up and a poster presentation at an international conference.
1 year of full time research at The Rockefeller University working on metastasis. Second authorship on a manuscript currently under revision at Nature (I'd say almost accepted - very good reviewer comments)Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 2 prestigious and competitive scholarships in Germany Pertinent Activities or Jobs: tutoring at university Special Bonus Points: 1 incredible LOR from PI at Rockefeller, 1 very good LOR from German PI (well known in the cancer community), 1 very good LOR from postdoc (Rockefeller)
Miscellaneous: Contacted the faculty I am interested in at Harvard and got positive feedback. One PI told me to specifically to mention him on my application.
Applying to Where:Harvard BBS - cancer, neuro-oncology, immuno-oncology, genetics, single cell technologies
Rockefeller University - cancer, neuro-oncology, immuno-oncology, genetics, single cell technologies
I'm only applying to those two programs since I know exactly what I would like to do and these two programs have faculty I would love to work with. Plan B is a neurosurgery residency in Germany (already have an offer).