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MCAT Prep: Kaplan Books and The Berkely Review (~150 hours) AAMC Practice Test #3 (6/16): 25 (9|7|9) AAMC Practice Test #4 (7/12): 30 (11|10|9) AAMC Practice Test #5 (7/19): 31 (11|10|10) AAMC Practice Test #8 (7/21): 23 (9|8|6) AAMC Practice Test #9 (7/26): 28 (9|10|9) AAMC Practice Test #10 (7/30): 29 (10|9|10) AAMC Practice Test #11 (8/1): 30 (11|8|11) AAMC Practice Test #7 (8/4): 30 (11|10|9)
800+ hours meals on wheels volunteer 100+ hours ER volunteer ~1 year working with youth in leadership role GED Tutor for the homeless.
~40 hours physician Shadowing (DO)
~2 years working as CNA in Alzheimer's facility 1 year working as Medical Assistant/ EMT-B in Pediatric Clinic Lots of construction work
~60 hours neurobiology research/ poster on hirudo verbana (two presentations). ~30 hours research on gastropod locomotion... It's as exciting as it sounds.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/29/2014
Undergraduate college: Western Oregon University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 505
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 125,
C/P 128,
CARS 124
Overall GPA: 3.61
Science GPA: 3.50
Applied
University of Utah
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 06/29/2014
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Decided not to complete secondary after receiving my MCAT score.