Brief Profile:
Worked full-time as a hospital-based paramedic Worked in an ER as a tech (EMT cert.) Worked on the oncology floor as a tech (CNA) Volunteered for an ambulance service (EMT then Paramedic) Undergraduate research through ISU's College of Veterinary Medicine Taught multiple classes for the hospital, including ACLS, EMT classes, PHTLS Presented a lecture on pharmacology at the National Registry refresher Teaching Assistant for University Honors Program Pre-med club (ha ha ha)
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2005
Undergraduate college: Iowa State University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 513
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 128,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.32
Science GPA: 3.20
Summary of Application Experience
I definately applied way too late. I took the August '05 MCAT and then took too long preparing secondaries, etc. Many classes were already full while my application was being considered for interview. Not good. I would be interested to see how I would have come out if I had applied earlier, but I got an acceptance I am happy about and don't want to go through the whole process again.
Obviously, I didn't create this page to brag about my monster numbers or accomplishments. I also am not trying to show off a long list of acceptances, either. I was fighting an uphill battle against a low undergrad GPA. However, my extracurricular involvement (namely full-time work in health care) helped to compensate for that.
If you take nothing else away from reading my experiences, apply early (or at least don't apply as late as I did), and don't get discouraged if you feel you are lacking in some way. My GPA was below average at every school I applied to (except Touro-MI) and I still got acceptances. Don't give up, take a chance, you never know what will happen in this crazy business of medical school applications.
User #6179 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 #6179’s section scores as follows:
User #6179 scored a 11 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #6179 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 #6179 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.
