Brief Profile:
Received several Employee of the Year awards; and also received Dean's List distinctions.
Involved with work (2 part-time jobs), athletics (cross-country running, volleyball intramurals), campus clubs (President), Seventh-Day Adventist church, and community service organizations during the school year.
During summers, mainly worked to fund my college education for the following year.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2002
Undergraduate college: Pacific Union College
Undergraduate Area of study: Physical Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 502
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 126,
CARS 123
Overall GPA: 3.60
Science GPA: 3.41
Summary of Application Experience
Although not entirely difficult, process was time consuming. If I had to do it again, I would definitely start during the beginning of summer.
Keeping in contact with the schools to which I applied to helped out whenever I had any questions about the process.
The following was written post-graduation:
I graduated near 50% in class even though MCAT score was one of lower ones in class. So MCAT scores, although nice to have a high score, will not determine your future success or failure in medical school.
As far as religious environment, it is not as smothering as it may appear.
