-Above average research experience: Undergraduate and M.Sc. projects with 4 publications (2 first author, 2 second author) + 1 review article (first author) -Average clinical experience: Hospital volunteering and shadowing -Non-clinical experiences: Teaching Assistantships, volunteer tutoring, worked with some student societies. -Great LORs from research mentors, collaborators, and teaching assistant coordinator
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 08/15/2015
Undergraduate college: Canada
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: Canada
Area of Study: Biological/Life Sciences
Degree Obtained: M.Sc.
Total MCAT SCORE: 472
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 118,
C/P 118,
CARS 118
Overall GPA: 3.70
Science GPA: 3.70
Summary of Application Experience
I don't know how well things will turn out after interviews but I hope my luck so far will encourage other internationals and late applicants in the future! My key point of advice is don't apply until you are confident in your application, even if that means being a bit late. If you are an MD/PhD applicant, I suggest that you seek a quality research experience where you really get to independently lead a project.
P.S. My list is top-heavy because I only applied to schools that accept international students for their MSTP and some MD-only schools that have great research opportunities.
Jelly Bones 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 Jelly Bones’s section scores as follows:
Jelly Bones scored a 1 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 118 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
Jelly Bones scored a 1 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 118 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
Jelly Bones scored a 1 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 118 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
