Goro told you that you're fine to apply as-is even without an SMP 😛 at a certain point it's not possible to repair, and that means you're going to be filtered by some places that have an absolute minimum GPA of 3.0. But there are plenty of schools without that filter, it just means trying to find those schools and applying correctly.
that's so awesome, congratulations!!!!!!!!
Ngl it makes me feel a bit sad. It was my top choice going into the cycle and I also work at the school so it stings a bit . I wonder if it is my GPA holding me back? It’s below their 10th percentile but my MCAT is above their 90th.
Are you having any luck?
I am not sure that the breadth of your 51 school list is the issue. I'm no expert, so I'll defer to the adcoms on this, but I think the issue is that some schools reward so-called reinvention, which is another word for turning whatever your UG GPA was into a 3.3 through a near 4.0 postbacc, while others don't. If any of your 51 schools aren't known for rewarding reinvention, you merely made a donation, created extra work for yourself by submitting those applications, and set yourself up for disappointment.
Thanks for checking in... One II so far. It's starting to get a bit late in the season but I'm hopeful for more, I've got a good number of rejections but I still haven't heard anything from most of the schools I applied to.
Your point is well taken, but you did not ask for advice on your particular schools with your particular split stats and other application elements, so there is no way to know whether or not you'd be batting .000 if you asked for advice and followed it! 🙂
You’re too good. It would suck to need an SMP
There is that, as well as the fact that you could have gotten lucky at, say, Harvard or they could have seen something very special in your application that UCSF or the other top schools that adcoms recommend for reinventions did not. N=1. Good on ya, though.
How late is too late?
Mid august is not late at all! I’m sure you have plenty of chances for more II
Congrats on the state school II! I went to my state school for undergrad so I'm hoping the med school eventually interviews me. And yep, hoping that surviving R waves eventually turns into interviews for us. I'm not gonna feel safe about this cycle until I can land at least one acceptance lol
What is your sgpa? Did you complete any postbacc or SMP coursework?
My sGPA is 3.1 and yeah! I did an SMP and got a 3.3 there
Same. But, if I didn’t apply late, I would have applied with a low MCAT score. The difference for me in applying in May vs studying in the summer and taking an August MCAT and applying in Sep/Oct was the difference in applying with probably a 508 before studying vs a 520 after. The cGPA isn’t going anywhere, so I figured studying for the MCAT was the best bet to have a chance even if applying later.
Twice! 512 (CP 128, Bio 130, CARS 124, psych/soc 130). That score expired between reapplication attempts and I got a 522 on the retake (CP 128, Bio 130, CARS 132, psych/soc 132). Didn't expect that all my gains would be in CARS and psych/soc and I certainly didn't want to retake a 512. I wanted to reapply on the last year the 512 would've been accepted by most schools but I pretty much couldn't afford another application attempt at the time
Just once. I studied my butt off - really studied my butt off all summer long until I knew from about 18 practice tests that I would score 518-522. Took the real deal in August after studying all summer. Got a 520 <128/131/130/131>. Disappointed in my C/P as it was one of my best in most practice tests, but overall completely happy. I could probably get in a higher ranked school if I waited a year and applied next cycle, but I’m happy with all the places I applied, am not getting any younger, and am a firm believer that the cream will rise to the top no matter what glass you pour the drink in.
I love that saying!!! 😍 A supportive friend once said to me: "You will bloom no matter where you are planted" or something like that. <3 Very nice of him.
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Congrats ! How extensive was your post bacc ? I did a year of 30 credits for 3.8 GPA. Not sure if its good enough to offset my 3.2 sgpa
These are nearly exactly my stats! I was 3.45/3.33 & 514, no postbacc or smp. I'm a nontrad so I came in with some other life experiences to talk about, but I think applying early was really helpful for me! I applied to 31 schools, out of which I'd say 8 were big big reaches (all med schools are reaches, especially for us mid-low GPA folks, but relatively speaking) and prewrote the crap out of my secondaries so that I was able to submit all of them with a 1-7 day turn around. I was complete by end of July for most schools. Don't rush your applications to get them complete early, but I definitely recommend prepping your AMCAS and pre-writing the secondary essays with plenty of time.
>70 credits, mostly bcpm
Those are almost exactly my stats. No As yet but have gotten love from some awesome MD programs. Apply super broadly and make sure your writing is strng
