Brief Profile:
2 years developmental bio research - 2 awards, no pubs some clinical research shadowing hospital volunteering habitat for humanity
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// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 07/05/2010
Undergraduate college: University at Albany
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 522
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 131,
C/P 130,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.76
Science GPA: 3.69
Summary of Application Experience
SR = Secondary Received
7/6 - AMCAS submitted 7/29 - AMCAS verified!! 8/1 - Letters of Evaluation finally received by AMCAS after waiting for a late submit (complete dates above = secondary submitted)
Summary of Experience:
SR: 7/8 - I called to checked the status of my application and was told no decision had been made yet. A few hours later I was rejected. -_- I hope that would have happened anyway.
Summary of Experience:
SR: 7/11 - What an absolutely incredible school. Everything and everyone was amazing, this would be a dream. I left a little less confident than I would have liked because I felt that I overprepped the interview and I felt it hurt me. We\'ll see how they feel.
Invite!! Starting to think they passed my over, what a pleasant surprise! :)
Summary of Experience:
SR: 8/2 - I thought the interview went well, but I assume they picked up on my lack of enthusiasm.
- Had an atypical interview day here. For some reason, there were only two of us interviewing. My day consisted of a tour, lunch with students, and a single interview. It seems like a nice place to live although the social life seemed rather slow. The school itself seems to offer what you would want at a medical school but everything seemed a little lackluster.
- Loved this school. Very unique curriculum with an intense/long first year, clinical rotations second year followed by a research year which can be used for research/pursuit of a dual degree/probably anything relevant to your education. Students were awesome and all loved the school. H/P/F but grading is set and not on a curve, so not TOO much of a negative. Durham lifestyle seems a little slower than I\'m used to, but I can definitely see myself there, especially with the warmer weather!
- Overall the day was a little long but definitely very informative. The new med school building looks a little plain from the outside but it is beautifully renovated inside with mostly study space, a cafeteria, lecture hall, library, and a structure (anatomy) lab. The admissions staff were extremely friendly and super eager to answer our questions and get feedback since it was their first interview day ever. The curriculum is very non-traditional and has a very heavy case-based, independent study approach with very little lecture time. There are 5-6 fully integrated courses over the first 2 years. The coolest part, I think, would be to be a part of the first class ever, as it opens huge opportunities if you choose to stay with the school/health system.
- A newly accredited medical school. I\'m excited to be one of the first to interview with them!
Summary of Experience:
SR: 7/8 - Didn\'t really know what to expect coming here, and I honestly wasn\\\'t very excited about going to another interview at this point in the cycle. However, I had a great time and was fortunate enough to have interviewed with an awesome group. The school/curriculum is very traditional, but also a clear powerhouse in everything they do. I feel that for what I want to do, there are few better places to be. Left the interview feeling great, this is my top choice right now. Keeping my fingers crossed!
Summary of Experience:
SR: 8/3 - I didn\'t know what to expect here but I really loved it! The school has been putting a lot of money into new facilities and it shows. Brand new housing with an awesome student lounge (super affordable for NYC), newish library, brand new student study area, lecture halls to be redone this year, and they\'re working on a new neuro/infectious disease building where the old dorms used to be. Students were awesome, strong focus on life outside of medschool.
P/F, 18 month curriculum, Bellevue. A few smallish things I didn\'t like (ex. anatomy lab seemed very tight and poorly ventilated) but these were overshadowed by the positive. Hoping for good news!
- Waitlisted. Definitely a big disappointment as I thought my interviews went very well. Oh well, you can\'t win them all!
- I was simply blown away by UMich. The interview day was fantastic, executed perfectly, and led by a very enthusiastic admissions team. They are very transparent about their process and it was definitely stressed while I was there. Tons of opportunities for research and global work. Excellent anatomy lab as well as their own anatomy website, which is used by other med schools across the country. Very tech-progessive in that and many other respects. By far my favorite part was the students and atmosphere. There was not a single student that I met who was not prepared to jump into conversation. I stayed for the night and went out with a fews students and had an incredible time. As of right now, this is my top choice! (10/2)
- Accepted!! I\'d be more than happy to attend PittMed, but a small part of me wants to stay close to home. I\'ll likely be attending second look, but I\'m going to keep my other wait lists and see how I feel once May rolls around.
- From what I\'ve heard about the city of Pittsburgh before my interview, I wasn\'t expecting much. It turned out to be a beautiful place. The school is in a great area thriving with students. Facilities were impressive and the hospitals numerous, providing a TON of clinical and research opportunities. I can definitely see myself here. One downside was that, aside from my student host, I didn\'t get much of a sense of enthusiasm from any of the students I met.
- I felt really comfortable at this school, all the students I met were very laid back and easy to talk to. The program is much stronger than I was aware, in both research and PC, but that fact seems to be overshadowed by it\'s location. The city was OK but really did not impress me. Great curriculum, P/F, early clinical exposure. Mandatory lectures - not sure how I feel about that right now.
- First acceptance!! Wow, what an incredible feeling! :)
- Beautiful new medical school building, new curriculum, P/F grading, very laid back atmosphere, Boston. Seems like an incredible place to live and go to school but VERY expensive!!!
AceXIII 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 AceXIII’s section scores as follows:
AceXIII 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.
AceXIII 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.
AceXIII 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.
