I haven't added my info on here, but I thought I might as well. Seeing as the definition of underdog is pretty subjective, I thought I'd throw my hat in. Again, I honestly don't know if I am an UD, but I feel like I've had success this cycle.
In terms of my info:
I applied pretty late and I wasn't complete in my applications until early/mid December.
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cGPA: 3.6
sGPA: 3.6
MCAT: 24
Lots of ECs, rural background, lots of recs from DOs and MDs, shadowing (which everyone has now, of course!), research experience (5 first author publications), leadership experience, teaching experience, and some higher degrees (one of 'em in the hard sciences)
APPLIED: Many, many places (applied broadly because of my MCAT, but had a few top choices in mind)
REJECTED: MSUCOM, RVUCOM, Rowan, CCOM, ATSU-SOMA
PRE-INTERVIEW HOLD: AZCOM, DMU-COM
INTERVIEWS: PNWU, VCOM-CC
FUTURE INTERVIEWS: MUCOM, KYCOM, WVSOM, LUCOM, LMU-DCOM, COMP-NW
POST-INTERVIEW REJECTED: PNWU
ACCEPTED: VCOM-CC
I'm actually a bit shocked to have these interviews on account of my MCAT and how late I applied. Because I kept hearing and seeing that I had no chance with my stats, given that I was basically complete in mid December, says a lot about schools looking beyond the numbers. I find my stats to either be average, or, really, lower than average, so I'm just grateful and humbled by these interview opportunities. Again, I don't know if I was an UD, but I was made to believe I was one. And, sometimes, that can be worse than anything. Others telling you that you might as well not bother (which, honestly, happens a lot on this site) when you actually might have had a shot is not what I feel an UD thread should be. I do believe that being realistic is important, but we should also have a little bit of hope, be more supportive, and definitely more encouraging. Let's say we tell someone to apply and they don't get in anywhere. Well, it would have been the same outcome if they never applied in the first place so why not try? Of course, financial reasons are a factor, but, generally, we should be more optimistic than pessimistic.
Okay, getting off my soapbox! I do wish each and everyone of you the best of luck in this endeavor, though!