reapplicant

Hello everyone! I'm preparing to reapply to medical school, as I sit on the waitlist of the one school which interviewed me last cycle. I would be grateful for your advice on one pivotal question: Should I reapply this year (i.e. in the next two weeks), or should I wait one more year to amass...

Hi all, I know already this title is a huge red flag, but at this point, I cannot find similar advice from anyone else. To preface, I am a Texas resident who applied in the 2024-2025 cycle, and my stats were a 4.0 GPA and a 515 MCAT score. At the time I was applying, I had 96 hrs of research...

Hi everyone, I am a reapplicant planning to apply again this upcoming cycle. I am currently working on my personal statement and I had a question about how similar my new personal statement should be to my previous one. In my last application, I wrote about a specific patient encounter from my...

After receiving my post-II R from Stanford in their first wave of decisions today, following several months of interview invite silence and NYU releasing enough acceptances to fill their class with silence on my end, I'm coming to terms with the idea that I may come up empty-handed for this...

Hi everyone, I’m a Texas resident getting ready to reapply for my third cycle, and I’m hoping to gather some advice from others who’ve navigated this before. I’m an Asian immigrant and ESL student. My MCAT scores were 513 (first attempt) and 508 (second), with CARS being my main hurdle (124 →...

I'm a reapplicant planning to apply in the 2026-27 cycle and wanted to get some perspective on how to handle a specific situation. During undergrad, I had a minor academic IA (non-med-school pre-requisite course) that was resolved through a faculty-level resolution process. The consequence was...

I made the unfortunate decision to apply very late last cycle (October 2024) and got interviews to Long SOM and UTSW (both Rs), I reapplied this year with the following information and have yet to hear anything other than a rejection from UTMB (November 4th) 3.93 cGPA, 3.94 sGPA August 2024...

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Seeking some advice for my reapplication: I unfortunately didn't match into Ortho this past cycle. Upon reflection, I did not apply broadly enough (geographically) and didn't dual apply. Didn't strongly consider research positions/prelim surgery spots due to financial circumstances (wanting...

My partner had to withdraw from MS2 after failing 2 courses, they are re-applying to med school from scratch as an MS1. No transferring any courses. Can't re-apply to previous medschool they were already enrolled in. - Good MCAT - Good Resume - Stellar student during their pre-med years...

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Hello! This cycle has been filled with a lot of anxiety and discouragement, but it's also filled me with anticipation as I definitely learned a lot from this last cycle and want to set my upcoming one for success! I think one of the main things that let me down last cycle was not applying to...

Hello all, I am an MS4 at a DO school on a student visa. I applied to ortho and went unmatched. This upcoming cycle I'm considering applying to Radiology or PMnR with a back up of FM. The chances of finding a TY or prelim position right now are slim. I have two options. Either (1) do a research...

Hello all, I am an MS4 at a DO school on a student visa. I applied to ortho and went unmatched. This upcoming cycle I want to apply to PMnR with a back up of FM. The chances of finding a TY or prelim position right now are slim. I have two options. Either (1) do a research year or (2) accept any...

Hello everyone. I'm just coming off the back of my second failed app cycle in a row without any interviews now. I'm feeling very lost and confused. For my first cycle, I had great stats (518 MCAT and 3.98 GPA), decent ECs (200 hrs detox/rehab center technician work for my clinical experience...

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hi everyone!!! i’m currently an applicant this cycle and i haven’t heard back from schools for II’s so i’m planning my reapp. 🥲 submitted all my secondaries mid-August, have received 2 rejections and have been under review/reviewed in some other schools… Retaking the MCAT is #1 on my list!! I...

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I’m a reapplicant (LM ~72, ORM), have finished all my applications for MD schools, and am considering applying to DO schools. I’ve been talking to a couple of doctors, and most of them told me that if I’m interested in a medical speciality, I would be fine applying DO, but if I’m interested in...

Hello everyone! Thank you in advance for any advice or feedback. I am currently re-applying to medical schools after applying last cycle. I interviewed with 2 programs, Case Western and USF, and got waitlisted at both of them. Last year, I also received a 1st quartile CASPer, and I don't believe...

