Brief Profile:
Phi Beta Kappa, studied abroad in Spain, volunteer in cancer ward of children's hospital, biomedical research, volunteer in Spanish hospital, volunteer in small town ER, sorority member
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2003
Undergraduate college: Whitman College
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 522
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 131,
C/P 128,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.79
Science GPA: 3.80
Summary of Application Experience
I didn't take the MCAT until August, so I had a bit of a late start on the whole application process. Several people told me that it was a bad idea to apply and I would have little chance of getting in if I waited until August to take the MCAT, but I'm still glad I waited. I think my MCAT score was a lot higher than it would have been had I taken it in April. I suppose it's possible I could have gotten into a more competitive school had I waited for fall 2005, but I'm pretty excited and happy to be going to UC Davis. also, interesting note: I've heard that OHSU won't accept people who are considered 'too qualified' (there's a story going around about somebody who got into Harvard but not OHSU, called to ask why, and this is what they were told.) Several of my college classmates with much lower grades and scores than me were accepted while I didn't even make the waiting list.
User #1865 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 #1865’s section scores as follows:
User #1865 scored a 14 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 131 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #1865 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 #1865 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.
