Brief Profile:
*Medical Screener @ a free clinic (7 months) *Pre-medical society active member (1 yr) *EMT, emergency Driver for volunteer rescue squad (3 yrs) *Captain for vol. rescue squad (1yr) *BLS Provider (EMT) for paid company (1 yr) *Camp counselor @ brain injury camp (2 yrs) *Orgo Chem I&II Teaching Assistant (Yr 1 subordinate TA, Yr 2 Lead TA) *Mentor @ elementary school (9 months) *Fundraiser coordinator assistant w/ brain injury non profit org (current) *Shadowing D.O. Anesthesiologist *University Honor Council *Pet-Therapy Volunteer *New Orleans Relief Work (Spring Break 2007) *Guatemala Summer 2007 Medical Missions (2 weeks)
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2006
Undergraduate college: Virginia Commonwealth University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 505
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 124,
C/P 126,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.56
Science GPA: 3.74
Summary of Application Experience
was going to wait for MCAT scores to submit amcas, but submitted 5 days earlier than score release date.
April MCAT: 26M
6/16 - submitted AMCAS
7/5 - AMCAS verified/certified and done processing
7/5 - added 10 more schools that i have a good chance of getting into
7/5 - email from VCU about receipt of AMCAs primary, link given to status page. when i logged in, it said 'application withdrawn' which is a HUGE ERROR!
7/6 - straightened out VCU mess, and submitted MCW secondary
7/13 - submitted AACOMAS
8/16 - AACOMAS verified
8/19 - August MCAT, form BS, 28m
11/xx - Received interview invitations from VCOM and DMU
12/18 - Interviewed at VCOM - went great!
12/20 - Accepted (via telephone) for the VCOM Class of 2011
1/17 - Interviewed at EVMS (panel of 2 interviewers) - went well
1/30 - Waitlisted at EVMS (bottom 1/3) - somewhat disappointed
3/29 - Met with Dean of EVMS to show my interest in the school and to see what I could do to upgrade on the waitlist. Come to find out that I was initially evaluated with the lower of my two MCAT scores. They didn't have my higher score. Mistake was fixed...a bit too late. Still stuck on the waitlist
4/1 - Sent in update to EVMS letting them know my present dealings
4/8 - Called for EVMS waitlist status and I was informed that I was now in the middle 1/3)
5/8 - Called for EVMS waitlist status and I was informed that I was now in the upper 1/3)
5/15 - Received call from Director of Admissions (EVMS) and was offered an acceptance! :^)
User #6024 took the old MCAT and scored a 28 which is in the 67th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 505 on the updated scale which is in the 67th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #6024’s section scores as follows:
User #6024 scored a 8 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 124 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #6024 scored a 9 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 126 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #6024 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.
