Brief Profile:
-Neuroscience research starting junior year -Shadowed family practitioner in clinic, free clinic, nursing home (160 hours) -Shadowed two surgeons in clinic and OR (40+ hours) -Worked as medical assistant in clinic and hospital (275 hours) -Kids & Chemistry Program -Tae Kwon Do black belt -hospital volunteer during school year x 5 semesters in various depts (196 hours) -hospital volunteer at home hospital x 2 summers (116 hours) -James Scholar x 6 semesters (completed honors projects each semester) -CPR/First Aid cert -Alpha Epsilon Delta member w/volunteer experiences -EMS Club member -Dean's List & various honor societies
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2006
Undergraduate college: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Opening thoughts: Submitted AMCAS and secondaries early, and I'm glad I got all the apps done early. Had to wait on letters of rec, but the one I waited on was definitely worth it! :) I've been blessed to have multiple interviews and even more so with multiple acceptances. It's been a fun/stressful/unique experience on the interview trail to say the least.
Closing thoughts: ...And it's final, I'll be at UIC next year! This has been an insanely long and expensive application process but I'm pretty happy with how it went.
Application Complete, Rejected
University of Rochester
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
AMCAS added 9/30, C: 10/16, W: 12/6, R: 11/27 - USPS can be slow
User #7176 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 #7176’s section scores as follows:
User #7176 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 #7176 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 #7176 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.
