Brief Profile:
I\\\'m a non-traditional over 30. I was originally a pre-med student in undergrad but lacked focus, maturity and the grades. Well, the desire to become a doctor never left after eight years, so I decided to give it a shot. Spent the last two years retaking the science prereqs. Now that I look back, I probably should\\\'ve increased my course-load a bit. Anyhow, I maintained a 4.0 GPA over my last 26 credit hours along with an upward trend my senior year of college. Hoping that being a Texas resident will help me out a bit.
ER Scribe- over 400 hrs- current full-time position Surgical associate- held retractor/lap camera- 130 hrs Patient transporter- about 250 hrs Patient care tech- full-time during summer- about 250 hrs physician shadowing- family practice and neuropathologist- 20 hrs ER volunteer- Level 1 Trauma- about 100 hrs Volunteer Intern- Zoo Fraternity member Real estate investor intramural sports Leadership experience at post-undergrad job Four years working as a claim adjuster- negotiated injury claims with attorneys and general public
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2009
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 507
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 127,
CARS 124
Overall GPA: 3.40
Science GPA: 3.33
Summary of Application Experience
MCAT retake 8/14/09 TMDSAS verified 8/17 AMCAS verified 8/21- Initially only applied to one school because of awful MCAT score. Got second score back on 9/15 and submitted app to about 10 more schools on 9/23. Still not a great score but at least gives me a fighting chance.
11/3- Only heard from one Texas school so far. Still have four secondaries left. Finally received the Loyola secondary today. Honestly, with my low stats and it being so late in the cycle it seems almost pointless to finish them. Might do one more if I get some motivation.
NontradTX 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 NontradTX’s section scores as follows:
NontradTX 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.
NontradTX scored a 10 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
NontradTX scored a 8 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 124 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
