Brief Profile:
My motto is if you want to win the lottery, you have to make the money to buy a ticket. I wonder if someone besides me will read this page. Feel free to message me if you go to UCSD or just want to say what's up!
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/20/2015
Undergraduate college: UCSD
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
MCAT Information I took the MCAT 09/2014 before the format change (so I didn't get a writing score, the J is just a placeholder). I followed the SN2ed Schedule but ended up cutting out some practice tests near the end since I fell behind schedule.
6/23/15 AMCAS Primary Application Submitted 6/23 Applied to 10 schools: UC Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside (not available on MDApplicants), SUNY Downstate, University of Arizon Tucson, University of Arizona Phoenix, University of Southern California, and Drexel University
7/6 Applied to 5 more schools: Mayo, University of Minnesota, University of Pittsburgh, University of Wisconsin and Wake Forest University 7/16 Primary App Verified 7/16 University of Arizona SR 7/16 USC SR 7/16 Mayo SR 7/16 Wisconsin SR 7/17 Mayo SS 7/17 Pittsburgh SR 7/20 SUNY Downstate SR 7/20 SUNY Downstate SS 7/20 Mayo C 7/22 UCLA SR 7/22 University of Arizona- Phoenix SR 7/23 University of Minnesota SR 7/27 UCI SR 7/27 UCSD SR 7/27 UCR SR 7/28 SUNY Downstate C 7/29 Wake Forest SR
8/9 USC SS 8/9 USC C 8/9 Wisconsin SS 8/9 Wisconsin C 8/10 Applied to 2 more schools: New York Medical College and Albert Einstein of Yeshiva University 8/10 USC II 8/10 UCLA SS 8/11 Mayo R 8/11 Pittsburgh SS 8/13 Einstein SR 8/14 NYMC SR 8/16 Wake Forest SS 8/16 University of Minnesota SS 8/17 Drexel SR 8/17 Drexel SS 8/18 SUNY Downstate II 8/18 Einstein SS 8/18 University of Arizona- Phoenix SS 8/18 University of Arizona- Phoenix C 8/19 UCR SS 8/20 Drexel C 8/22 UCI SS 8/25 UCSD SS 8/27 Tucson SS 8/28 Wake Forest C
9/10 Wisconsin R 9/22 SUNY Downstate IA
10/7 Drexel II 10/14 USC IA 10/15 Phoenix R 10/16 Einstein C 10/27 University of Minnesota R 10/28 USC WL
11/2 SUNY Downstate WL 11/2 Drexel IA 11/7 UC Davis R 11/16 Pittsburgh IA
12/8 Eisntein II 12/18 UCSD II 12/23 Drexel A
1/28 Pittsburgh R
2/ UCSD IA 2/5 Wake Forest R 2/19 Tucson R 2/23 UCSD R
Summary of Experience:
$80 SR 7/22/15 SS 8/10/15 R 3/19/16
7/24 still got plenty of prompts to write 8/8 just need to tighten up the problem/challenge essay, am shooting to submit by Monday 8/10 Proofreading, should submit soon
11/5 still no word
Notes: Interviews granted and scheduled September through February. Earliest acceptance date: Earliest date: January 15, 2016
Summary of Experience:
$56 SR 7/16 SS 8/9 C 8/9 R 9/10
7/24 Most of app filled out but I'll give it a few more days to improve my optional essay 8/9 Got to wait 4-8 weeks to see if I'll get an interview invite 8/9 Need to get a letter of recommendation from a physician
ARealHero 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 ARealHero’s section scores as follows:
ARealHero scored a 12 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.
ARealHero scored a 12 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 129 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
ARealHero 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.
