Brief Profile:
- Leadership positions (founder/president/director) - Long-term research experience (5 publications, 4 first-author, many more posters) - Moderate-large amount of hospital/clinical work - Several awards/honors (science and humanities competitions, recognitions, etc.) - Lots of volunteer hours (community service projects) - Strong letters: 2 science, 1 non-science (carefully selected my letter writers, chose only those that could promise an extremely strong letter)
Submitted AMCAS early June, AMCAS verified by mid June. Turned in most secondaries within 2 weeks after receipt of email.
Goal: Get into an in-state medical school.
10/2012: GOAL ACCOMPLISHED!
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/19/2012
Undergraduate college: UC
Undergraduate Area of study: History/Humanities
Total MCAT SCORE: 511
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 127,
CARS 129
Overall GPA: 3.80
Science GPA: 3.60
Summary of Application Experience
Complete by end of July at most schools. Received three II early on in cycle- withdrew from several schools to save time and money.
Received secondaries from all UC's except UCSD. WHY!
Applied, Rejected
University of California, San Diego
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
Never received secondary or rejection.
norcalFTW 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 norcalFTW’s section scores as follows:
norcalFTW scored a 10 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
norcalFTW scored a 10 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
norcalFTW 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.
