Brief Profile:
-worked at a pathology lab and neurodiagnostics medical practice -active in Indian student organization and Hindi acappella group -observed a family practicianer, coroner, physical therapist, several surgeons, and a disease intervention specialist -volunteered at a cancer institute and local hospital -was president of two student groups and senator in student government
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2003
Undergraduate college: Washington University in St. Louis
Undergraduate Area of study: Engineering/Technology
Institution: Minor in Philosophy
Area of Study: History/Humanities
Total MCAT SCORE: 513
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 128,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.35
Science GPA: 3.34
Summary of Application Experience
I knew from the begining that I was facing an uphill battle due to my GPA, so I tried to apply only to schools that others might find less desireable due to rankings and reputation. I'm not sure how successful this technique was as I failed to get interviews almost everywhere.
Although my failure to get interviews may be in part that I submitted my AMCAS and secondaries quite late in the process, it is most likely due to my relatively low GPA and downward trend in grades. Of course there may be other big factors I haven't noticed (like maybe my personal statement just sucked).
Basically, always keep in mind that NOTHING is for certain. You can get in at a place you never expected (KU for me) and get rejected from your 'best bet' (Mizzou). Apply early and in a wide range of schools!
User #1650 took the old MCAT and scored a 32 which is in the 88th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 513 on the updated scale which is in the 89th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #1650’s section scores as follows:
User #1650 scored a 10 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #1650 scored a 11 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 128 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #1650 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.
