Brief Profile:
Founded a Journal Club on campus currently with 50+ members Officer of multiple clubs Teaching assistant for multiple semesters Tutor for sciences - College level Working on a tutoring program for disadvantaged youths Presented research at a number of conferences Worked at local med school in clinical research for 3.5 years Shadowed ~13+ specialists Volunteered in ED at local hospital ~8 months Volunteered for multiple fundraisers Hoping to get a publication or two in the next year when data analysis is complete
My GPA was rough when I started school around 12 years ago. I've been back for about 5 years now and my GPA since my return is ~3.75.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2008
Undergraduate college: MSCD
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 472
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 118,
C/P 118,
CARS 118
Overall GPA: 3.49
Science GPA: 3.62
Summary of Application Experience
I'm trying to apply regionally. I'm worried my GPA will be a limiting factor with most schools, so I'm trying to apply as broadly as possible in regions that have been known to be friendly to CO residents.
No applications have been submitted yet during this cycle.
User #17109 took the old MCAT and scored a which is in the percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a on the updated scale which is in the percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #17109’s section scores as follows:
User #17109 scored a 1 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 118 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #17109 scored a 1 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 118 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #17109 scored a 1 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 118 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.