Brief Profile:
Decent (but not stellar) research (no publications but did present at a national health education conference). Excellent letters. Diverse and some unique extracurricular experiences. A lot of community service with underserved populations.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2003
Undergraduate college: San Jose State University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 517
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 128,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.96
Science GPA: 3.96
Summary of Application Experience
As a california applicant I was told to apply to a lot of schools. Its an expensive process and in retrospect I think I applied to too many schools. I ended up cancelling many of my interviews. I should have chosen the schools I applied to more carefully. Having said that, I have to admit that the whole process is unpredictable. I got accepted at places that I never thought would want me (i.e. Stanford) and got rejected from others that I thought I was competitive for (i.e UC Irvine). Don't panic it all works out in the end.
Application Complete, Rejected
University of California, San Francisco
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
post-secondary rejection hurt :(
User #1642 took the old MCAT and scored a 35 which is in the 96th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 517 on the updated scale which is in the 95th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #1642’s section scores as follows:
User #1642 scored a 13 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 130 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #1642 scored a 11 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 128 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #1642 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.
