Brief Profile:
1st Application Cycle, graduated May 2012 w/ a degree in Biology
AMCAS -GPA: Overall 3.76, Science 3.73 -submitted 07/03 -transmitted to schools 08/08 -recommendation letters sent 7/26
TMDSAS GPA: Overall 3.78, Science 3.76 -submitted 07/01 -transmitted to schools 7/17 -recommendation letters sent 7/26
EXTRA CURRICULARS & OTHER INFO -Graduated w/ high honors -Average to above average volunteering and leadership experience -I have gone on a few international medical trips & have shadowed a few doctors too -Decent research experience. I spent a summer abroad collecting data for my thesis that I worked on regularly over the next 2 years.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2012
Undergraduate college: Private School
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 516
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 128,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.76
Science GPA: 3.73
Summary of Application Experience
Hello! If you are applying to medical school, I hope you will find this page useful. More useful though is Student Doctor Network ( www.studentdoctor.net ) I found it to be a great help during the interview season.
------ Some Advice ------ FINISH EVERYTHING EARLY! -I had to wait on my LORs anyway to be complete w/ AMCAS, but I did not realize that I could find and start working on the secondary essays before I was verified. I wish I had joined SDN sooner! (SDN is where you can find the secondaries) -Also, I should have started writing my personal statement earlier, as I was a bit rushed to turn it in. I considered starting it in December, but still foolishly waited until June. -when traveling for an interview, stay with a medical student the night before. It's not only cheaper (& more fun), but very helpful in getting to know about the school. -Use SDN to prep for interviews
----- Timeline ----- 7/01-Submitted TMDSAS 7/03-Submitted AMCAS 7/17- Verified w/ TMDSAS 7/26-LORs sent 7/31-Interview Invite from UTMB (YAYY!! First one!) 8/08-Verified w/ AMCAS 8/14- Invite from Texas Tech 8/15-Invite from Texas A&M 8/22- Invite from UT San Antonio 9/07- Attend Texas Tech Interview 9/13- Invite from SLU 9/22-Rejected pre-secondary by UCSF 9/22- Invite from Baylor 9/27-Invite from UT Southwestern 9/28-Attend UTMB Interview 10/5-Attend Baylor Interview 10/13-Attend UTSW Interview 10/15-Attend UTSA Interview 10/19-Invite from Tulane 10/23-Attend SLU Interview 10/24-Invite from LSU 10/25-Attend A&M Interview 11/07-Invite from UT Houston 11/07-Rejected by GWU 11/14- Attend LSU Interview 11/15- ACCEPTED!!!!! Pre-matched at UTSA 11/15- Accepted at Texas Tech w/ scholarship! 11/16- Accepted at A&M! 11/21- Accepted at LSU 12/07- Attend UTH Interview 12/07- Accepted at SLU 12/07- Invite from Tufts 1/15- Rejected by USC 1/21-Texas Match Preference Rank Deadline (find personal rank below) 1/29- Invite from Einstein 2/01- Matched at UT Houston!!! 2/27- Sent Letter of Intent to BCM 3/15- Rejected by UCLA
------ TMDSAS Match Rank ------ 1. UT Houston 2. UT Southwestern 3. UT San Antonio 4. A&M 5. UT Medical Branch 6. Texas Tech in Lubbock (#4-6 do not matter, since #3 choice is highest rank pre-match)
Application Complete, Rejected
University of California, San Francisco
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: Yes
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
R: 9/22 Rejected pre-secondary. Not really surprised.
I shouldn't have applied here. It was the one school I had really no interest in, but applied to anyway due to a small family connection (& I was trying to get close to the recommended 20 apps).
I completely forgot about it until I received the II.
MinnieMouse 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 MinnieMouse’s section scores as follows:
MinnieMouse 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.
MinnieMouse 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.
MinnieMouse 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.
