Year 1
In her first month at UT Austin, Maya maps out her classes and prerequisites.
How she leverages LaunchPad
- Prerequisites & MajorMaps every upper-level Neuroscience course.
- Planning CalendarImports her Google Calendar .ics file.
- GPA CalculatorTracks a 3.8 target, grade by grade.
Academics
Your Courses
GPA Calculator
- General Chemistry I4 credits · science
- Biology I4 credits · science
- Calculus I4 credits · science
- Intro Psychology3 credits
Prerequisites and Major
Medical School Requirements
- General Chemistry I and IIIn progress
- Biology I and IIIn progress
- Organic Chemistry I and IIPlanned
- BiochemistryPlanned
- General Physics I and IIPlanned
- StatisticsPlanned
Year 2
Maya targets three research labs, and she lands one.
How she leverages LaunchPad
- Finding a LabShortlists the Finkelstein, Harshey and Eberhart labs.
- Outreach TemplatesSends each lab a specific question.
- University ResourcesJoins Longhorn EMS and books her EMT course.
Build Experience
UT Austin Molecular Biosciences Research Labs
Molecular Biosciences
The Finkelstein Lab
- Led by
- Ilya J. Finkelstein
- Next step
- Email with one specific questionRead the lab's recent work first
Molecular Biosciences
The Harshey Lab
- Led by
- Rasika M. Harshey
- Next step
- Email with one specific questionRead the lab's recent work first
Molecular Biosciences
The Eberhart Lab
- Led by
- Johann K. Eberhart
- Next step
- Email with one specific questionRead the lab's recent work first
Dell Medical School
American Cancer Society Undergraduate Research Internship
- Offered by
- Dell Medical School
- Next step
- A year of cancer researchApply through the Dell Med program page
Year 3
Maya logs every hour as it happens. She accounts for all 1,200.
How she leverages LaunchPad
- Experiences LogLogs every shift and lab hour once.
- MCAT PrepFollows a spring plan and scores a 518.
- Application VaultSaves her best moments for essays.
Build Experience
Experiences Log
Experiences Log
- Longhorn EMS368
- Dell Children's volunteering212
- Research340
- Shadowing80
- Community service188
Log it once
Longhorn EMS12 hours · Football Saturday coverage · reflection saved
Experiences Log
Clinical · 12 hrs added to her running total
Resume
Member and EMT, Longhorn EMS. Provided first-response coverage at campus events as a Longhorn EMS member, assessing patients and assisting with transport and care.
AMCAS Activities
Provided first-response coverage at campus events as a Longhorn EMS member, assessing patients and assisting with transport and care.
133 / 700 charactersYear 4
No assumptions. Maya applies with an advantage.
How she leverages LaunchPad
- AMCAS Activities BuilderTurns her log into fifteen entries.
- School Fit and School ListRanks eighteen schools on her record.
- Success ExamplesReads real personal statements before drafting.
- Interview ReadinessRehearses before Yale's invitation.
Apply
School List and Status
School List and Status
- UT Southwestern Medical School
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Yale School of Medicine
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Tap a status to move a school forward. Try Yale.
AMCAS Activities Builder
Longhorn EMS
Provided first-response coverage at campus events as a Longhorn EMS member, assessing patients and assisting with transport and care.
133 of 700 characters · 15 of 15 entries
White Coat
Yale School of Medicine says yes.

Dear Maya,
On behalf of the Admissions Committee, it is my great pleasure to offer you admission to the Doctor of Medicine program at Yale School of Medicine.
Your record of research and clinical service distinguished you in a very competitive pool. We look forward to welcoming you to New Haven.
With warm congratulations,
Office of Admissions
- 1,200Total hoursExperiences Log
- 518MCATMCAT Prep
- 15AMCAS entriesAMCAS Activities Builder
- 18SchoolsSchool List and Status