Brief Profile:
international student, came to the US in 2002 for undergrad
activities: research/honors thesis, community service, hospital volunteering, tutoring, peer advising, student clubs, international experience (lived all over the world, participated in medical missions in developing countries)
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2006
Undergraduate college: UC Berkeley
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 516
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 129,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.80
Science GPA: 3.75
Summary of Application Experience
Applied to 36 schools because I heard it was nearly impossible to get into US med schools as an international student. Submitted AMCAS early july, verified late july, complete at most places in september and october. It's been stressful (especially all those secondaries)--on my mind, body, and bank account. But overall, this is going much smoother than I ever expected, and I'm incredibly lucky (and grateful!) to have an acceptance this early in the process! Vanderbilt class of 2011!!
Interviewing has been really fun--you get to visit all these different places, meet new people, dress up, and take time away from work! It's like little vacations... and the interviews themselves have been quite enjoyable too! (especially at vanderbilt...my interviewer was AWESOME, and we talked for like 1.5 hours about very random but interesting stuff before he had to let me go because we had our info session/tour coming up)
User #7108 took the old MCAT and scored a 34 which is in the 94th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 516 on the updated scale which is in the 94th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #7108’s section scores as follows:
User #7108 scored a 11 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #7108 scored a 12 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #7108 scored a 11 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
