Brief Profile:
LizzyM 71 I'm LGBT and also had an extensive research background-5 pubs, worked at NASA post grad. Detailed mdapps really gave me hope during my cycle so I'm paying it forward!
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/06/2016
Undergraduate college: Top 10 Ivy
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 514
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 129,
CARS 126
Overall GPA: 3.75
Science GPA: 3.66
Summary of Application Experience
Cycle went way better than expected. I think my process is a pretty good example of how anything can happen. I thought I was going to be Dead on Arrival with a 9 verbal score and considered retaking the new MCAT, but a few top programs gave me a shot and it worked out. UCSF was a total moonshot--especially being from out of state. I submitted a LOI in mid-April disguised as an update (they aren't open to outright LOIs) got the best news of my life two weeks later.
Summary of Experience:
Withdrew to hold Georgetown. I'd consider this acceptance the crowning achievement of my cycle. I was running out of $ so instead of booking a hotel I flew a redeye, changed in the airport bathroom, went from the airport to the interview and then back to the airport. Somehow managed to snag an acceptance. I really really liked this program and think that in 5 or so years it'll break top 50. Very unique approach to med education--really trying to learn from older medical schools' mistakes and implement positive change in the way med students learn. This was my most pleasant surprise of the cycle
justkeepingtrack 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 justkeepingtrack’s section scores as follows:
justkeepingtrack 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.
justkeepingtrack 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.
justkeepingtrack scored a 9 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 126 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
