Brief Profile:
MIMG Major Art History Minor Bio Tutor Chem Tutor Physics Tutor AED Campuswide Honors Program at UCI College Honors Program at UCLA Golden Key AHUSA Clinica Carino Honors Fellow Shadowing Researched in 2 virology labs (EBV and HCV) Volunteered at Hoag Hospital for 1 yr Assistant Curator for Undergraduate Art Show
Given the above, most people who know me will be able to figure out whose profile this is. Oh and my username for SDN is funkydrmonkey. Contact me if you need any help!
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2008
Undergraduate college: UCLA
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: UC Irvine
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: N/A
Total MCAT SCORE: 517
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 128,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.84
Science GPA: 3.90
Summary of Application Experience
1/26/08: Took the MCAT. I thought VR was bad, but I felt confident about PS went well and BS was okay.
2/25/08: Got scores: 35R. I went up from a 28 Kaplan Diagnostic (11 VR 9PS 8BS. I guess my self-studying strategy helped. Used Kaplan for Physics, Princeton for BS and for Chem, Examkrakers for VR, and took Berkeley's tests, along with AAMC tests. I actually did better than the AAMC Tests. I started dancing and screaming outside my in my balcony, and I thought the people at LA thought I had gone nuts. Yay.
5/1/08: TMDSAS opened. I started filling it out, but I cannot submit until after Spring Quarter grades come out, which means, after June 15th.
5/6/08: Finished Draft 1 of my Personal Statement.
5/8/08: Cut out some schools, but still have 38. It is also my little brother's b-day and he turned 13.
5/18/08: Huh... the tables have turned. Usually I figure out who people are on SDN, but someone figured out who I was... interesting...
5/26/08: Finished Draft 2 of my Personal Statement. It is still 2500 characters too long...
6/16/08: Finished PS and it is down to 5925 characters. Now to start on the 15 activities.
6/23/08: Finished my 15 Activities. Also my dad told me to add about 15 more schools. He is paying for it, so I said, why not?
6/23/08: 11:10 P.M. Submitted AMCAS!
7/01/08: Submitted my first secondary!
7/03/08: I am inundated with secondaries... Why did I apply to so many schools?
7/11/08: AMCAS Verified
7/15/08: Deluged with Secondaries... 15 at the moment...
7/16/08: Yay for instate love: UCSF... not that that means much though... they are super competitive...
7/20/08: Yay VCU... I got it right when I reached Richmond... I guess they decided that since my sister is going here, they would like to give me the secondary... (and apparently I count as a legacy here...)
7/28/08; Broke the $4000 mark...
7/30/08: Added 3 more schools... Yah its cuz these are close to my sister...
7/30/08: TMDSAS finally verified
8/8/08: First Interview... I love UTSW!
8/13/08: SLU Interview... Yay
8/13/08: Changed Interview date for UTSW!
8/14/08: Vandy Invite!!!
8/16/08: UTMB Invite! Yay for Texas love...
8/21/08: UConn Invite! Woot! Scheduled for January
8/26/08: Added Vandy Date. Also Crossed $6000. Not including tickets of course...
9/02/08: Pitt Invite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yah! First invite from MY top 5.
9/02/08: Texas Tech-El Paso Invite!
9/03/08: Submitted my 40th Secondary: Rush
9/03/08: Received first Holds: MCW and VCU...
9/05/08: UTMB Galveston Interview was really exciting!
9/8/08: SLU interview went pretty good. It was conversational and very focused on my AMCAS.
9/08/08: SUNY Upstate Invite!
9/15/08: SUNY Buffalo Invite! May change date though...
9/15/08: Mayo Rejection...
9/23/08: UCSD Invite!!!! I called, cuz it had been a month, and the lady said I had been approved for an interview!!!!!
9/29/08: Maryland Invite!... Woohoo... I am slowly approaching towards Virginia...
9/29/08: TT-El Paso Invite... again...haha....
10/01/08: MSSM Invite!!! I need to change the date though...
10/02/08: Penn State Invite!
10/09/08: UCLA INVITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to pick the date though...
10/13/08: UCLA is in 8 Days!!!!! I guess they know I will be on campus, and yay for being able to walk to the interview!
10/14/08: Buffalo Waitlist...
10/14/08: UCSF Rejection... It came yesterday, but my parents were hiding it, because they thought I would feel sad...
10/15/08: SLU Acceptance!!!!!!! I am gonna be a doctor!
10/18/08: VCU Invite! Only Feb and March dates available though...
10/18/08: Withdrew from Penn State... I feel bad, but I am running out of money.
10/21/08: Rejection from UCI via Status Page...
10/29/08: Cincy Invite!
