Brief Profile:
Cancer research in organic chemistry lab in Wellington, New Zealand Structural biology research on centromere proteins in Cambridge, MA EMT-Paramedic for 5 years EMT-Basic for 6 years prior Wilderness Search and Rescue for 2 years Volunteer firefighter/EMT for 2 years ACLS, PALS, and CPR Instructor Proud father.
Total Cost: $210 MCAT, $80 in MCAT books. $455 AACOMAS, $400 AMCAS. $100 for Interfolio (est). ~$1375 in Secondaries. ~$1400 for interviews.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2008
Undergraduate college: University of North Dakota
Undergraduate Area of study: Physical Sciences
Institution: Paramedicine
Area of Study: Computing and Information Science
Institution: Certificate of Graduate Public Health
Area of Study: Computing and Information Science
Total MCAT SCORE: 523
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 131,
C/P 129,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.36
Science GPA: 3.23
Summary of Application Experience
Apply in the summer (ideally, June/July/August) widely enough that you can get an early acceptance. Then you can focus specifically on your top choices, secure in the knowledge that you'll be a doctor no matter what. Why do I say this? This was my second application season. My first time, I applied very late in the game (after getting WL at my state school), got 2 interviews, and ended up on 2 wait lists. I wouldn't recommend that experience; there's nothing quite like the cloud of desperation that hangs over groups at April interview days.
I'm happy with how things turned out this year. Bradenton was my top osteo pick, and probably about my #3 pick overall.
User #10736 took the old MCAT and scored a 39 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 #10736’s section scores as follows:
User #10736 scored a 14 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 131 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #10736 scored a 12 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #10736 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.
