Brief Profile:
2 years molecular biology research with 3 published papers; tried out nursing school for a year but hated it; 2 years as an HIV tester/counselor for drug research study. 8 years after graduating from undergrad I decided I wanted to be a doctor and began this daunting process.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2003
Undergraduate college: Northwestern University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: University of Colorado
Area of Study: Nursing/Pharmacy/Medical Technology
Total MCAT SCORE: 507
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 126,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.31
Science GPA: 3.57
Summary of Application Experience
I applied late so I think that hurt my chances at a few places and I was rejected from my state school- OUCH. But I'm in so I won't complain!
User #1613 took the old MCAT and scored a 29 which is in the 73th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 507 on the updated scale which is in the 74th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #1613’s section scores as follows:
User #1613 scored a 10 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #1613 scored a 9 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 126 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #1613 scored a 10 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
