Brief Profile:
*Research apprenticeship in biomechanics *Volunteer in ER *UCB Tzu Chi Buddhist Community Service/Volunteer club; officer -Hotmeal serve; cook for homeless -Organised and led book discussion -Convalescent Home Visit; cheer up elderly -Day care for mentally disabled children *Office Clerk at the Pediatrics Medical Group.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2005
Undergraduate college: UC Berkeley
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 516
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 127,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.96
Science GPA: 3.93
Summary of Application Experience
Second time applying; primary submitted 08/15, verified 08/24. Last year I was on the top of the waitlist for University of Cincinnati but that baby just wouldn't move! My friend got into UCSF via the waitlist. How is that even possible? (waitlist for UCSF moves, but not for UCinn?) Oh well. (last year's profile is 4273)
I would have submitted my primary earlier, but I was still waiting to get into UCinn, but by August I realised I was most likely screwed, so started to work on AMCAS 2006 double time. Despite starting later, I actually got most of my secondaries in significantly earlier than last year by doing nothing but write secondary essays for about a month. I got more interviews than last year, and probably more importantly, EARLIER interviews. Got my fingers crossed.
UPDATE: 10/27/2005, happiest day of my life! :-) I got accepted to SLU!! And on the same day, interview invite from UCinn! What a day. It's 'Dr.' Chen to you, from now on ;-) Good luck to everyone else! Persistence pays off! If at first you don't get in...apply to different schools! (Instead of skipping a cycle)
User #4273 took the old MCAT and scored a 34 which is in the 94th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 516 on the updated scale which is in the 94th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #4273’s section scores as follows:
User #4273 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 #4273 scored a 10 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #4273 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.
