Application Cycle One: 05/31/2010

• Undergraduate college: Top 5
• Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences

• Total MCAT SCORE: 514
• MCAT Section Scores: B/B 130, C/P 126, CARS 129   Detailed Breakdown
• Overall GPA: 3.35
• Science GPA: 3.26

Summary of Application Experience

What I Learned- grades aren\'t everything- know yourself, your goals, your app, you can get in! Strengths of my app I think would be ECs, Letters (I think if letters can be truly personal/unique they can be quite important) and Essays- I put real heart and effort into all of them, even ones that were short or seemed like weird prompts. Weaknesses- GPA. Obviously. Clinical volunteering lacking compared to other ECs and what seems to be the norm for med schools- but if there\'s one thing I\'ve learned and would want to pass on, there is no formula here. Be yourself and do what you love, and you\'ll succeed!

I made this in the hopes that others with lower GPAs might feel encouraged and I hope it might help someone- I don\'t post on SDN but saw some people post with similar stats to mine and felt discouraged... but it all worked out so far better than I could have EVER hoped, especially given what outside sources would say. Believe in yourself!