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I remember before my cycle started that I obsessively browsed threads like this and was kind of annoyed that no one ever comes back and updates with cycle results, so here is my cycle so far. I'll try and remember to update again closer to the end of the cycle.
Stats: sub 3.5, 520+ (but a retaker), +red flag, activities and writing are decent
Out of 35 schools I've received 4 II. Two at the end of October, one in December, one in January. I think one of those interviews is for the waitlist and I'm no great shakes as an interviewer so there's a high probability of 4 WLs, but I'm hoping to either knock an interview out of the park and get an A or for a WL to pan out. One of those II's was from a school that I panic added a few days after submitting the rest of my secondaries, so don't knock the panic adding until you try it!
All of my II's are from what people would probably call "low to lower mid tier" schools. I think that for serious splitters (especially if you have other meh aspects of your app like I do), it can be an issue of finding a lower GPA school that considers a high MCAT a "notice factor," rather than finding a high tier school that can tolerate a low GPA. I personally don't care much about school tier so I'm completely thrilled with my current II's, but I know a lot of people do care about it.
To anyone in October 2021 with stats like mine reading this and freaking out...well, I can't guarantee that you'll get any love, and n=1, and I know that you'll freak out no matter what you read on here, but it is absolutely possible to get late II's. And if you do have to reapply...well, having been through that, it's completely soul crushing, but you take it one step at a time and with enough perseverance and luck, you can reapply. Best of luck, future class of 2026 💜
Stats: sub 3.5, 520+ (but a retaker), +red flag, activities and writing are decent
Out of 35 schools I've received 4 II. Two at the end of October, one in December, one in January. I think one of those interviews is for the waitlist and I'm no great shakes as an interviewer so there's a high probability of 4 WLs, but I'm hoping to either knock an interview out of the park and get an A or for a WL to pan out. One of those II's was from a school that I panic added a few days after submitting the rest of my secondaries, so don't knock the panic adding until you try it!
All of my II's are from what people would probably call "low to lower mid tier" schools. I think that for serious splitters (especially if you have other meh aspects of your app like I do), it can be an issue of finding a lower GPA school that considers a high MCAT a "notice factor," rather than finding a high tier school that can tolerate a low GPA. I personally don't care much about school tier so I'm completely thrilled with my current II's, but I know a lot of people do care about it.
To anyone in October 2021 with stats like mine reading this and freaking out...well, I can't guarantee that you'll get any love, and n=1, and I know that you'll freak out no matter what you read on here, but it is absolutely possible to get late II's. And if you do have to reapply...well, having been through that, it's completely soul crushing, but you take it one step at a time and with enough perseverance and luck, you can reapply. Best of luck, future class of 2026 💜