About the Applicant

This is a page to describe my activities and academics at the time of being an applicant - of course, these have changed now, but these were my activties and stats when I applied and got admitted to medical school.

I'm happy to answer questions about any of my premed experiences! Message me over at the 'Contact Me' page of this website.

Degree:

• BSc. in Microbiology & Immunology (with a minor in General Biology) with a cGPA of 3.9/4.0 (OMSAS GPA)

Main extracurriculars:

• Middle/long-distance running

• Intramural sports at university

• Drumming

Relevant employment:

• 400 hours as a Medical Laboratory Assistant (doing both in- and out-patient blood collection in a hospital setting)

Volunteering:

• 100 hours clinical in a rehabilitation facility for amputies, brain/spine injuries, arthritis, etc.

• 20 hours of a youth-mentorship program, teaching Grade 8s the basics of medical science (CPR, anatomy, etc.)

• Yearly fundraiser (4 years running) for the Heart and Stroke Foundation

Shadowing/Observerships:

• 2 hours shadowing a physician in the Department of Hematopathology

• 5.5 hours shadowing physicians in the Department of Anatomical Pathology (including a 3.5 hour autopsy)

• 2 hours shadowing technologists in the department of Cardiology/Electrodiagnosis (opportunities for shadowing in Nova Scotia are available through the NSHA website)

My test practice scores:

Tests were done timed and under test conditions unless marked otherwise:

• Official AAMC Sample Test: 38/59, 40/53, 49/59, 51/59 [untimed]

• AAMC Section Bank B/B: 74/100 [untimed]

• AAMC Section Bank C/P: 82/100 [untimed]

• AAMC Section Bank P/S: 79/100 [untimed]

• TPR MCAT Review Test 1: 506 (125/127/127/127)

• Kaplan FL1: 507 (126/127/128/126)

• AAMC Official Guide Questions: 23/30, 26/30, 25/30, 26/30

• AAMC QP Physics: (unscored) [untimed]

• AAMC QP Chem: 104/120 [untimed]

• AAMC QP CARS 1: 85/120

• AAMC QP CARS 2: 97/120

• TPR MCAT Review Test 2: 504 (123/128/126/127)

• TPR FL1: 511 (126/126/129/130)

• AAMC FL1: 516 (130/127/131/128)

• AAMC FL2: 513 (129/125/131/128)

Post-MCAT Score Guess (a prediction on what my score would be based on how I think I did after leaving the test centre):

• 509 (126/126/130/127)

Actual MCAT Score:

• 519 (130/130/131/128)

This site is and always will be entirely free to use. 

However, if you would like, please consider making a donation to the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation.

I lost my father and grandfather to heart disease, so it’s a cause that is very important to my family and I. Thank you!

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