-Lots of teaching experience (TAs for lots of classes and Kaplan teacher) -Tons of research (two national conferences, many other poster presentations, 2 pubs (1 first author), Goldwater Scholar, HHMI Scholar) -Not too much clinical stuff (brief volunteering in Ortho) -Study abroad in Cannes, France (volunteered at the AIDS benefit at the Cannes Film Festival) -Scholarships, honors societies, officer positions, and IM sports... you know the usual mix of fun stuff
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2006
Undergraduate college: Texas Tech University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 517
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 130,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.99
Science GPA: 3.98
Summary of Application Experience
Basically, I don't know what I did right and what I did wrong. I got automatic interviews at all of my in-state schools and got acceptances pre-match on the first day for all three schools. Apparently I was a great in-state applicant and a crummy OOS applicant. Luckily, the only out of state school I interviewed at was my #1 school from the beginning (DUKE) and now I'm in! Dreams do come true. Don't get your head down if your numbers are good and you don't get interviews. All you need is one interview and one acceptance, and it will change your life!
Duke c/o 2011 :)
Applied, Rejected
Mayo Medical School
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:
This was dumb. I freaked out and applied here right before the deadline. What a waste of money...
User #7645 took the old MCAT and scored a 35 which is in the 96th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 517 on the updated scale which is in the 95th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #7645’s section scores as follows:
User #7645 scored a 12 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 #7645 scored a 13 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 130 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #7645 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.
