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I applied to ~30 schools at the beginning of last September and have been rejected by pretty much all of them. I've been waitlisted at one and two have me "on-hold for re-review" (which I doubt means anything since interview season ended a month ago).
I feel that my application was hurt in large part by the fact that I applied so late. Considering this, would it make sense to go ahead and apply again ASAP for this year's cycle?
Since applying, I've done more shadowing, started volunteering at a hospice, finished an honors thesis that has been successfully defended and presented at a research conference, and am currently doing a community service internship involving local impoverished Latino communities. Would these all count sufficiently as ways I've "improved" my application?
I would consider taking the MCAT again, but I'm fairly certain that if I did retake it, I'd have to take a prep course (I've learned the hard way that I'm not the best test-taker or self-studier), which might pose some financial issues... I'm also afraid that I'll do worse the second time around...
What should I do??
Thanks in advance for your help!
Overall GPA: 3.96
Science GPA: 3.84
MCAT: 10 PS, 10 VR, 8 BS
I feel that my application was hurt in large part by the fact that I applied so late. Considering this, would it make sense to go ahead and apply again ASAP for this year's cycle?
Since applying, I've done more shadowing, started volunteering at a hospice, finished an honors thesis that has been successfully defended and presented at a research conference, and am currently doing a community service internship involving local impoverished Latino communities. Would these all count sufficiently as ways I've "improved" my application?
I would consider taking the MCAT again, but I'm fairly certain that if I did retake it, I'd have to take a prep course (I've learned the hard way that I'm not the best test-taker or self-studier), which might pose some financial issues... I'm also afraid that I'll do worse the second time around...
What should I do??
Thanks in advance for your help!
Overall GPA: 3.96
Science GPA: 3.84
MCAT: 10 PS, 10 VR, 8 BS