lane2kom
Application cycles: 07/01/2012
Demographics: Male, 44, East Asian
Home state: Iowa
Last Active: 03/01/2013

Brief Profile: I am 32, married with a daughter, and live in a van down by the river...not really (but I am married with a daughter). I am a retired swim coach. I was the head coach of a competitive swim team for 9 years and retired in August of 2011 to return to school and pursue medicine. Although I have had perfect grades since coming back to school (an A- in a non-science online course was the only issue) , I have been unable to undo the damage of my undergrad GPA.

Volunteer Experience: All swimming related, lots of things
Research:None--hard to get when you are in school to only complete pre-med requirements in two years
Work: Coaching, teaching swim lessons, private lessons
Non-Coaching work: Supplemental Instruction leader for Basic Physics, currently a CNA at a local hospital

Is being a Packers Fan considered a positive for applying to Med School?

// Applications //

Application Cycle One: 07/01/2012

Undergraduate college: Iowa State University
Undergraduate Area of study: Engineering/Technology

Total MCAT SCORE: 516
MCAT Section Scores: B/B 129, C/P 129, CARS 129
Overall GPA: 2.85
Science GPA: 2.95

Summary of Application Experience

Verified at 1:48pm CST, 08/07/2012
So far, been rejected at two schools...no worries, just looking for that interview

Applied

University of California, Davis

Applied, Rejected

Des Moines University

Mayo Medical School

Application Complete

Medical College of Wisconsin

University of Iowa

lane2kom 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 lane2kom’s section scores as follows:
lane2kom 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.
lane2kom scored a 12 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
lane2kom 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

lane2kom