- Working man( UPS 6 months, Popeyes 1 year, Broadway Pizza 3 years) - Full year research in neurophysiology lab( Electrophysiology- Whole Cell Patching) First author abstract Member of the Society of Neuroscience Presenting author at the Society of Neuroscience Conference in Chicago Oct 21 Presenting author at Bioscience research day at UMD-CP Currently writing the paper for publication(first author) submitting in the journal of neurophysiology(march 30 deadline from PI) - Shadowed an internal medicine doctor(6 months) performed basic duties like taking vitals, history, gave two pilots their aviation medical exam - Volunteered at a hospital for 2 months(didn\'t get much out of it)
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 05/31/2009
Undergraduate college: University of Maryland-College Park
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 513
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 127,
CARS 126
Overall GPA: 3.65
Science GPA: 3.75
Summary of Application Experience
Uhh, if i had any advice for the future applicants, don\'t get burned out during MCAT study, balance ur life, after 2 months i gave up on it.
Also apply early, my earliest complete was Sept 28.
Applied
Harvard University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Didn\'t think i had a good chance, my app was pretty late(Sept) so didn\'t complete secondary
Summary of Experience:
Their emails had typos...turn off. Sux because there are plenty of chicks at Howard I want to get my hand on. But business is business
Summary of Experience:
Kinda my fault, completed in NOVEMBER. I had submitted/paid in September, but didn\'t see that i had to submit again after i paid. well, jokes on me.
Summary of Experience:
Think I\'m rejected. haven\'t heard back. No hometown love from a school that\'s 30 minutes away...late application too, finished late Sept
Summary of Experience:
Final Pool, Iowa is COLD, but the girls at the bars are \"extremely\" friendly. Seems it should be easy to blow off some steam there. I didn\'t interview well there tho, anyways, wait for final pool
Summary of Experience:
Completed December 4, interviewed 1/26/2010. Before i get blasted for thinking i was good enough for Wash U, they invited me to apply(surprised). Love the school, Olin would be very convenient for me since i hate walking far, and Olin has a gym.-update: waitlisted
VOP 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 VOP’s section scores as follows:
VOP scored a 13 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 130 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
VOP 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.
VOP scored a 9 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 126 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