10/29/08: Case/ CCLCM Invite!
10/30/08: USF Invite!
10/30/08: Scheduled Case/ CCLCM
11/03/08: Albert Einstein Interview: Woot, # 20!
11/03/08: Vandy waitlist/ hold...
11/04/08: Albert Einstein is really nice, I only have to make 1 trip to NYC now!
11/10/08: Blackjack! Dartmouth Invite!!!
11/11/08: BU rejection. Eh, I don't care...
11/14/08: UTSW and UTMB Acceptances! Woot for Texas lovin'!
11/14/08: I just realized that I do not have to worry about secondaries any more for the rest of my life!
11/17/08: I changed my age to 21, cuz I finally turned 21! Woohoo, and thank you UTSW for the amazing b-day present!
11/18/08: UNC rejection...
11/28/08: SUNY Upstate Acceptance...
11/29/08: UMaryland Acceptance!!!
12/02/08: Waitlisted by UCSD...
12/18/08: Waitlisted by Pitt...
12/30/08: UVa Interview invite... the official one will come in the mail!
01/02/09: UToledo invite... oops, I was too lazy to withdraw when they sent that email... here's to an awkward phonecall...:(
01/06/09: MCW invite... I seriously need to actually physically withdraw from schools...
01/14/09: Mount Sinai Waitlist...
01/16/09: Cornell Rejection...
02/16/09: Dartmouth Waitlist...
02/19/09: UCLA and UVA Waitlist... I guess I am going to UTSW:)
02/27/09: Emory Rejection.
03/10/09: El Paso Acceptance???
03/16/09: VCU Acceptance!!!!!!
03/17/09: Withdrew from SLU... Total: Kaplan MCAT course: $1499 Refund from Kaplan since my MCAT class was cancelled -$1499 September MCAT: $105 (I chickened out) January MCAT: $260 ($210 fee + $50 test center changing fee) UCI Transcript: $10 X 2=$20 UCLA Transcript: $6 X 2=$12 IVC Transcript: $8 X 2=16 AMCAS: $1990 TMDSAS: $150 Suit, Shirt, Tie, Dress Shoes: $370 WashU Secondary: $50 Cincy Secondary: $25 NYMC Secondary: $100 Rochester Secondary: $75 Mayo Screening: $85 UPenn Secondary: $80 SUNY Buffalo Secondary:$65 MCW Secondary: $70 SLU Secondary: $100 Boston Secondary: $100 Jefferson Secondary: $100 Dartmouth Secondary: $85 Baylor Secondary: $80 Albert Einstein Secondary: $115 UCSF Secondary: $60 Harvard Secondary: $85 UConn Secondary: $85 UCI Secondary: $60 SUNY Upstate Secondary: $101 Mt Sinai Secondary: $105 Northwestern Secondary: $75 Pitt Secondary: $75 VCU Secondary: $80 Tufts Secondary: $105 Cornell Secondary: $75 GW Secondary: $125 UVa Secondary: $80 Toledo Secondary: $80 UMich Secondary: $85 Penn State Secondary: $70 Drexel Secondary: $75 USF Secondary: $30 UCLA Secondary: $60 Stanford Secondary: $80 UCSD Secondary: $60 UCD Secondary: $60 Vandy Secondary: $50 UNC Secondary: $68 Rush Secondary: $75 Case Secondary: $85 Maryland Secondary: $70 Columbia Secondary: $85 Emory Secondary: $100 Letters of Recommendation: $276 (NYMC, WashU, Cincy, Rochester, UPenn, SUNY Buffalo, MCW, SLU, Jefferson, Dartmouth, Albert Einstein, UCI, UCSF, UConn, SUNY Upstate, Northwestern (Priority), Pitt, Mt Sinai, VCU, Mayo (Priority), GW, Tufts, Toledo, Drexel, UCSD, UCLA(Priority), Stanford, Case, Duke, Keck, Ohio State, Yale, Columbia, UChicago, Rush, Maryland, Vandy(Priority), UCD, Emory, Hopkins) Galveston Flight:$296 SLU Flight:$300 UTSW Flight:$320 Vandy Flight:238 Buffalo Flight: $305 Upstate Flight:$410 El Paso Flight: $287 Pittsburgh Flight:$362 Maryland Flight: $391 Total so far: $9438
Applied, Rejected
Mayo Medical School
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
Received-ish: 7/11, Paid: 7/13 LOR Request: 8/5, Rejected: 9/15
User #9932 took the old MCAT and scored a 35 which is in the 96th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 517 on the updated scale which is in the 95th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #9932’s section scores as follows:
User #9932 scored a 13 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 #9932 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 #9932 scored a 11 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
