Brief Profile:
I\'ve done a lot and seen a lot, but I still have a lot to learn. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Applied in 2008-2009: 2 interviews, 1 waitlist, 0 acceptances Applied in 2009-2010: 1 interview (different school), 0 waitlists, 0 acceptances
2008 MCAT expired last year, so I retook it this summer...
Currently getting my MPH in Public Health Administration and Policy (Health Policy Track)
Undergraduate: Overall GPA 3.71, Science GPA 3.72 (substantial upward trend, with overall GPA 3.89 and science GPA 3.93 over the final three years) Graduate: Overall GPA 3.92
Extracurriculars ------------------------- Choir for most of my life Photographer (contemporary art)
Chemistry research - inorganic/polyoxometalate synthesis Medical device company research (brief)
University IT staff/faculty computer help desk assistant Three science tutoring positions (physics department, chemistry department, and university academic support offices) Freshman resident assistant (undergraduate institution)
Shadowing (family practice, pediatrics, pediatric cardiology) Hospital oncology floor volunteer Medical scribe for emergency physicians company (three years at five hospitals and a freestanding ER), currently lead scribe International medical work in Haiti (mobile medical clinics)
Pediatric public health research (adolescents and young adults with mobility limitations) Public health field experience (American Academy of Pediatrics - Minnesota Chapter)
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/12/2012
Undergraduate college: Bethel University
Undergraduate Area of study: Physical Sciences
Institution: University of Minnesota
Area of Study: Other
Degree Obtained: MPH
Total MCAT SCORE: 516
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 129,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.71
Science GPA: 3.72
Summary of Application Experience
Finally, at long last, after four years--I can finally say I am going to be a physician!
User #10794 took the old MCAT and scored a 34 which is in the 94th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 516 on the updated scale which is in the 94th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #10794’s section scores as follows:
User #10794 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 #10794 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 #10794 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.