Brief Profile:
Currently taking a year off, working as a research assistant in the Neuroscience department of UVa's SOM. Distinguished Major (Neuroscience) 2003-2004 Harrison Undergraduate Research Award Arts and Sciences Council, Secretary (2003, 2004) (student govt.) ER/ICU volunteer (UVa Hospital, Sentara Bayside; 1 yr) Elementary school tutor (1 semester, 3 hr/wk) 2004 Summer Research Internship Program (UVa) Second author on a publication: 'Dual inhibition of the Dactyl Opener Muscle in Lobster,' Journal of Experimental Biology (in press).
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2005
Undergraduate college: University of Virginia
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 513
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 128,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.48
Science GPA: 3.35
Summary of Application Experience
Throw the dice and you may be rewarded! Also, apply early...I applied pretty late in the cycle (complete most places around nov/dec) and felt I may have been able to get more interviews/do a little better if I had applied earlier, say, in June.
Also, get used to waiting. Make your parents get used to waiting. During MOST parts of the application process, you are waiting for the next (hopefully positive) answer. Calling to show your interest can have help your cause but this is normally POST-interview when you might be on a waitlist.
The whole thing is random, honestly. Best of luck everyone!
User #5215 took the old MCAT and scored a 32 which is in the 88th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 513 on the updated scale which is in the 89th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #5215’s section scores as follows:
User #5215 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.
User #5215 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 #5215 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.
