Brief Profile:
full time student and JOB all 4 years
I attended 2 medical internship at two different Texas medical school for a month and a half. Shadowed a lot of doctors surprised how much I had to translate in spanish, and I was able to keep up on the medical terms :D I learned everything in English.lol
University Scholar at President\'s Convocation - highest honor at my university for academic recognition. received all 4yrs.
The only solid volunteering I have done is at my church. Or I was a Spanish translator whenever needed too. I could not do much of anything else since I worked during the week.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2009
Undergraduate college: A Texas University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 505
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 128,
CARS 122
Overall GPA: 4.00
Science GPA: 4.00
Summary of Application Experience
3/3/09 Got MCAT score today! So freaking excited that I proved to myself that I could raise my score. The verbal is my weakness, everyone has one! right?! Better be we are humans not machines!
7/2/09I just had a question>!!! Ok I have a 6 on Verbal, and I will be screened for interviews.... I am an American born citizen that is bilingual.........I WORKED a full-time job during college
How MUCH can 1 bad number with everything else to take into account hurt my application? :/ I know in the end at some schools its about numbers but I am not applying to ivy league, just texas....
7/15/09 Got the most wonderful news to INTERVIEW!!!! I was really fighting myself to take this crazy exam a 3rd time for a 6, but I asked Jesus for a sign and I just have to say I got my answer! God has always guided me every time I call on him.....he has IMPECCABLE timing!! Interviewing is my strongest skill. Lets DO THIS!
7/28/09 INTERVIEW invite from UTMB for August 14th!!!!!!Lets DO THIS TOO!! m/(~_~)m/
Me after this whirlwind of an experience: (wow never thought I would finally finish it FEELs awesome) It was over in Jan 2010 but I wanted to make sure I updated for all those who were in my shoes, there is Hope.. you betta believe it ;)
5/21/10 Well all i have to say, it is not all about 1 single number! It is truly about what you have to offer as a package hahah ok more like a human being. I.E.Your life experiences, what you have done to learn from your mistakes/struggles, or of course your numbers too but if you have gone through something in life that taught you BIG lessons this shows your humanness (what makes you memorable more than perfect numbers) ..... In all my interviews no one went without asking me about my personal statement, i must have touched them b/c my essay kept coming up! The interviewer at UTSW first comment when I walked in the room was to say how beautiful it was that I mentioned x or y and asked me to elaborate more!!! This was what literally happened in almost all my interviews.
Summary of Experience:
This was my 2nd choice. for 2 reasons: cheaper for me than U of H ( I live in Dallas) and still get the aggie network benefits with all their diff. hospitals around tx. #2 get to go to houston after 3 and 4yr with out having to pay for it the first 2 year in med school.
16933 took the old MCAT and scored a 28 which is in the 67th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 505 on the updated scale which is in the 67th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted 16933’s section scores as follows:
16933 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.
16933 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.
16933 scored a 6 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 122 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
