Brief Profile:
Worked as a CNA for almost two years, worked in research lab for 3 years + 2 publications (co-author and second author), summer research fellowship, volunteer work.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2005
Undergraduate college: University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Institution: Southeast Community College - CNA Certif
Area of Study: Computing and Information Science
Total MCAT SCORE: 511
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 127,
CARS 126
Overall GPA: 3.93
Science GPA: 3.91
Summary of Application Experience
Basically, I finished college 1 year early and applied in late August after the August MCAT. Due to a summer program + wasn't sure if I was going to apply this year, I didn't take the April MCAT and crammed for the August one.
I actually submitted alot of primaries but only a few secondaries because I was procrastinating and was undergoing some emotional problems. Though I was fairly surprised that I got accepted to 2/4 schools I applied to, it was extremely risky of me to apply to so little schools. I wouldn't recommend this.
If I were to undergo this process again, I would've done a lot more community work and applied to more schools, esp. the ones in CA.
Note: secondaries matter! Although I didn't have a very high MCAT score, my other personal qualities and what I wrote in my 2ndary pulled through.
