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So I made one of these a while back with maybe a slight overestimation on my GPA's. So here I am again. I submitted first day for AMCAS and sent all my secondaries back immediately. I have yet to receive an interview and am contemplating submitting the D.O. application. I'm not freaking about the lack of interviews yet because its still very early, but I would like some guidance on if I should go ahead and submit D.O.
I am fine with D.O. and would do that over waiting another year, but would definitely prefer M.D. Would like to save the 300 or so dollars if I could.
Stats
3.3 Undergraduate GPA with 3.3 bcpm (downward trend, some C's in prereqs).
MCAT 2009: 9/9/9: 27
-Took 2 years off-
SMP GPA: 3.85 (all science) - 23 credit hours (9 left).
MCAT May 2013: 10/11/11: 32
EC's:
300 Hours Hospice Volunteering (over 2 years continuously).
100 Hours Bio tutoring
75 Hours various volunteering.
35 Hours Shadowing (Urology, CT Surgery, Family Practice, Orthopedics)
No Research
Other: Starting working full time after I graduated in 2010, took 2 years off of school. Worked in a higher end restaurant for 3 years now as a server and cook. Responsible for training new employees. Continued working full time while in SMP program and studying for MCAT.
Basically I matured a lot after UG graduation, learned to work harder and handle things much better. Feel like a different person and a much better student. Way more focused and confident now. Everything I've done since I returned to school (and MCAT) shows this. That said, its a smaller sample size and my overall stats are kinda meh.
I'm a FL resident and applied to all 7 schools plus Wake, South Alabama (qualify for instate), Arkansas, VCU, Tulane (rejected), and LSU - NO (screened). I applied very early and have all my secondaries in (over a month ago for some). My SMP is at USF so I feel like they gotta at least give me an interview.
TLDR: Should I go ahead and spend the money to apply D.O. or do you think I will get in somewhere?
I am fine with D.O. and would do that over waiting another year, but would definitely prefer M.D. Would like to save the 300 or so dollars if I could.
Stats
3.3 Undergraduate GPA with 3.3 bcpm (downward trend, some C's in prereqs).
MCAT 2009: 9/9/9: 27
-Took 2 years off-
SMP GPA: 3.85 (all science) - 23 credit hours (9 left).
MCAT May 2013: 10/11/11: 32
EC's:
300 Hours Hospice Volunteering (over 2 years continuously).
100 Hours Bio tutoring
75 Hours various volunteering.
35 Hours Shadowing (Urology, CT Surgery, Family Practice, Orthopedics)
No Research
Other: Starting working full time after I graduated in 2010, took 2 years off of school. Worked in a higher end restaurant for 3 years now as a server and cook. Responsible for training new employees. Continued working full time while in SMP program and studying for MCAT.
Basically I matured a lot after UG graduation, learned to work harder and handle things much better. Feel like a different person and a much better student. Way more focused and confident now. Everything I've done since I returned to school (and MCAT) shows this. That said, its a smaller sample size and my overall stats are kinda meh.
I'm a FL resident and applied to all 7 schools plus Wake, South Alabama (qualify for instate), Arkansas, VCU, Tulane (rejected), and LSU - NO (screened). I applied very early and have all my secondaries in (over a month ago for some). My SMP is at USF so I feel like they gotta at least give me an interview.
TLDR: Should I go ahead and spend the money to apply D.O. or do you think I will get in somewhere?
