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At the risk of being redundant...
So, I'm trying to decide whether to reapply this year or next, and I was hoping some of you who've been in this spot before can offer some advice.
You can check out my numbers and activities in my mdapplicants profile. The short version is that my numbers are strong, my ECs weak.
My plan all along has been that if I didn't get in this year, I would take a couple of years to really throw myself into some things, improve those ECs, and put together a stellar application for the next time around. But then today one of my schools told me that if I applied early, they could guarantee me an interview at least. They also told me that the main reason they didn't accept me was that I hadn't really ever applied myself to anything over a long period of time. So, while I would LOVE to get in next year, quite frankly, my application hasn't really changed. I don't know why they would change their minds.
There appears to be no harm in applying to that one school early. What do I have to lose? I would know by October 1st. But if I'm going to go through all the trouble of putting together an AMCAS application, should I apply to other schools as well? I really don't want to go through this uncertainty business with the waitlists only to be rejected again. I feel like my life is on hold right now, and I'm worried that I might get stuck in waitlist limbo again, and not be able to really commit to any long-term jobs or activities.
I'm leaning toward doing just the one early decision school, but it feels like such a waste. Any thoughts? Thanks.
So, I'm trying to decide whether to reapply this year or next, and I was hoping some of you who've been in this spot before can offer some advice.
You can check out my numbers and activities in my mdapplicants profile. The short version is that my numbers are strong, my ECs weak.
My plan all along has been that if I didn't get in this year, I would take a couple of years to really throw myself into some things, improve those ECs, and put together a stellar application for the next time around. But then today one of my schools told me that if I applied early, they could guarantee me an interview at least. They also told me that the main reason they didn't accept me was that I hadn't really ever applied myself to anything over a long period of time. So, while I would LOVE to get in next year, quite frankly, my application hasn't really changed. I don't know why they would change their minds.
There appears to be no harm in applying to that one school early. What do I have to lose? I would know by October 1st. But if I'm going to go through all the trouble of putting together an AMCAS application, should I apply to other schools as well? I really don't want to go through this uncertainty business with the waitlists only to be rejected again. I feel like my life is on hold right now, and I'm worried that I might get stuck in waitlist limbo again, and not be able to really commit to any long-term jobs or activities.
I'm leaning toward doing just the one early decision school, but it feels like such a waste. Any thoughts? Thanks.