Shaun Andersen.
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My med school application, annotated.

Every experience entry I sent to AMCAS, exactly as it went in, and then the grades page with the class I failed still sitting on it.

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Cover of My med school application, annotated

What's inside

All thirteen entries, as submitted.Every experience type, date, hour count and description, word for word, typos included.
All three most-meaningful essays.Scribing, the biomechanics lab, and Make-A-Wish, in full.
The verified grades page.What AMCAS calculated: freshman science GPA 1.13, cumulative 3.66, and the MCAT section breakdown.
Freshman year, course by course.Including the five-credit F in precalculus, and the retake that got an A the next semester.
What I got wrong about retaking.I thought a community-college retake would replace the F. It does not, and here is what AMCAS actually does with repeated courses.
Notes on every entry, and a plain-text copy.Why each box is worded that way, which slot decisions mattered, and what I would change now.

Two pages from inside

The document on the left as it went in, my notes in pen on the right. Yellow is the part that matters. A blue underline is what I'd change today. The words are blurred on purpose. That part is the file.

Page from the file: an experience entry as submitted with numbered notes in the margin
an entry, with my notes in the margin
Page from the file: the same course failed and then retaken, with my notes next to each row
the F, and the retake beside it
a note from me

I failed a five-credit math class my freshman year and lost my scholarship over it. I retook it at a community college thinking it would cover up the F, and then found out halfway through that it doesn't, so both grades are just sitting there on this application. I still got in. That's basically why I'm handing you the whole thing instead of the highlights, because honestly the highlights aren't the useful part. Read it, take the structure, and then go write your own. You got this.

Shaun

This is mine, and it's here so you can see how one real application is built. Copying lines from it is plagiarism. Programs run these through software, and it isn't worth it. Take the structure, write your own sentences.

Questions

What format is it?

A PDF you can read on anything, plus a .txt copy of every entry. The download link shows up right after checkout, so you are not waiting on me to email you anything.

Can I get a refund?

Yes. Reply to your receipt email within 30 days and I'll refund the full price, no questions asked. You don't have to send anything back.

Can I share it?

It's for you. Please don't post it, forward it, or drop it in a group chat, anyway. It's one real document with my name on it, and I'd like it to stay that way.

Are the rules in it current?

The application itself is my 2019 cycle and will not change. Where the file talks about current AMCAS rules, I check them against the AAMC's published guidance and update the file if they move, and you get the new edition at no charge.

Is this advice?

No. It's one real application from someone who applied once, which is all it is. It shows you how mine was built. It isn't a template, and it doesn't say anything about how yours will go.

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