Brief Profile:
Lots of research at UCI (3 years), summer internship at Caltech + presentation. tutor in math, ESL, chemistry. phi beta kappa and Golden key member Magna cum laude at UCI. volunteering in hospital + shadowing Chancelor's scholarship at UCI, Jet Propulsion Lab scholar, second place in national math competition, lots of chemistry and Biology scholarships (4 total), dean's list for the whole 4.5 years. research assistant in a crystallography lab for almost a year. Weightlift + Play volleyball regularly ( in tournaments), and also some singing competitions. VERY GOOD LORs from many people, such as professors, P.I., volunteer director, doctor. I've been in the US for about 5 years, came here with little English. I got full scholarship from the Australian Government to study at Univ. of Melbourne but decided to come to the U.S. with my family instead.
// Applications //
Application Cycle One: 2006
Undergraduate college: University of California, Irvine
Undergraduate Area of study: Biological/Life Sciences
Total MCAT SCORE: 509
MCAT Section Scores:
B/B 130,
C/P 127,
CARS 124
Overall GPA: 3.85
Science GPA: 3.84
Summary of Application Experience
This process took a great toll on me. I m glad it's all over now. Phew! I know I applied to a lot of schools but I really didn't want to do this application process again. Plus, I was qualified for fee waivers. It helped a lot financially! My UCLA interview has been the longest (1.5 hours), yet the best one out of all my interviews. I guess my application can be considered a success story from a underdog. I have worked very hard to get to where I am today within 5 years. My formula: diligent + determined + little intelligent = achievements
