Brief Profile:
Finished BA two years early (long story), did 4 years of clinical laboratory research with increasing responsibility, no volunteer work or shadowing
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2004
Undergraduate college: Oberlin College
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: 5 graduate classes
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: none
Total MCAT SCORE: 522
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 128,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.10
Science GPA: 2.75
Summary of Application Experience
lessons learned: Apply to a lot of schools! Don't give up hope! My undergraduate GPA was very low, and there wasn't a nice improvement at any point. I did very well in just 5 graduate classes, taken part-time, and it was enough to prove myself academically.
Can't figure out why Wright didn't interview me, when every other (better) school that I applied to did...
User #3217 took the old MCAT and scored a 38 which is in the 99th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 522 on the updated scale which is in the 99th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #3217’s section scores as follows:
User #3217 scored a 13 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 #3217 scored a 11 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 128 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #3217 scored a 14 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
