Brief Profile:
MCAT: 517 - 96%ile; Physical Sciences (127), CARS (132), Biological Sciences (130), Psychology (128) Written score is a placeholder, I did not take the MCAT with a written section. I attended graduate school, and my GPA without these grades is SCIENCE: 3.39 OVERALL: 3.57 My graduate GPA is 4.00.
800hrs non-healthcare volunteering 400hrs shadowing Many, many, many research hours (thesis-based M. S. + 4 full-time research positions since graduating) 4 publications
This is my second round applying. I updated my application by taking a position in a translational research lab, focusing on cancer biology. This round, I also added an M. D. letter of recommendation, which I did not have previously. MCAT Scores are for my second round (I previously earned a 28).
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/04/2015
Undergraduate college: Loyola University Chicago
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: University of Arizona
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: M. S.
Total MCAT SCORE: 522
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 127,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.62
Science GPA: 3.51
Summary of Application Experience
06/24/2015 University of Texas, Austin Dell Medical School application opened and was submitted.
fleiter53 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 fleiter53’s section scores as follows:
fleiter53 scored a 13 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.
fleiter53 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.
fleiter53 scored a 15 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
