Brief Profile:
Interested in family medicine. Coming from a disadvantaged background I hope to ultimately give back to my community by reducing cultural/lingual barriers. I love being in California, but open to leaving for an amazing school offer.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/11/2015
Undergraduate college: Mount Saint Mary's University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 509
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 128,
CARS 123
Overall GPA: 3.89
Science GPA: 3.91
Summary of Application Experience
Submitted Early 10 II (8 attended) 2 acceptance so far
Applied, Rejected
University of Washington
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:
Supplemental application for OOS students submitted. Rejected shortly after
Summary of Experience:
I was able to stay with a student host, she was an MD/PhD. My first time in NYC, I got to spend some time before my interview (I had a PM interview) in Central Park which is about 15 minute walk away from the Cornell Medical College. Arriving around noon we joined the AM interviewees for lunch with students, were given instructions for our interviews and then had a tour. I left the tour about 10 minutes early to ensure that I could find my first interviewer (which was a difficult task). Thankfully, an electrician was around and helped me find my way! The interview was open file and we touched base on some of the issues in medicine that I talked about in my PS and Secondary. We also discussed living in California vs NY. My second interview was a bit more structured had questions about classes I took, how I overcome stress, some talk about what I do in my freetime. Overall, no one was trying to give me trick questions, just really understand the background that I came from and how I was lead to medicine. I was frightened after my 2nd interview was "over" and I was having a conversation with the administrator and my interviewer came back because he had forgot to ask me something. That was a bit nerve racking, but I think that question allowed my interview to shine a bit more. I felt he really liked my answer. This school became one of my top choices because of the pairing of a patient with students and the vast number of volunteer opportunities with youth in the community.
Summary of Experience:
My first OOS interview. I stayed with a student (MD/PhD) host who was amazing. She lived about 15 minute walking distance to the Yale medicl campus and lived right by the undergrad campus so I got to explore the area. She was also very supportive in helping me to strategize how to decide where I should go if I got multiple acceptances. The interview day was great, I will admit I was extremely nervous since I had never traveled OOS before and I was the only interviewee from a small university. In the morning, we had a welcome from the dean (who was funny) and he handed us our interview schedule along with instructions on how to get places if our interviews were in different buildings. I got to attend a lecture. We then had lunch and a tour. The interview was open file and both my interviewers were so kind. the first interviewer outlined the process of how students are accepted/rejected. Asked me many questions about my personal statement and how they related to my goals. He created a timeline of my life and summed it up beautifully. He even asked if I believed he had captured me properly. My second interviewer was a bit more casual, we did speak about my personal statement which eventually lead to different conversations regarding women and minorities in STEM. I was honestly head over heels about this school. Their minimal testing, the beautiful/historic campus and the fact that I was actually at an Ivy League school. Now for the long wait until MARCH!
Summary of Experience:
MMI format. Was part of the afternoon group. We began with an orientation and had lunch with a large group of medical students. This school moved up in my rankings as I admired their dedication to the student body. Also all the amazing free clinics available for the students to be a part of! The school really aligned with my professional goals in community medicine.
jennperd took the old MCAT and scored a 30 which is in the 79th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 509 on the updated scale which is in the 80th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted jennperd’s section scores as follows:
jennperd 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.
jennperd 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.
jennperd scored a 7 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 123 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
