Brief Profile:
-Reseach assistant in various psychology labs for 6 semesters, plus summers (Social psych, aging, adolescent development psych labs, affective neuroscience lab) -Member of social psych lab for 6 semesters culminating in thesis project -Research Excellence Award -Intern at local free clinic, two semesters, 10 hours a week -Double major in psychology and cognitive science, Latin minor -Graduated with High Distinction
-Research associate in Alzheimer\'s/aging lab at large university/med school/hospital for 1.5 years -Patient transport volunteer, ~140 hours total -Minimal shadowing
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/16/2010
Undergraduate college: Public University
Undergraduate Area of study: Psychology/Social Sciences
Institution: Post-bac
Area of Study: Premedical Studies
Total MCAT SCORE: 519
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 129,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.80
Science GPA: 3.81
Summary of Application Experience
AMCAS submitted 6/17/10, Verified 7/1/10
Applied, Rejected
University of California, San Francisco
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 06/16/2010
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: 09/20/2010
Summary of Experience:
FIRST REJECTION WOOOOOO. Applied for JMP. Checked status 9/28, rejection letter dated 9/21.
Summary of Experience:
Glad this was my first interview...I was ridiculously nervous, but both of the interviewers were interested and conversational, and made the whole experience very low-stress.
tr0gd0r 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 tr0gd0r’s section scores as follows:
tr0gd0r 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.
tr0gd0r scored a 12 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
tr0gd0r 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.