Brief Profile:
undergrad microbiology, grad heatlhcare admin, working exp as a nurse aid, microbiologist, data mgr, insurance sales, emt-b. Lots vteer including HIV counselor, big brother in HIV division, reading tutor for inmates. My advice, if you interview well, make sure your MCAT is awesome. Mine hurt me, I was always waitlisted or accepted and every time it was waitlist my MCAT had a lot to do with it.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2003
Undergraduate college: University of Florida
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: UNC Chapel Hill
Area of Study: Computing and Information Science
Degree Obtained: MHA
Total MCAT SCORE: 503
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 126,
CARS 124
Overall GPA: 3.67
Science GPA: 3.52
Summary of Application Experience
You may think your stats won't get you in, and it's true, if they're below avg you have to fight against that. But, show effort and determination throughout the app process...Make sure your paper apps are as perfect as possible. Keep updating the schools you interview at every 2-3 wks with interest letters, work updates, recc letters, and phone calls, it really helps. I had a low MCAT and got into UNC School of Medicine where the avg. mcat is almost 32 and I'm not a URM. If you want it bad enough you can make it happen. And, it's not a bad idea to hire a pre-med adviser/consultant, I did (it's expensive but the money it saved me on in-state tuition was worth it). Good luck!
User #1808 took the old MCAT and scored a 27 which is in the 61th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 503 on the updated scale which is in the 61th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #1808’s section scores as follows:
User #1808 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 #1808 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 #1808 scored a 8 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 124 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
