Brief Profile:
Sing with the Boston Symphony 20-30 concerts per year (since 2004) Four performances at Carnegie Hall Competitive triathlete
Senior class president, Caltech
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2007
Undergraduate college: California Institute of Technology
Undergraduate Area of study: Engineering/Technology
Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Area of Study: Computing and Information Science
Degree Obtained: MS
Total MCAT SCORE: 520
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 129,
CARS 132
Overall GPA: 3.10
Science GPA: 3.10
Summary of Application Experience
Having difficulty coming as a non-traditional student with a stellar MCAT and mediocre GPA. Re-applying after no success last year, but so far have three interviews!
Update (11/1): I finished most of my applications in August with a few stragglers in early October. Strangely enough, I've gotten more response from the late ones than the early. Case and Chicago both responded within two weeks. Feeling much more at ease about the whole process now that I have a few interviews, even if I am competing for waitlist spots.
Update (12/3): Mostly silence from the schools but a couple more leads. One more rejection (Brown) and one more interview (Columbia). First interview is this week!
Update (1/2): One more rejection (UCSF) but no word from the other eight. Not sure whether to write them all off or still have hope! However, I'm enjoying the interview process. Two down and two to go!
Update (2/4): Still no acceptances, but they should be in by the next update. I've now interviewed at U Chicago and Case Western and am so happy because they are both so great! I have options (hopefully)!! Got two more rejections: UCLA (officially) and Northwestern. Just waiting for a single acceptance so I can start withdrawing some of my apps.
Update (3/5): Fantastic news! I'm going to medical school! I still have waitlists at Tufts and Chicago and I should hear from Columbia soon, but so far it looks like I'll be at Case in the fall. Yay!
User #9174 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 User #9174’s section scores as follows:
User #9174 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.
User #9174 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.
User #9174 scored a 13 on the Verbal Reasoning section of the old MCAT which is approximately equal to a 132 on the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills.
