Brief Profile:
General stuff: - 3 C's, 1 C+ - Psychology minor - US resident. 4 years. - Med school in 3rd world country for 1.5 years. - 5 great LORS - Dean's list 3 semesters
Activities: -Private Pilot License - Presentations at national conference (1) -Campus Research Symposium Presentations (2) -Other Campus Presentations (6) -Physician Shadowing (~120hs, 7 months) -Emergency Room Volunteer (~160hs, 10 months) -Laboratory Teaching Assistant - 5 semesters -Psychology Laboratory Research Assistant (2 years) -Research Intern - Research Institution (10 months) -Independent Study in Neuropsychology (1 semester) -Volunteer for non-profit organization (2 missions) (Related to flying) (Non-clinical) -Research Grant -Other hobbies - Guitar, Lots of traveling & Skydiving
Dates: -MCAT: 5/26 -AMCAS: Submitted: 6/16 Transcripts received: 5/27 Verified: 6/29 -AACOMAS: Submitted: 6/16 Transcripts received: 6/29 Verified: 7/15 Completed at most schools between 9-15, 10-5
Invited for interviews: - University of Illinois (accepted and enrolled) - University of Vermont (declined interview after UIC acceptance) - University of Central Florida (not a formal interview, but requested more information because they were between me and another student, and I declined after UIC acceptance)
No interview invites from any DOs.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/15/2012
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 502
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 125,
CARS 124
Overall GPA: 3.35
Science GPA: 3.17
Summary of Application Experience
Applied to 25 MD schools and 8 DOs. Didn't send secondary app to around 5 MDs. Got 3 interviews. Accepted!
Invited for Interview
University of Vermont
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: Yes
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
I declined the interview invite once I was accepted to the University of Illinois.
Summary of Experience:
I knew I wanted to go to this school the same day I interviewed there. I loved the people, the campus, everything. I enrolled here and have loved my experience here so far.
MePilot took the old MCAT and scored a 26 which is in the 55th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 502 on the updated scale which is in the 57th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted MePilot’s section scores as follows:
MePilot 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.
MePilot scored a 8 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 125 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
MePilot 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.
