Brief Profile:
- Grad in '03, currently working as research asst. -Research, several publications (one first-authorship in JBC) -long-term local volunteer work, Taichi instructor, etc
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2004
Undergraduate college: Mount Holyoke College
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 509
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 127,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.71
Science GPA: 3.65
Summary of Application Experience
I finally took the big step and withdrew from 5 other schools I was considering. The final decision really fell between Dartmouth, Einstein, and Tufts MD/MPH. I decided on Dartmouth, where I will have the option to do an MPH in between 3rd/4th year. I plan on taking a year off then to do an MPH at Harvard, where I can have a concentration in health policy. Looking back, I shouldn't have applied to so many schools as I did, but again, I was paranoid coming into the process and wasn't sure how far my application would carry me. However, it is better to be safe than sorry.
I'm glad I had the opportunity to interview and visit at so many different schools because it gave me a better sense of what type of environment I am looking for as a med student.
User #2805 took the old MCAT and scored a 30 which is in the 79th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 509 on the updated scale which is in the 80th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #2805’s section scores as follows:
User #2805 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.
User #2805 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.
User #2805 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.
