Brief Profile:
Graduate GPA: 4.0; Cum laude in undergrad (foreign university). Completed master's and all prereqs in the US.
BS in Family Life and Child Development and M.Ed. in Early Childhood Special Education. Needless to say, I work with kids - Child Development Specialist with the State Health Division, assessing and providing intervention for infants and toddlers with disabilities, delays, and medical conditions. I work with a team of medical and allied health professionals.
Undergrad: * Provided preschool education for at-risk children; helped an inner-city community build a public preschool in Manila, Philippines; conducted community parent training seminars on child development and positive discipline; provided activities for pediatric cancer patients at the Armed Forces of the Phillipines Hospital. * Volunteered as a medical assistant at a women's and children's clinic.
Recent: * Clinical research on Williams-Beuren syndrome with local medical school; shadows Genetics Division Chief in genetics research clinics; lab assistant at molecular cytogenetics lab * ER, NICU, and peds ward volunteer at a local children's hospital * Independent research on marine zooplankton (hexarthra rotifera) embryology and life cycles.
Awards/Others: * Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Nominee * Consistent College Scholar (similar to Dean's List) * National Dean's List (does this even count?) * Philippine Ice Skating Team throughout college (yes, there's ice skating in the Philippines! =), won several gold medals in local and international competitions. * Active church officer - involved in youth groups, children's worship services, family events, and missionary activities
NEW Stuff for 2008:
*Teaching assistant in microbiology lab *AVID Tutor to high school students (a college-bound program) *Tutor to student athletes in Bio, Chem, Ochem, and English subjects
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2007
Undergraduate college: University of the Philippines-Diliman
Undergraduate Area of study: Computing and Information Science
Institution: University of Nevada Las Vegas
Area of Study: Computing and Information Science
Degree Obtained: M.Ed.
Institution: University of Nevada Las Vegas
Area of Study: Premedical Studies
Degree Obtained: N/A
Total MCAT SCORE: 500
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 124,
CARS 123
Overall GPA: 3.85
Science GPA: 3.83
Summary of Application Experience
Those 7's are killing me! I did better on my practice exams. It's funny 'cause came out thinking I bombed BS and that PS and VR were okay. I debated on whether I should apply with what I have or retake in September and risk being looked at late in the game, but I couldn't find any open spots for the MCAT for the rest of the year! I was assured by my state school that I my stats meet their interview cut-off, so I'm giving it a try this year, and thought that I should apply to other schools too. If I don't get in this cycle, there's always next year. :)
I'm only applying to schools where there's family nearby, which is CA, Chicago, (not really, but I got friends there) and the east coast. Any other suggestions?
6/15 - Took the MCAT
7/16 - MCAT results. Ouch. Can't find any openings this year within 500 mi. radius of where I live.
7/24 - Submitted primary AMCAS application, ready for review (last transcript received 6/4)
8/13 - AMCAS verified
8/14 - Preprofessional committee interview
10/31 - UNSOM Interview. Had a great time!
3/14 - Stuck in limbo. I'm waitlisted for interview at UCLA PRIME and on interview hold in Loyola and RFU. Drexel has given me the silent treatment since September. Gearing up for the MCAT in June and reapplying if everything does not work out for me this cycle.
User #5506 took the old MCAT and scored a 25 which is in the 49th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 500 on the updated scale which is in the 50th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #5506’s section scores as follows:
User #5506 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 #5506 scored a 7 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 124 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #5506 scored a 7 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 123 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
