Brief Profile:
Got my undergrad in music performance & have been working as a freelance classical musician for a long time. Took premed classes in the last couple of years. My BCPM GPA is all in the last 4 years, and my overall GPA is low mainly from the 100 years ago that I was an undergrad.
Some employment & volunteer stuff: Mass General Hospital - Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Research Children's Hospital Boston - Inborn Errors of Metabolism Clinical Research Newton Wellesley Hospital - Surgical Liaison Volunteer Coordinator Other jobs in the past as paralegal, dog walker, and of course, a musician
Volunteer work: Trips 2x a year internationally to provide surgical care for children & orphans in a developing country.
Over 600 hrs shadowing: 3 Orthopedic Surgeons, (2 in the OR, 1 in clinic) Radiation Oncologist at Dana Farber Cancer Institute Diagnostic Radiologist Hematologist Podiatrist Physical Therapist
Athletic Training Assistant internship at nearby college Trained as a cast technician
Other stuff: Play in several community orchestras & other musical groups Produced a few CD's Teach private instrumental lessons
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2006
Undergraduate college: Boston University
Undergraduate Area of study: Computing and Information Science
Institution: Northeastern University
Area of Study: Premedical Studies
Total MCAT SCORE: 503
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 125,
C/P 125,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.24
Science GPA: 3.89
Summary of Application Experience
Well, I'm reapplying. Kind of crazy at this stage in life, but all I can do is try. If I don't get in anywhere this year, I'll try PA school. In fact, I may try it even if I DO get in!
My AMCAS application was submitted 1st week of July, but not verified until Sept. 1st after I gave them a very hard time. No details here, but they totally screwed me over.
My AACOMAS application was submitted the last week of June. They still screwed up my GPA, but after trying to get it fixed & getting nowhere, I gave up. Got my first DO invite at the end of August (DMU) and accepted 11 days later - WOW!
The application process is so random - you really can't tell what school is going to like you and what school isn't.
Applied, Rejected
New York College of New York Tech.
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
...YAWN!........ZZZzzzzzzz.......Maybe I'm in - they never rejected me!
User #6999 took the old MCAT and scored a 27 which is in the 61th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 503 on the updated scale which is in the 61th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #6999’s section scores as follows:
User #6999 scored a 9 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 125 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #6999 scored a 8 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 125 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #6999 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.
