catatonia
Application cycles: 09/15/2010
Demographics: Female, 42, Caucasian
Home state: Arkansas
Last Active: 08/15/2011

Brief Profile: Nontrad. Worked in public policy--healthcare, human services, federal science--for 6 years after college. Research at Stanford and NYU but nothing published with my name on it; some shadowing and volunteering but not consistent or impressive. Took the MCAT for the first time in August, so submitted late in the cycle. Oh yeah, also, I never took biology labs in college, so that\'ll be interesting. Arkansas and a handful of other schools don\'t require them.

Hopefully my stats and information will help someone else in subsequent years figure out where to apply!

Given people\'s misconceptions about Arkansas, I probably shouldn\'t have chosen the avatar with the mullet, but it made me laugh. Full disclosure: I actually have a normal haircut.

// Applications //

Application Cycle One: 09/15/2010

Undergraduate college: Stanford University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences

Total MCAT SCORE: 516
MCAT Section Scores: B/B 130, C/P 128, CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.64
Science GPA: 3.62

Summary of Application Experience

10/5/10: AMCAS processing complete. (nearly 3 weeks)

Note about Arkansas - we\'re a small state, so all residents are automatically invited to call and schedule their interview.

Applied

University of California, San Francisco

Washington University in St. Louis

Invited for Interview

University of Arkansas

catatonia took the old MCAT and scored a 34 which is in the 94^th percentile of all old scores. We converted this to a 516 on the updated scale which is in the 94^th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted catatonia’s section scores as follows:
catatonia 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.
catatonia scored a 11 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 128 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
catatonia 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.

MD Applicants

catatonia

// Applications //

Application Cycle One: 09/15/2010

Summary of Application Experience

Applied

Invited for Interview

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