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   Detailed Breakdown
• 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.