Brief Profile:
Human Spinal Cord Research Lab, 2 years (VOLUNTEER,PAID) HIV Research Lab, 2 years (not extensive experience, VOLUNTEER) Neurotrauma Research Lab, 1+ years (PAID)
Magna Cum Laude *Didn't mention on PharmCAS College Honors Laureate Dean's Honors List (several) *Didn't mention on PharmCAS Alpha Lambda Delta/Phi Eta Sigma Inductee *Didn't mention on PharmCAS Golden Key Inductee Phi Beta Kappa Inductee
Clinical Intern, 1+ years (ER, L/D, Pharmacy, Critical CU, cardio-thoracic ICU, neonatal ICU) Clinical Laboratory Intern, 3+ years Certified Phlebotomy Technician I, 2+ years Community Cardiovascular Screenings, 4 years
William Homan Scholarship Rehabilitation Guild Scholarship
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2007
Undergraduate college: UCLA
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 513
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 128,
CARS 126
Overall GPA: 3.80
Science GPA: 3.78
Summary of Application Experience
Applied to 18 medical schools, 6 in-state, 12 out-of-state. Received supplementary to 16 medical schools. Denied interview to 10 medical schools. Interviewed at 6 medical schools (plus 1 school I declined). Waitlisted at 5/6 medical schools interviewed.* Rejected at 1/6 medical schools interviewed.* Accepted from waitlist to 1/5 medical schools interviewed.**
*Contributed to questioning my fit for medical school.
User #8306 took the old MCAT and scored a 32 which is in the 88th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 513 on the updated scale which is in the 89th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #8306’s section scores as follows:
User #8306 scored a 12 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 130 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #8306 scored a 11 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 128 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #8306 scored a 9 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 126 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
