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  • ryan.brunner2013

  • Application cycles: 06/19/2013
  • Demographics: Male, 33, Caucasian
  • Home state: California
  • Brief Profile: I have decent extracurriculars including a study abroad humanitarian effort to Guatemala for 10 days to remodel a school in an impoverished area, a volunteer in an emergency room at a hospital (150 hours), involvement in the Flying Samaritans which is a group that travels to Mexico once a month to set up free health clinics, and also had a 3 months stint as a volunteer in a virology research lab at SDSU. I also worked to fund my own education and living expenses while attending college, and had a very little funding to pay for MCAT prep and the whole application process. I've worked between 20-35 hours a week while attending school to support myself since my parents could not. I've got good letters from professors who have had me and loved me, in classes I got A's in (Ochem, Physics, and Physiology). I view myself as a strong applicant who may be considered disadvantaged economically since I did work to support myself through college, my only weak point really being the MCAT. I scored 8VR, 11PS, and 10 BS; I was averaging 12 on BS on AAMC practice tests and hit 13 a couple times and thought the actual exam's bio was much more difficult. The rest of the exam was very similar and I landed the same scores as I had been (yes, even the average 8 on VR I worked months to achieve; started at about a 4).
  • // Applications //

    Application Cycle One: 06/19/2013

    • Undergraduate college: San Diego State University
    • Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
    • Total MCAT SCORE: 507
    • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 127, C/P 128, CARS 124  
    • Overall GPA: 3.70
    • Science GPA: 3.70

    Summary of Application Experience

    10/16/2013: So I just got my first rejection today from USC pre-interview; not a big surprise with my MCAT score but still hurts a bit not even to be interviewed. They are the first school to get back to me.

    Applied

    University of Hawaii
    Florida State University

    Application Complete

    University of California, Davis
    University of California, Irvine
    University of California, Los Angeles
    University of California, San Diego
    University of California, San Francisco

    Application Complete, Rejected

    University of Southern California

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