Brief Profile:
1 year Health Psychology research (150 hours) 1 year Neuropharmacology research- pending publication (500 hours) 6 months Telemetry unit volunteer (80 hours) 8 months ER volunteer- two different hospitals (120 hours) CNA license and certification (80 hour clinicals) Tutoring (paid)- 20 hrs/wk- currently employed Worked 25 hours/wk all throughout college (2000 hours) pianist for church Habitat for Humanity- 1 year Physician Shadowing- primary care doc at free clinic- 30 hours Teaching Assistant- Organic Chemistry Lab TA
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/12/2011
Undergraduate college: State University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 511
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 126,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.85
Science GPA: 3.80
Summary of Application Experience
The hardest part about this cycle was taking the MCAT in April (while studying for Biochemistry, Physical Chemistry, working part time, and doing research), getting a horrible score, and having to retake in July. My first attempt I got a 25M. My second try in July i got a 31M(12BS, 9PS, 10VR). Writing score is terrible but I\'m not going to retake for just a writing score. So I wasn\'t able to be complete at most schools until early September. My suggestion: take the MCAT seriously. Try to take a couple months off, and study JUST FOR THE MCAT. I\'m hoping to still be competitive even tho I\'m a little late in the cycle. Watching your friends get acceptances, and you get none is probably the worst feeling in the world.
Summary of Experience:
MMI format. Interview was awesome. A really cool, innovative, progressive school that I think will be a big name in the near future. Top choice.
Summary of Experience:
Really awesome school. Just a 30 minute train ride from Manhattan. Valhalla is beautiful and the perfect environment for a medical student. But at the same time, only 30 minutes from the coolest city on Earth
Tim Armstrong took the old MCAT and scored a 31 which is in the 83th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 511 on the updated scale which is in the 85th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted Tim Armstrong’s section scores as follows:
Tim Armstrong scored a 12 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.
Tim Armstrong 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.
Tim Armstrong 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.
