Application Cycle One: 2009

• Undergraduate college: Ball State University
• Undergraduate Area of study: Psychology/Social Sciences

• Institution: Ball State University
• Area of Study: Psychology/Social Sciences
• Degree Obtained: M.A.

• Total MCAT SCORE: 500
• MCAT Section Scores: B/B 124, C/P 124, CARS 127   Detailed Breakdown
• Overall GPA: 3.20
• Science GPA: 3.30

Summary of Application Experience

10/28/08 - Starting the process early. Let\'s get the ball rollin\'!
1/14/09 - MCAT studying, using old notes, Examkrackers, and AAMC stuff.
5/26/09 - Updated MDapps. Am waiting to get verified by AACOMAS. July 2nd MCAT date.
6/3/09 - AACOMAS under review for verification. They have my money, transcripts, and application. Step one done!
6/28/09 - AACOMAS verified.
7/1/09 - AACOMAS released to schools
7/2/09 - Took MCAT. Waiting for scores. Just want about a 20.
7/6/09 - Received secondaries from LECOMs, MWUs, ATSUs, NSU-COM, LMU-DCOM. Touro said it will be out in late July, and RVU is waiting for my MCAT. Still waiting to hear from 6 schools.
7/9/09 - Received PCSOM and MSU-COM secondaries
7/14/09 - WVSOM is waiting for MCAT. Sent in secondaries for PCSOM, LMU-DCOM, and NOVA.
7/15/09 - Sent in LECOM-E and -B secondaries
7/18/09 - DMU secondary received
7/20/09 - AZCOM and CCOM secondaries sent, PCOM secondary received
7/29/09 - Complete at PCSOM, sent in LORs for 8 schools. Going on hiatus till MCAT score comes out 8/4. Then its more decision and hopefully interview time. See you soon... Pray for me?


8/3/09 - MCAT scores released a day early!! 25!!! Not bad. Not great by any means, but I feel more confident about this cycle. Now to release and be complete...
8/5/09 - MCAT scores sent from AACOMAS, now all the schools have my scores. Should be hearing back from some soon. Received RVU\'s secondary since scores were released.
8/6/09 - LECOM-B says \'on hold for review in September\' it originally said till March. I almost shit. Phew.
8/7/09 - Got KCUMB\'s secondary. I officially received a secondary from every school I applied to. Will work on other schools secondaries and send the rest in when I get my financial aid check next Thursday. Hopefully I get some interviews between now and then. Time to start crossing fingers.
8/11/09 - Last secondary, TOURO-NV. Called NOVA, said I was under review. Fingers crossed for an interview.
8/14/09 - WVSOM under review, LECOM-B changed to \'under review,\' AZCOM complete.
8/17/09 - FIRST INTERVIEW INVITE! AZCOM on 9/18, first possible interview date. Lets do this!
8/29/09 - First rejection. RVU-COM. Boo-hoo. Complete at LECOM-E, LMU-DCOM, and ATSU-KCOM
8/31/09 - Placed on \"decision deferred\" at WVSOM
9/1/09 - Interview invite from LECOM-E on 10/2!
9/3/09 - Interview invite from LMU-DCOM on 10/13!
9/18/09 - Interview went well at AZCOM! Hope to hear from them soon. Just trying to keep focused.
9/26/09 - Rejected from ATSU-SOMA, Oh well. Keeping the letter. Going to hopefully burn it with first acceptance.
9/28/09 - Interview invite from PCSOM! That makes four!

10/2/09 - ACCEPTED TO AZCOM!! Found out through status check, Dean called me the next day to congratulate me. Party time this weekend. Also withdrew my app from LECOM-E, better fit for AZCOM.
10/5/09 - Touro NV interview invite. Not sure if I\'ll be attending
10/8/09 - Rejected from ATSU-KCOM, Waitlisted at a Carribean school - ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!? hahahahahaha
10/14/09 - Withdrew from Touro NV, and LMU-DCOM. Will still attend Pikeville interview.
11/4/09 - Pikeville was ok, AZCOM is still the most impressive school I have visit. I am holding out for CCOM or NOVA for an interview, but am pretty sure AZCOM is where I will be!
11/25/09 - Dropped my 1k to AZCOM. Time to start house shopping. Very excited to be starting the journey next year. I will add a summary here in a bit. Good luck to everyone this cycle!








Running Total $$$
MCAT $225
MCAT Study $114
AAMC Exams $106
AACOMAS Primary $580 - 16 schools
Secondaries -