Brief Profile:
-Research with a publication on the way - President or on the executive commitee of many clubs throughout 3 years at McGill (around 5-7 clubs) - Intiated groups on campus - Volunteer at 3 diff. hospitals for 3-5 years - Volunteer at camp for children who are diabled - Nutritionist for elderly (summer volunteering) - Couple of monetary academic awards
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2005
Undergraduate college: McGill
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 517
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 131,
C/P 128,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.70
Science GPA: 3.75
Summary of Application Experience
The AMCAS process was really long and I wish I had started earlier. Was really excited about Harvard but I am going to McGill in the fall, best bang for my buck :)
Some 'advise for people': Don't be discouraged by a 'low' gpa. I have a 3.7 and that pretty low compared with other applicants who get in. But I found that a high MCAT score, backed by plenty of extracurricular activities and recommendations from professors who really know you can make a great difference.
Also prepare well for the MCAT. My interviews at Brown and Johns Hopkins were amoung the first and I found my self quite unprepared for their questions which may attribute to the rejections that followed...
User #5527 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 #5527’s section scores as follows:
User #5527 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 #5527 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 #5527 scored a 10 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
