Brief Profile:
I have a low GPA but that was mainly because of my engineering and advanced calculus classes (multivariable and ordinary differential equations). I applied a little late (September) but that was to make sure that I made a good impression with my personal statement. I think I could have gotten into more schools if I applied earlier. Anyway, I had some hobbies that most med schools thought were interesting including cooking and baking, martial arts, and poetry. I also did clinical research in the emergency room. Good LOR's only thing holding me back was the GPA. Used SDN for interviews and what not.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2005
Undergraduate college: Columbia University
Undergraduate Area of study: Engineering/Technology
Total MCAT SCORE: 517
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 132,
CARS 126
Overall GPA: 3.18
Science GPA: 3.19
Summary of Application Experience
I was pretty relaxed throughout because I had done all that I could do. The rest is in the hands of the people on the adcoms. Make sure your essay is good and that you have something to talk about the interview. My GPA definitely should have prevented me from getting into med school but everything else was pretty good. Do your essays on time and make sure they are good. Good luck.
User #6239 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 #6239’s section scores as follows:
User #6239 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 #6239 scored a 14 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 #6239 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.