I know that withdrawing prior to submitting secondaries makes one a reapplicant since the primary was received, and I just want to know how much does this affect this years application as I gear up to submit? Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone, I'm reapplying this cycle with an MCAT from September 2021 (525), but have realized now that many schools would not accept it: importantly for me USC, Kaiser, UCSF. I'm debating the pros and cons of a late retake in July, with a score release in August 2024. I'm worried about a...

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Hi all, I am thinking of reapplying this cycle, but I'm still waiting on 1WL from an unranked school. That school was the only one I got a II for last cycle. To be fair, I applied extremely top-heavy last cycle, and also applied later in the cycle (~mid August-late September). I was looking for...

Hi everyone! Returning to SDN from an unsuccessful application cycle from 2021-2022 year (all pre-II R). While I work on solidifying applications, I'm looking for overall general advice on school lists and answers to a few specific questions. Any and all help appreciated :) Demographics: white...

Because of some bad advice I was given as well as poor decision making on my part, I applied to only 12 MD schools this past cycle and submitted all of my secondaries in September. Needless to say, it's not looking good for me right now. I have 2 Rs, 2 holds (so 2 soft Rs), and radio silence...

I’m a 4th year undergrad graduating this May with double STEM majors (Biochem, Neuro) hailing from a large state school in the Southeastern US. My GPA is a 3.9 (probably will either stay or go up slightly at the end of this year) and my MCAT is a 518. I’m ORM, but from a rural area. I’m new...

Hi - I am reapplying to med school this cycle and am wondering how much I should change my primaries and secondaries. For TMDSAS, I completely rewrote my PS and diversity essay, but kept the optional essay with some revisions/edits since it mainly pertains to one of my hobbies: writing. For my...

Edit: After reading my post and comments an hour later. I think my best shot is to submit now so that I am complete early and pray for the best. I will leave the post up (with just my stats) for those to reference. My initial question was if I should take the MCAT for a 4th time... If anyone has...

Hi everyone Canadian reapplicant here :rofl: I did my undergrad in the States and a la carte post-bacc in Canada. I applied late in Sept 2021 to Canadian schools and a few US schools (Suny at Buffalo, NOVA, Pitts) but only got an interview at UBC. I continued to work as a dental assistant while...

Hello! I've applied for the 2023 dental school cycle and got waitlisted. I'm trying to figure out what I should do if I don't make it in, and what I heard is that some reapply after doing post-bacc. I wanted to ask what should reapplicants do to prepare for the next cycle? Would the best option...

Last cycle I applied to every TMDSAS school (DO included) and received a whopping 0 interviews. I assume this was due to my lack of clinical experience. I have tried very hard over the last few months to gain meaningful clinical experience that I can reflect on in my application. I have bolded...

Hello, this is my 3rd cycle for MD and my first cycle for DO. I'd like your opinions on my chances this cycle, suggestions for schools, and what I should do during the cycle. Stats/Info: 515 MCAT (129/126/130/130) from September 2020 3.71 GPA/3.60 sGPA (low GPA freshman year during family...

Hello, I am unfortunately preparing for a third MD application cycle. I scored a 515 (129/126/130/130) on my first MCAT in September 2020. The issue is that a number of schools next cycle will not accept MCAT's before 2021. I'm hard-capped on my CARS skills and I could not consistently improve...

I'm finally able to share my story with a happy ending. Four application cycles, 3 MCATs, 50+ medical schools, thousands of dollars on secondaries, tons of rejections, and countless tears/mental breakdowns later, I can finally say that I have been accepted into my dream school (a US MD program)...

Graduated in Spring 2022 with a 4.00 GPA; currently taking a gap year. I took the MCAT twice (never did CARS practice): 503 (129/121/126/127) in 04/21; ran out of time at the end of C/P and skipped ~4.5 CARS passages. I didn’t really study for it and took it during a semester, dumb mistake I...

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Hey everyone! First time reapplicant here AND FIRST TIME POSTER. I applied in 2021 and received 4 interviews in that cycle - UC Davis, CUSM (waitlisted), UNLV (waitlisted), and UNR. Cockily enough, I assumed I was going to get an acceptance that cycle, so I took a tech job in the Silicon Valley...

Hello all! I applied to 28 schools with secondaries being sent back from July-September (which I regret). Moving forward I plan to prewrite my secondaries to avoid getting burnt out like I did this past cycle. I was hoping for a review of my app to get some advice on what else needs to be...