Brief Profile:
Did a post-bac after majoring in business. Took 44 credits of straight science with a post-bac GPA of 3.55. A's in the three biology courses that I took. Nursing assistant for about a year. Worked as an Ochem TA for a semester. Shadowed 4 doctors about 50 hours. Studied abroad in Italy for a year. Worked at a pub for 3 years in college. ED volunteer for 1.5 years.
took a shotgun approach to my application and applied to a wide range of schools.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 08/27/2012
Undergraduate college: Western US
Total MCAT SCORE: 517
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 128,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.21
Science GPA: 3.33
Summary of Application Experience
Lots of clinical experience. No research. Finished a post-bac as a "career changer." This application cycle really takes a toll on your psyche.
My advice - Don't apply late. MCAT scores don't seem to matter too much. GPA's below 3.35 are a dealbreaker.
AACOMAS sGPA 3.60 cGPA 3.27
Update 2/3 Team just lost the Super Bowl. That was my sacrifice so now I hope to be accepted to med school this month. Looks pretty grim. Heading to South Florida in a few hours though hoping for success at Nova!
Summary of Experience:
After visiting south florida for my Nova interview I am now obsessed with that area. So I sent a LOI to this school today. I'm gonna go down swinging haha.
Summary of Experience:
Loved South Florida. I would love to live there for four years. I'm just not as sold on the school compared to DMU. The administration seems more disorganized here than at other places.
Summary of Experience:
Wow, freezing cold but the kids were great there. Could see myself going there. Hope to hear back soon. ACCEPTED :) and now attending!
CrazedApplicant 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 CrazedApplicant’s section scores as follows:
CrazedApplicant 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.
CrazedApplicant 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.
CrazedApplicant scored a 13 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
