Brief Profile:
B.S. Biological Sciences (May 2005) Bachelor of Commerce and Accounting (2000) Diploma in Network Computing (1999) Research Grant Publications * 4 Research in Biology (4 years +) and Organic Synthesis (1 year +) Research presentations at International Conferences Graduate Teaching Assistant Web Designer for Research program Outstanding Pre-professional Scholarship Award Certified Nursing Aid Medical office Assistant (3+ years) ER Volunteer Pre-professional Mentorship program Dishwasher/Waiter at a conference center(2 years) Credit Card Customer Support Associate (3 months) Workshop Leader for Science Initiative program - thrice Various other volunteer ECs Volunteer tutor for Biology undergrads
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2006
Undergraduate college: Illinois State University
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 507
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 127,
C/P 126,
CARS 127
Overall GPA: 3.71
Science GPA: 3.65
Summary of Application Experience
If you think you can rest after the MCAT and the verified AMCAS, you shouldn't. Work on sending at least one activities update a month after submitting your verified AMCAS to the schools. I sent three in total, each with about four new things (pubs, volunteering, research, anything substantial). Write atleast 1 letter of intent every month. I wrote two, each with four succinct paragraphs detailing why I just had to go to that school and no other. In each letter I outlined one feature of the school that really did it for me. Trust me, it will be hard for you to write a good letter when you really don't absolutely want to go to that school when accepted. Call the school and confirm that they got your mail and filed it, even though you have the USPS delivery confirmation! Yes, be that anal. Have someone from your school's English dept. proofread these letters for you. Many schools have volunteers that do this. It will help keep your letters fresh.
Remember, there is no greater sense of relief than the day you get your first acceptance. And in the end that's all it comes down to...one acceptance.
With my average GPA and below average MCAT, I guess I had to do this. But it cannot harm you in any way.
Best of luck and pray you're in the right place at the right time.
User #7448 took the old MCAT and scored a 29 which is in the 73th percentile of all old scores.
We converted this to a 507 on the updated scale which is in the 74th percentile of the updated MCAT. We also converted User #7448’s section scores as follows:
User #7448 scored a 10 on the Biological Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 127 on the Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems.
User #7448 scored a 9 on the Physical Science section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 126 on the Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems.
User #7448 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.
