Hey guys, I just recently graduated (UCLA Biological Science) and just got my MCAT scores in recently. I took the MCAT twice before with no luck and fortunately I was able to pull out a 31 this time around.
Questions
1) I finally broke 30 on my MCAT but i have 2 bad scores from before (I had a terrible time with this test and have probably spent a good deal of money retaking and taking pre courses). I am worried about the previous scores (one of them was 2 years ago) along with my 8 in verbal this time around. I won't be taking it again so I'm curious about how ADCOMs will see it. What do you guys think are my chances regarding MD schools?
2) I plan to apply the 2015 cycle and until then I don't know what to do. I want to be able to show that I've done something meaningful during my 2 year gap and have considered scribing (but the pay and the treatment for some scribe services seem terrible). What are other options?
MCAT SCORES (P/V/B)
September 2012: [10/7/10]
January 2014: [8/8/10]
September 2014: [12/8/11]
GPA
cGPA- 3.79
sGPA- 3.77
Clinical exposure/Shadowing:
Shadowed Pediatric Urologist 200+ Hours (3 years)
Non-clinical volunteering:
Community outreach in elementary school teaching about healthy living 180+ hours (3 years)
Community outreach in Asian community during health fairs/screenings 75+ hours (2 years)
Research:
Epigenetics research on drosophila for 5 semesters. No publications.
Preliminary study on Catheterization with the pediatric urologist I worked with. Presented at the American Urologist Association in May 2013.
Leadership:
Lead Consultant at my workplace (a computer lab at the library)
Employment
2 years as Lead Consultant at the library: responsible for training new employees and monitoring the computer lab
Questions
1) I finally broke 30 on my MCAT but i have 2 bad scores from before (I had a terrible time with this test and have probably spent a good deal of money retaking and taking pre courses). I am worried about the previous scores (one of them was 2 years ago) along with my 8 in verbal this time around. I won't be taking it again so I'm curious about how ADCOMs will see it. What do you guys think are my chances regarding MD schools?
2) I plan to apply the 2015 cycle and until then I don't know what to do. I want to be able to show that I've done something meaningful during my 2 year gap and have considered scribing (but the pay and the treatment for some scribe services seem terrible). What are other options?
MCAT SCORES (P/V/B)
September 2012: [10/7/10]
January 2014: [8/8/10]
September 2014: [12/8/11]
GPA
cGPA- 3.79
sGPA- 3.77
Clinical exposure/Shadowing:
Shadowed Pediatric Urologist 200+ Hours (3 years)
Non-clinical volunteering:
Community outreach in elementary school teaching about healthy living 180+ hours (3 years)
Community outreach in Asian community during health fairs/screenings 75+ hours (2 years)
Research:
Epigenetics research on drosophila for 5 semesters. No publications.
Preliminary study on Catheterization with the pediatric urologist I worked with. Presented at the American Urologist Association in May 2013.
Leadership:
Lead Consultant at my workplace (a computer lab at the library)
Employment
2 years as Lead Consultant at the library: responsible for training new employees and monitoring the computer lab