DG
Application cycles: 08/23/2012
Demographics: Female, 46, Caucasian
Home state: Oregon
Last Active: 11/20/2012

Brief Profile: Non-traditional applicant returning to medicine after an accidental 13-year career in IT.

GPA is low because of a disastrous freshman year 15 years ago, strong upward trend.
Solid ECs, clinical research and patient volunteering experiences.

Applying narrowly on purpose, based on school location.

// Applications //

Application Cycle One: 08/23/2012

Undergraduate college: Portland State University
Undergraduate Area of study: Premedical Studies

Total MCAT SCORE: 509
MCAT Section Scores: B/B 127, C/P 126, CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.29
Science GPA: 3.04

Summary of Application Experience

Submitted primary 8/23, designating a handful of schools that will accept my 2009 MCAT score. I retook the MCAT in 2012, but I had very limited time (1 week) to prepare it due to family health issues.

AMCAS primary verified 10/9/12, also added OHSU now that I have a valid 2012 MCAT score.

2009 MCAT: 11PS, 13VR, 10BS, Q Writing (34Q)
2012 MCAT: 09PS, 11VR, 10BS, R Writing (30R)

No applications have been submitted yet during this cycle.

DG took the old MCAT and scored a 30 which is in the 79^th percentile of all old scores. We converted this to a 509 on the updated scale which is in the 80^th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted DG’s section scores as follows:
DG 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.
DG scored a 9 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 126 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
DG 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.

MD Applicants

DG

// Applications //

Application Cycle One: 08/23/2012

Summary of Application Experience

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