Brief Profile:
Did not do well as an undergrad (GPA-wise); did well in non-science grad school program, incl. pubs, research, teaching awards, etc.; lots of extracurriculars, volunteering, traveling; finished postbac quickly and applied to med school
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2002
Undergraduate college: UC Berkeley
Undergraduate Area of study: Psychology/Social Sciences
Institution: UIUC
Area of Study: Psychology/Social Sciences
Degree Obtained: M.A.
Institution: UCLA
Area of Study: Premedical Studies
Degree Obtained: PostBac
Total MCAT SCORE: 517
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 128,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.47
Science GPA: 3.58
Summary of Application Experience
Best advice: get everything in as early as possible, and then just chill b/c nothing you do will make the process go any faster. Work hard on your Personal Statement b/c they read these. Get stuff in on time when schools ask. Also, check out Pittsburgh b/c it is a really awesome school with great staff and students.
User #712 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 #712’s section scores as follows:
User #712 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 #712 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 #712 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.
