Brief Profile:
Worked for a little over a year after graduate school (3.50 graduate GPA; mostly hard sciences), with unique life experiences that I made sure to highlight through the Most Meaningful Experiences / personal statement. Otherwise, the rest of my app is similar to many other pre-meds, with a few years of clinical volunteering and neuroscience research.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/25/2012
Undergraduate college: Small Liberal Arts College
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: Boston University
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: GMS
Total MCAT SCORE: 511
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 126,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.22
Science GPA: 3.17
Summary of Application Experience
It's hard to say that after all the hard work/effort, it comes down to luck. But, looking back, I've been very lucky in my experiences and people that I've met, and they've shaped who I am today. I was very candid on my application and during my interviews, and hoped that the school(s) would see me as a fit as much as I wanted to find a fit for myself. In the end, I can say I'm very happy with how this has turned out - stay positive, and good luck to anyone looking at this!
Applied, Withdrew
Michigan State 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:
Had some technical issues with the secondary and passed the deadline, so withdrew from this school.
Summary of Experience:
Really enjoyed interview day here! Clearly a very relaxed/happy student body, and the faculty/resources are great.
Update post-acceptance: I was torn between this school and OUWB (thus leaving it on waitlist til the very end). See posts on SDN on why I ended up choosing OUWB.
Summary of Experience:
This was a not-so-hard decision in the end. Although VCU had many highlights: a relaxed student body, great resources (i.e. Costanzo at VCU), it came down to more subjective things like my gut feeling, location preference and whatnot. This is a great school but did not end up as my top choice!
Summary of Experience:
Loved, loved, loved this school. It was "tied" with GWU before I attended the interview, but I left knowing that this was the perfect fit for me. I'm very lucky to have my top choice accept me, and also give me a hefty scholarship!
alcanrui 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 alcanrui’s section scores as follows:
alcanrui 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.
alcanrui scored a 9 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 126 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
alcanrui 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.
