Brief Profile:
My ethnicity is 'other' b/c it's a mix while this form only allows me to select one.
My Hopkins GPA is 3.96.
Research: Clinical Study Animal Study (MS Project - also awarded 1 Undergrad Research Award) Independent Study (Funded by JHU through 2 Undergrad Fellowships)
Pubs: Clinical Study - 2 Submitted Animal Study - 2 Submitted, 1 to be Submitted (Primary Aut) Independent Study - 1 to be Submitted (Primary Aut)
Sports: Varsity Crew (4 years) - Head Cox and Captain
Comm Service: I sought funding for, organized, and led an effort to provide art lessons for students at the Maryland School for the Blind (started it in my junior year after I was awarded a JHU pre-med specific grant)
Teaching: TA for 2 semesters Taught MCAT Physics for TPR
PBK as a junior
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2004
Undergraduate college: Johns Hopkins University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: 5-yr BA/MS Program in Neuroscience
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: 5/2005
Total MCAT SCORE: 520
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 132,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.92
Science GPA: 3.95
Summary of Application Experience
AMCAS: This took a long time due to my neuroticism over the essay. I would advise future applicants to get this out as close to the liveline as possible. Began work 6/1, Submitted 8/17, Processed 8/26
Acceptance from Pitt MD-PhD led me to withdraw from a LOT of schools. I am disappointed in my results at WashU (I expected an MD-PhD interview), JHU (I expected at least an MD-only acceptance), and Columbia (I expected an MD-PhD interview). By the end of the interview season, Penn was my #1 - which was good because it happened to be the best MD-PhD offer I received. Harvard MD-only made it a tough decision because I can transfer into their MD-PhD program after matriculation.
The end result: secondaries were sent to 12 Schools, MD-PhD interview invitations extended from 10 (the other 2 were MD-only interview). After all the withdrawals, I only had 2 MD-PhD offers, 2 MD-only offers, and one waitlist (Cornell ... my comic relief of the process). I'll be in Philly next year.
Applied, Withdrew
University of Chicago
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
It's rolling and in Chicago (no offence)
User #2191 took the old MCAT and scored a 37 which is in the 98th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 520 on the updated scale which is in the 98th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #2191’s section scores as follows:
User #2191 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.
User #2191 scored a 14 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #2191 scored a 11 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
