It's not over until it's over! I would be happy to answer any questions about the cycle or give advice/suggestions. I've also been told that I write nice update letters/letters of interest so feel free to ask me to read/proofread/critique! I will try my best to answer in a timely manner when I'm not drowning in school work/irl business (just shoot me a message on SDN to contact me).
-MCAT 2014: No writing section -GPA compromised due to multiple time-intensive/heavy commitment extracurricular activities (3.9 GPA during senior year when many of these commitments were dropped)
Leadership -Upper Division Physiology Lab Undergraduate Student Instructor (60 hours) -Livingwater Fellowship & Church Home Group Leader (85 hours) / Member (420 hours) -InterVarsity Cal Christian Fellowship Worship Team Vocalist (120 hours) / Member (240 hours) -deviantART Online Group Administrator/Moderator (N/A hours) -UC Berkeley Office of Undergraduate Admissions Student Ambassador (30 hours)
Volunteering Experiences -Thailand Anti-Sex-Trafficking Mission Trip (400 hours) -InterVarsity Cal Christian Fellowship Homeless Outreach (N/A hours) -Children's Hospital in Oakland Thalassemia Outreach Program Volunteer (15 hours) -Regeneration Church of Oakland Sunday School Teacher (24 hours) -UC Berkeley Undergraduate Student Admissions Blogger (30 hours)
Extracurricular Activities -For Christ's Sake (FCS) A Capella: Soprano, Beatbox, & Choreographer (650 hours) -FCS 'Send Some Rain' CD Production (CLICK HERE to listen to full album) (60 hours) -Traditional & Digital Artist (CLICK HERE to view my gallery) (N/A hours) -The Sketchbook Project 2012 Participant: My sketchbook is at the Brooklyn Art Library in New York! (40 hours) -Urbana 12 Student Missions Conference Attendee (120 hours)
Obstacles Overcome -Training for the US Half Marathon -Diagnosed with Lattice Degeneration eye disease (stabilized and will not affect competency)
Miscellaneous -Anime Central 2016 Artist Alley participating artist ('shini shop' business owner/studio artist)
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 05/31/2015
Undergraduate college: UC Berkeley
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 513
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 129,
C/P 128,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.70
Science GPA: 3.60
Summary of Application Experience
{All secondaries were submitted within 2 weeks of being received}
**Also applied to Rutgers NJMS & UC Riverside
[7/16] Created MDapp ID + 32 Secondaries down! [7/17] Received secondary for UCSD & Wake Forest! (+Michigan State) [7/18] Received secondary for Rutgers NJMS; submitted Rush, EVMS, & Iowa secondaries [7/19] Sent completed Mizzou OSS form to request OOS secondary; submitted Northwestern & Michigan State secondaries [7/20] Received Albany & Wright State; sent completed survey to Wright State; submitted Wake Forest secondary [7/21] Received University of Kentucky; submitted Rutgers NJMS secondary [7/23] Submitted UCSD & Albany secondaries [7/25] Submitted UK secondary; I have completed all secondaries to date WOO! Now to wait for the last few to trickle in... [7/27] Received UIC & UCSF; submitted UCSF secondary (waiting for pre-requisite clearance from UIC before submitting) [7/30] Received and submitted Temple secondary; mailed Arkansas secondary [8/2] Received and submitted Drexel secondary; all essays have been written/pre-written!! [8/6] Finally got a hold of UIC Admissions and submitted secondary! Now if only UCLA and UCR would hurry up, I'd be done with all secondaries...>__< [8/25] Got my first II at UIC! PTL<3 [9/14] UIC interview @ Chicago campus [11/9] II at EVMS! [12/4] II at SUNY Downstate! [12/16] EVMS interview [1/5] SUNY Downstate interview [1/7] II at Temple (St. Luke's)! [1/12] Temple (St. Luke's) interview; waitlisted middle 1/3 @ EVMS [5/17] Got off the waitlist at EVMS!! God is so good :'D Withdrew from SUNY Downstate Alternate List [5/25] Placed in fourth quartile for UIC Alternate List; will be withdrawing. [6/5] Withdrew from UIC Alternate List
Applied, Rejected
Southern Illinois University
Applying for combined PhD/MSTP? No
Submitted: Yes
Secondary Completed: No
Interview Invite: No
Interview Attended: No
Waitlisted: No
Accepted: No
Rejected: Yes
Summary of Experience:
8/5/15: Placed on 'Screeners Alternate' list
rukia013 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 rukia013’s section scores as follows:
rukia013 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.
rukia013 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.
rukia013 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.
