Brief Profile:
Non-canadian international. Hoping my post could be of some help to international students who want to attend US medical schools. I'm a reapplicant and currently going into my 2nd gap year
Took MCAT 3 times, most recent (and best) score is a balanced 514
Heavy on research (>2000 hours), 2 co-authorships, multiple poster presentations, and undergrad thesis Worked full-time at research lab for a year ~500 hours of clinical volunteering 40 hours of shadowing Almost non-existent non-clinical volunteering
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 06/04/2017
Undergraduate college: Public research university
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 516
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 129,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.77
Science GPA: 3.62
No applications have been submitted yet during this cycle.
totafan took the old MCAT and scored a 34 which is in the 94th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 516 on the updated scale which is in the 94th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted totafan’s section scores as follows:
totafan 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.
totafan 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.
totafan scored a 10 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
