Brief Profile:
professional research scientist in isotope geochemistry at a national lab, recipient of grant funding for research in job, coordinator of section of a free clinic (volunteer), coordinator of medical services for needle exchange (volunteer), volunteer HIV test counselor, community health educator, certified CPR instructor, part time tutor, past experience in formal teaching, multiple grants and awards for master's thesis, NSF grad reserach fellowship honorable mention 1999. also a craft nut and a belly dancer. bake a mean chocolate cake.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2005
Undergraduate college: Harvard
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: Univ. So. Cal.
Area of Study: Physical Sciences
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Institution: Comm. Coll.
Area of Study: Computing and Information Science
Degree Obtained: EMT-B
Total MCAT SCORE: 517
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 128,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.40
Science GPA: 2.90
Summary of Application Experience
sheer torture...
i submitted AMCAS on June 30th, had all automatic secondaries (except USC and Tulane) confirmed complete bewteen Sept 1 and early October (depending on school), and haven't scored a single interview! i'm going batty...
update! 2/1: finally got an interview. michigan state. brrrrrr. but i'm excited! going to crash diet to fit into my suit by the 24th.
update: 4/25: it's all final, paperwork is in, withdrew MSU MD acceptance, Touro-MI acceptance, declined Touro-NV interview, withdrew remaining DO apps, and NYCOM knows I'm coming! I'm going to be a doctor, and at a school I really liked!!
User #4760 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 #4760’s section scores as follows:
User #4760 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 #4760 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 #4760 scored a 13 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.