Brief Profile:
volunteer clinical research, several reserach internships, year long research position during and after senior year, some artsy extracirrics
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2008
Undergraduate college: Columbia University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 524
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 131,
C/P 132,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.70
Science GPA: 3.70
Summary of Application Experience
The absurd amount of competition to land a slot in an MST program really hit me by surprise. I think the thing thats holding me back the most is that I havent spent as much time in research as much as many other applicants. Every summer I held a research position and during my senior year I worked three days a week in a lab... Since graduation I switched labs but have stayed in research during this application cycle - it seemed like a lot to me, but for MSTPs, its on the low side. Im probably going to pay the price for that.
Ive also decided that Im probably a bad interviewer... despite my decent number of interviews, ive had more than my share of rejections/waitlists.
Update:
Im going to UCSD - MSTP ! Its been a long process (i found out in mid-May), but im glad mine had a happy ending. I couldnt be more pleased.
User #11389 took the old MCAT and scored a 41 which is in the 100th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 524 on the updated scale which is in the 100th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #11389’s section scores as follows:
User #11389 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 #11389 scored a 14 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #11389 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.
