I am particularly interested in global health and bioethics, so I'd like to pursue either an MPH or MA in Bioethics at some point -- I chose to apply to the schools listed below largely as a result of their strength in these areas and their commitment to the underserved (here or abroad)
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2006
Undergraduate college: Penn State
Undergraduate Area of study: Engineering/Technology
Total MCAT SCORE: 519
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 132,
CARS 126
Overall GPA: 3.98
Science GPA: 4.00
Summary of Application Experience
April MCAT, submitted AMCAS in late June after MCAT scores were released (waiting for those scores might have been the longest 2 months of my life)
Received/submitted all secondaries (except Michigan) by the end of July, decided in early October to add Michigan
Late April: After receiving financial aid letters, I decided to Withdraw from the NYC schools. Really hard to do (I loved all of them), but I could not justify the cost. Decision is now between Pitt and Penn.
Going on interviews was actually a fun experience -- great opportunity to see some new cities and meet some cool people! I highly recommend staying with a student host whenever possible; I stayed with a student host at OSU, Columbia, NYU, MSSM, and Harvard--the students were so friendly, and it gave me a chance to hear more about student life (plus save some cash after all those expensive apps!)
User #6173 took the old MCAT and scored a 36 which is in the 97th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 519 on the updated scale which is in the 97th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #6173’s section scores as follows:
User #6173 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 #6173 scored a 14 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #6173 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.
