Brief Profile:
I didn't do very well in my premed classes at Princeton, but was very involved otherwise--head of outdoor club, newspaper editor, etc. Minored in African American studies and won a thesis prize.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2003
Undergraduate college: Princeton University
Undergraduate Area of study: English/Literature
Institution: University of Washington
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 523
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 131,
C/P 130,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.50
Science GPA: 3.00
Summary of Application Experience
I think my MCATs really opened a ton of doors for me--I also had a 4.0 average in my postbac work. I decided on UW for cost and personal reasons--plus it's a grat school. It just goes to show, though--when I was graduating from college, no one thought I could have gone to med school anywhere, much less the US News Top Ten! But buckling down for a couple of years really paid off. I was really lucky (and waitlists do work-just keep sending letters every three weeks!)
User #1886 took the old MCAT and scored a 40 which is in the 100th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 523 on the updated scale which is in the 100th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #1886’s section scores as follows:
User #1886 scored a 14 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 131 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #1886 scored a 13 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 130 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #1886 scored a 13 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
