skp1187 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Hey guys, I would greatly appreciate any advice into my chances for getting an interview or even getting accepted with these stats: Alberta Resident cGPA: 3.68 best 2 years: 3.85 MCAT: 31Q (11PS/8VR/12BS) EC's include: volunteered at hospital for 5 years on the burn unit (only accumulated 250 hours though), volunteered overseas in Thailand building homes for tsunami victims, volunteer at drop in centre, worked as a porter and a OR nursing attendant, just started (40 hours) volunteering at a brain injury rehabilitation centre. I did 2 months of research last summer (didn't get anything published). I will be pursuing a masters in neuroscience this fall and will be working hard on getting some papers published (unfortunately probably wont have anything published by the application date ) Any comments, suggestions, or advice would be awesome! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp1187 Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 sorry correction: for U of A my GPA for my best 3 years would be 3.78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 ummm... apply and see? (same reply applies to your UofC thread). PS. I would avoid spamming multiple subforums on this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp1187 Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 alright sorry LostLamb! I'm just a little anxious right now:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I'm not on any admissions committees, but if it puts your anxieties to rest I can tell you that I got on three waitlists with lower mcat and gpa. however, the competition changes every year as does the person/people who review applications. Thus my advice: try and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am.rakka Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 hey good luck on the application Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp1187 Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 thanks guys for your input and advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng_dude786 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 yea...do apply! You just never know and its hard to predict who gets invited for an interview good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp1187 Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Yah I can afford it, I just hope I don't have to wait too long. I'll give myself 2 cracks at it, if I don't get in ill try the US or carribean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConcernedP Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Background: Alberta Resident looking to apply to U of A and U of C in 2010 cycle Just started third year First year GPA 3.7 Second Year 3.88 Third Year: Hoping to maintain second year Most Recent and only MCAT (10 10 10 R = 30 R) ECs: usual hospital volunteering (started in high school and continuing at the same place), 1 summer research, church work, basketball, starting 3rd year as a coach for junior high age kids, usual Alberta scholarship and small stuff. I am not applying this cycle. Question: Should I retake MCAT? Only possibility of improvement is PS since I was getting 12 in AAMC practice tests. May be WS since TPR instructors gave me S and T in graded essays. Verbal was an uphill battle (only one time in AAMC it was 10). BS = 10 all the time, before, during and after prep time. I wanted to travel during next summer which I would but I have this MCAT score which tells me to retake and summer is the best time for me to prepare. Please provide any thoughts you have. W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConcernedP Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Just bumping up the thread and hoping for some response! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Just bumping up the thread and hoping for some response!Thanks I haven't started on this application yet and with all the apps going as well as life in general being distracting right now, I can't remember if this school takes your best or last MCAT score. If you think you can improve, rewrite. If not, 30R is a decent score. Not the greatest but better than others. The big plus is that it is balanced. Everything else on your application sounds like standard pre-med stuff. No idea how it'll be assessed. Hope that helps:) LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp1187 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 I can't remember if this school takes your best or last MCAT score. They take your best score according to the website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConcernedP Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 I haven't started on this application yet and with all the apps going as well as life in general being distracting right now, I can't remember if this school takes your best or last MCAT score. If you think you can improve, rewrite. If not, 30R is a decent score. Not the greatest but better than others. The big plus is that it is balanced. Everything else on your application sounds like standard pre-med stuff. No idea how it'll be assessed. Hope that helps:) LL Thanks for your input. I think I will re-write. Oh, "standard pre-med stuff" - did you mean not extra-ordinary (i agree) or non-competitive (should i be worried??) Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostLamb Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 "standard pre-med stuff" - did you mean not extra-ordinary (i agree) or non-competitive (should i be worried??) Thanks again I am not on any admissions committees so I do not know how they look at extracurriculars. From your list, it sounds like you have typical experiences of other pre-meds of your university level (based on my own friends who got in/what i have read on this website). I guess what I meant was 'not extraordinary'...but really, not all of us can save several third world countries, cure multiple diseases, and be star athletes as well. Just do your best in your future application(s) to play up your strengths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootspartan Posted September 24, 2009 Report Share Posted September 24, 2009 Hey bud! Don't worry about the MCAT ruining your summer. I was worried about the same thing. My advice is to take it early, like the end of May. I did my second write at the end of May this time around, and I'm so glad I did. Having a tighter schedule let me focus more on what was important (mainly as many practice tests as possible). Then I still had 3 months to do some research and have an awesome 2 week road trip to Vancouver. Your the best judge of how much time you need to prepare this time around. But if you take it early, you've still got a bit of a summer to work with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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