Brief Profile:
I'm a bit of a non-traditional applicant, deciding to do medicine in my junior year. I shadowed a pediatrician for a summer, which as of know is the extent of my clinical experience. I was a very rewarding experience. I had a lot of patient interaction and learned a lot about my intended specialty.
I've been working for a year as a physical therapy aide. It's... ok.
My biggest accomplishment thus far is my senior thesis, which was in the most competitive and difficult research program through my university. It involved a fully funded trip to Kenya to research the practices of physicians.
I was on the executive board for the American Medical Students Association for my senior year (second semester). I've also worked with the New Jersey Women and AIDS Network in planning cirricula for HIV infected women (on disease management and deciphering of NJ AIDS legislation), Habitat for Humanities and in helping a first-grade teacher manage diverse student needs in an inner-city classroom. Each of these three volunteer experiences were done for a semester each, so I'm not entirely sure how much they count.
As far as other extracirriculars, I've been an active member of my school's intercollegiate debate team for all four years.
I've also worked 10-20 hrs a week each semester to help fund school.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2007
Undergraduate college: Rutgers University
Undergraduate Area of study: English/Literature
Total MCAT SCORE: 514
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 130,
CARS 124
Overall GPA: 3.91
Science GPA: 3.89
Summary of Application Experience
Late April, really hoping for Sinai. 4/27
MCAT scores in - VR not hot. Seriously not hot at all. WTF??? - 9/11
Latest MCAT practice hot like the sidewalk in Manhattan. - 7/28
User #8011 took the old MCAT and scored a 33 which is in the 91th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 514 on the updated scale which is in the 91th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #8011’s section scores as follows:
User #8011 scored a 12 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 130 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #8011 scored a 13 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 130 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #8011 scored a 8 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 124 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
