Brief Profile:
Grew up in Los Angeles Area. Graduated high school 2001, then attended community college and worked. Major surgery changed my life in 2004. Transferred to UCSC in 2006 and graduated in 2009, BA Cultural Anthropology. Next, got a BS Human Physiology with Honors, Biology Minor, @ U of Oregon in 2011. VCU "SMP" 2013. I love ceramics, the piano, and watching fish swim.
MCAT Taken 8/19/10 - Scores Released 9/21/10 - 10 P 11V 11B R = 32R MCAT 7/27/2012 10 8 13 = 31S BCPM GPA-- [ uGrad - ~3.11 (8 years/211.6 semester units) post-Bacc - 3.8 (3 years/90.1 semester units) ] Click here to see my grades trend.
600+ Hours Clinical Service 305 US/~380 Abroad (International, multilingual, direct patient care, shadowing X 4) 400+ Hours Original, Independent Human Research 700+ Hours Community Service (300 Leadership, 150 Teaching, 450 Teamwork) Certified Research Diver Active Ceramic/Glass Artist French Language Club University "Volunteer of the Year" Award/Red Cross Outstanding Volunteer Award AMSA First cycle, 2012 entering class.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/14/2013
Undergraduate college: University of Oregon
Undergraduate Area of study: Premedical Studies
Total MCAT SCORE: 519
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 130,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.30
Science GPA: 3.49
Summary of Application Experience
I completed a graduate, post-bacc program at a medical school and volunteered at a Community Health Fair before applying.
Rejected post-interview at Albany
Accepted
Virginia Commonwealth University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: 06/10/2013
Secondary Completed: 08/01/2013
Interview Invite: 08/09/2013
Interview Attended: 09/02/2013
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: 10/15/2013
Rejected: No
Summary of Experience:
Strongest medical school facility I have seen, very good teaching hospital, and superb faculty and SO THRILLED TO BE ACCEPTED HERE!!!
alexgcali 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 alexgcali’s section scores as follows:
alexgcali scored a 12 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.
alexgcali scored a 13 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 130 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
alexgcali 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.
