I did not decide I wanted to go to medical school until my senior year as an undergrad. I then graduated, did some shadowing, took prerequisite classes at the less expensive state school. I took the MCAT twice (I did not study hard enough the first time).
First score 26Q; second score 35Q.
I am also a re-applicant.
I am very thankful, relieved, and still a little in shock that I was accepted.
My advice to pre-meds: if you start down the beaten, pot-hole ridden path toward medical school,
a) realize how competitive it is, accept it, and play the game b) be persistent—it is okay to feel sad or angry, but wake up the next day and carry on c) if you need to reapply, improve both yourself and your application
Summary of Experience:
My experience was great overall. I am a PRA in Research Building 2 and my wife works at Children’s, so I had a good time on the tour: felt like home :).
zmxcm took the old MCAT and scored a 35 which is in the 96th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 517 on the updated scale which is in the 95th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted zmxcm’s section scores as follows:
zmxcm 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.
zmxcm 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.
zmxcm scored a 10 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
