Brief Profile:
Political science major. My grades were somewhat poor as an undergrad (3.4); slightly better as a post-bacc student (3.5).
Successful small business owner after college.
Licensed/Registered EMT with extensive patient care and clinical experience in the ER of a Level I Trauma Center.
Too many extracurriculars to list, most notably volunteer work, music performance and student government.
Limited research experience.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2007
Undergraduate college: Northwestern University
Undergraduate Area of study: History/Humanities
Institution: Northwestern University SCS
Area of Study: Premedical Studies
Degree Obtained: none
Total MCAT SCORE: 517
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 126,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.45
Science GPA: 3.39
Summary of Application Experience
So far the application process has been pretty darn hard. This is due in large part to the fact that I was very late in getting all of my materials in (my MCAT was pushed back due to illness, which pushed my entire application back significantly) and frankly, I applied to too many schools. If you take secondaries seriously (I certainly did), they're difficult to write. My application was finalized at most schools by mid-November.
I applied to many schools because I was nervous about my chances for acceptance and wanted to be sure to start THIS FALL (I'm a career changer; I'm behind as it is). I submitted 30 AMCAS apps, received 29 secondaries, returned 22 secondaries, and so far have received 6 interview offers, 2 of which I declined, 3 of which resulted in accepts, and 1 of which was a waitlist. Not a great yield, but it only takes one :-)
User #9742 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 #9742’s section scores as follows:
User #9742 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 #9742 scored a 9 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 126 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #9742 scored a 14 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
