Brief Profile:
I decided to go back to school after working in marketing for a couple of years. I volunteered at the local county hospital and as a 'scribe' in some private hospitals in the area.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2004
Undergraduate college: Drake University
Undergraduate Area of study: Computing and Information Science
Institution: Post Bac Work - UT Arlington
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: n/a
Total MCAT SCORE: 517
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 131,
C/P 127,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.50
Science GPA: 3.90
Summary of Application Experience
The loved me in Texas but not elsewhere. And since there are plenty of good schools in Texas, this story has a happy ending. Overall, the interviews are a great experience. Good luck to all in the process!
Update: I heard on 5/19/05 from Dr. Wright... an offer to join the class of 2009 at UTSW... and I accepted.
User #3021 took the old MCAT and scored a 35 which is in the 96th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 517 on the updated scale which is in the 95th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #3021’s section scores as follows:
User #3021 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 #3021 scored a 10 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #3021 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.
