Brief Profile:
1 summer in a lab, Mock Trial team, director of community service organization, research assistant for 2 years after graduating, co-author on publication, graduated magna cum laude.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2002
Undergraduate college: Harvard University
Undergraduate Area of study: History/Humanities
Institution: 2 post bacc courses at Harvard extension
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: none
Total MCAT SCORE: 523
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 132,
CARS 130
Overall GPA: 3.35
Science GPA: 3.23
Summary of Application Experience
I probably applied to too many schools, but I'm happy with the end result, so I can't complain. The one important piece of advice I would give to future applicants is that during interviews, you should be completely honest and genuine.
User #462 took the old MCAT and scored a 40 which is in the 100th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 523 on the updated scale which is in the 100th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #462’s section scores as follows:
User #462 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 #462 scored a 15 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #462 scored a 12 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 130 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.