Application Cycle One: 2008

• Undergraduate college: Brigham Young University
• Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences

• Total MCAT SCORE: 522
• MCAT Section Scores: B/B 130, C/P 132, CARS 130   Detailed Breakdown
• Overall GPA: 3.77
• Science GPA: 3.73

Summary of Application Experience

Here Goes nothin. I feel alright about my application. I wish my GPA was better... and I don't have any research Publications. I'm really hoping for a successful application season! Any questions or comments are welcome.

5/10/08: Took MCAT
6/9/08: MCAT scores released
6/13/08: AMCAS complete and submitted, awaiting processing
6/23/08: TMDSAS received all materials to process
6/24/08: AMCAS processed, application sent to schools
6/25/08: Secondaries received in email for Ohio State, Michigan, and MCW
6/25/08: Sec completed for MCW and Texas A&M
6/26/08: Sec received and submitted for St. Louis University
6/27/08: Sec received from Columbia via email
6/30/08: Sec received from University of Virginia
7/1/08: Sec received from Georgetown university
7/2/08: TMDSAS processed and sent to schools
7/2/08: Received sec from Southwestern and Chicago via email
7/5/08: Sec completed for Michigan
7/7/08: Sec received from Baylor, Completed for Virginia
7/8/08: Sec completed for Baylor and Ohio State
7/11/08: Sec received from USC, completed for Chicago
7/17/08: Interview invite from UTSA for Aug. 4 FIRST ONE!
7/22/08: Sec Received for Utah
7/23/08: Sec completed for Georgetown
7/28/08: Interview invite from TAMU for Aug. 21, sec completed for UTSW, sec received for OHSU
7/29/08: Sec received for UCLA
7/30/08: Sec received for Stanford, Submitted for Columbia
7/31/08: Sec submitted for Case Western
8/1/08: Interview invite for THE Ohio State University for Sept. 22
8/5/08: Interview invite for Case Western Reserve for September 19
8/7/08: Interview invite with secondary received from Vanderbilt (Mailed 8/4)
8/8/08: Interview invite for UT Southwestern
8/19/08: Sec Submitted for Stanford
8/20/08: Interview Invite for MCW, date TBD
8/22/08: Interview invite for Baylor for 9/19. Rescheduled to 10/3 b/c of conflict with Case
8/24/08: Sec Submitted for UCLA - Geffen
8/25/08: rescheduled Baylor for 8/3 and UTSW for 8/4 (save some airfare)
9/2/08: reschedule MCW for 11/21.
9/5/08: Sec submitted for Utah
9/11/08: Interview invite from Utah for 9/25.
10/15/08: Email acceptance from UTSA, I'm gonna be a doctor!!
10/16/08: Midnight update for Case, WL! Not a top pick, but how could someone not like me after meeting me?
10/16/08: Accepted to The OSU via status page update.
11/14/08: Email Acceptance to UTSW!
12/16/08: Snail mail interview invite from UVA

3/10/09: Well, it appears I'm officially done waiting for interview invites. Got rejections yesterday in the mail for Columbia and UCLA. Today I decided to check the status page of the last school I hadn't heard from yet: U of Michigan. Turns out they rejected me back in January. Would've been nice to get an letter or even an email to let me know.
It appears that it's UTSW for now. I still have to see what financial aid, if any, I will get from OSU or UTSA. A Baylor acceptance this month might also influence my decision. It's looking very likely Dallas this Fall though, so I'm excited!

4/13/09: I have withdrawn from San Antonio and I've gotten financial aid packages from Ohio State (68,000/yr) and Southwestern (36,000/yr). I liked Southwestern more and I think it's clear that there's nothing about OSU that could justify paying nearly TWICE as much. I'll be withdrawing this week from OSU.

6/15/09: I think this process is over. I finally heard from baylor, but after really considering it, I decided on UTSW. Kind of a hard choice, but I really felt UTSW was a better fit for me. Finally over!!

Good Luck Future Applicants