Brief Profile:
Clinical: Recovery room volunteer Trauma center volunteer Neurosurgery clinic, assisting and shadowing an MD/PhD
Research/Publications: Undergraduate research in retroviral structural biology Full-time bioinformatics research position while completing BA, with three publications: - First author on bioinformatics patent - Two internal author publications Brain tumor and immunotherapy research: - Internal author publication
Other: Lead guitarist in indie-rock band Kung fu student and community volunteer
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2006
Undergraduate college: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: BA
Total MCAT SCORE: 517
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 130,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.44
Science GPA: 3.45
Summary of Application Experience
10/21 AMCAS verified (later!) 09/17 AMCAS submitted (late!) 01/19 Interviewed at G'town MD/PhD program 03/23 Accepted to the G'town MD/PhD program
As an MD/PhD applicant, I should have applied earlier. I spent an excessive amount of time fretting over my primary (AMCAS) essays. My below average GPA probably hurt my chances at most schools for MSTPs, but I'm satisfied in the end. I guess it comes down to this: one interview; one acceptance.
User #6703 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 #6703’s section scores as follows:
User #6703 scored a 11 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #6703 scored a 13 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 130 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #6703 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.
