Brief Profile:
-Clinical research in pediatric emergency medicine, 3 years -Bench research, 1 year -Certified EMT-B -Worked in a children's hospital in Kenya -Worked with an NGO on a child survival project in rural Tanzania after college graduation -Founder of a photography workshop for residents of a low-income community -Worked on the environmental committee at my college, 2 years -Multiple photography awards -Photography editor of my college newspaper
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2007
Undergraduate college: Yale University
Undergraduate Area of study: History/Humanities
Total MCAT SCORE: 519
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 129,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.80
Science GPA: 3.82
Summary of Application Experience
C = complete I = interview date (not the date I was invited to interview) A = acceptance WL = waitlisted R = rejected WD = withdrew
What I have learned from this process: -Apply EARLY -Keep your good humor about you; I think schools can tell -You are allowed to aggressively negotiate financial aid packages, even those involving merit scholarships. Once you've been admitted, now you hold the power.
User #9187 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 #9187’s section scores as follows:
User #9187 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 #9187 scored a 12 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #9187 scored a 11 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
