Brief Profile:
5 yrs research in biomedical setting (+2 years undergrad), lived overseas several years, volunteered in ER 1 yr, family practice clinic 1 yr, city disabled services program 1 yr; member of local professional society. Dept. valedictorian undergrad.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2003
Undergraduate college: Utah State University
Undergraduate Area of study: Psychology/Social Sciences
Institution: UCSD
Area of Study: Premedical Studies
Institution: Community College
Area of Study: Premedical Studies
Total MCAT SCORE: 519
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 128,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.88
Science GPA: 3.77
Summary of Application Experience
I applied very late in the year which worked against me. Get that AMCAS application and your transcripts in first thing! I'm a horrible essayist so all those applications were a beast. Interviews were fun but once I was accepted by the U of Iowa I started turning down other offers from schools that were less appealing (I really liked U of Iowa). I ended up being accepted at my dream school, UCSF, which had a lot to do with luck. To prepare, I read the NY Times daily, especially the science sections, listened to the news on the radio a lot, and listened to old interviews on npr.org on anything that had to do with medicine or healthcare. Did a mock interview with a business friend. Used studentdoctor.net to get a sense of likely interview questions at individual schools.
