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  • User #09452

  • Application cycles: 2008
  • Demographics: Male, 42, Caucasian
  • Home state: Michigan
  • Last Active: 09/07/2009

// Applications //

Application Cycle One: 2008

  • Undergraduate college: Western Michigan University
  • Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
  • Total MCAT SCORE: 516
  • MCAT Section Scores: B/B 130, C/P 128, CARS 129  
  • Overall GPA: 3.45
  • Science GPA: 3.46

Summary of Application Experience

I applied EDP to MSU-CHM last year with a 30 MCAT and a 3.46/3.38 GPA and got alternate listed. For this year, I wrote a new PS and will be taking the MCAT again in August to bring up my VR score.


-> AACOMAS submitted in mid May.

-> AMCAS application submitted: 6/24

7/2- Received Univ of Chicago secondary

7/3- Received MSU-COM secondary

7/15- AMCAS verified, but they messed up my GPA calculations. It seems that they forgot to factor in all of the past year's course work because the GPA section was a carbon copy of last year's application. I submitted a request for GPA a recalculation; it should be done within 5 business days.

7/16- Received secondaries from: UMich, UIC, OSU, MCW, MSU-CHM (fee notice, then secondary after payment)

7/21- Received RFU's secondary

7/23- Received Northwestern's secondary

7/31- Submitted MCW's secondary

8/4- Received Case Western's secondary

8/4- Submitted Northwestern's secondary

8/7- Re-took the MCAT

8/11- Submitted UMich's secondary

8/12- Sent MSU-COM's secondary out via USPS

8/13- Received Loyola's secondary

8/14- Submitted Case Western/CCLCM secondary

8/18- Submitted Pritzker's secondary

8/29- Submitted MSU-CHM's secondary

9/5- Sent LOR's to all schools via Interfolio

9/5- Sent Loyola's and UIC's secondary out vis USPS

9/9- Got my MCAT score!! A balanced 34, I couldn't be happier.

9/10- Accepted at MSU COM!!!!!!!!

9/10- Received a fee request from Mayo

9/17- Finally received Wayne State's secondary

10/8- Pritzker rejection today, not really disappointed at all

10/15- CCLCM rejection

10/18- Mayo rejection, no surprise here

10/28- MCW rejection

11/9- Case rejection

11/24- UIC rejection

11/26- UMich completed my initial review and placed me on hold

Thank God for the MSUCOM acceptance, because these rejections are demoralizing!

Application Complete, Withdrew

Wayne State University

Attended Interview, Waitlisted, Rejected

Michigan State University

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