Brief Profile:
-Child Development major -Three years of hospital volunteering -Preschool teacher -Schizophrenia/Bipolar research -Vascular Surgery Research (2nd Author) -County Health Department volunteer for a summer -Middle school science outreach program -Elected position in campus institution (not a club) -Dean's List last four semesters -Developmental screenings for indigent mothers and children
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2008
Undergraduate college: Top 20 University
Undergraduate Area of study: Psychology/Social Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 516
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 127,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.30
Science GPA: 2.80
Summary of Application Experience
Health issues Freshman and Sophomore year dragged down my GPA, 3.7+ for last two and a half years. Applying to both MD and DO, I'm happy with both. Hopefully this profile will be able to give hope to people with good applications but misleading cumulative stats.
5/28/2009
I will be attending FIU COM.
I understand that I'm an extremely atypical medical school applicant. However, I think that my profile shows that you can overcome a poor GPA with your MCAT, extracurriculars, interview, and the 'soft' stats of your application.
If you have a less than optimal GPA there is still hope :)
User #12833 took the old MCAT and scored a which is in the percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a on the updated scale which is in the percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #12833’s section scores as follows:
User #12833 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 #12833 scored a 10 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #12833 scored a 13 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
