Brief Profile:
Member of MSU Alpine Ski Team- 2 years Chi Omega Sorority- 2 years, COB chair Fall 2000 Volunteer at two Dr.'s offices (both DO) Volunteer at local Emergency room Lyman Briggs Float Committee Chair- Fall 1999
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2002
Undergraduate college: Michigan State University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 496
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 123,
C/P 124,
CARS 126
Overall GPA: 3.45
Science GPA: 3.45
Summary of Application Experience
I applied early (end of July) even though I had low MCAT scores. I could not re-take the MCATs because I was away in London on a study abroad on the History and Ethics of Health Care, and a comparison of the UK and US's health systems. I also participated on another study abroad, which I felt helped me stand out from the other applicants. I was asked about my MCAT scores at each school. I also am in Lyman Briggs School at MSU which further made me stand out. I received six interviews, three of which I attended, and was accepted at all three. I stand as a testimony to others that you can indeed get into a medical school with low MCAT scores (although my score was only one point below average, and no one asked me about my writing score). My GPA is a 3.45, both science and cumulative. I majored in Lyman Briggs Chemistry.
User #359 took the old MCAT and scored a 23 which is in the 37th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 496 on the updated scale which is in the 37th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #359’s section scores as follows:
User #359 scored a 7 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 123 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #359 scored a 7 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 124 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #359 scored a 9 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 126 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
