Brief Profile:
Non-traditional applicant (1 gap year).
2.8 GPA (4 Cs, 1 D) my first 1.5 years with a 3.9-4.0 upward trend the remaining 2.5. In order to prove my salt and recover my GPA, I took 7 courses each quarter (23 units) and graduated with over 300 credits. If I can do it, so can you!
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/10/2013
Undergraduate college: University of California (the best one!)
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 519
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 132,
C/P 128,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.67
Science GPA: 3.60
Summary of Application Experience
Apply broadly, be confident, own up to your weaknesses, and capitalize on your strengths.
vietnamesegaucho took the old MCAT and scored a 36 which is in the 97th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 519 on the updated scale which is in the 97th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted vietnamesegaucho’s section scores as follows:
vietnamesegaucho scored a 15 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
vietnamesegaucho 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.
vietnamesegaucho 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.
