All I can say with absolute confidence is that this is all school dependent. Some schools apparently did have very healthy movement while some simply did not. Look into school specific threads for more info.
True, most applicants aren't here. But that was also true a few weeks ago, when much more activity was reported. I was just pointing out to anxious folks climbing the walls that things are still happening, even if that does not appear to be the case!
It's not a guarantee, but it IS a statistically accurate rule of thumb! 🙂
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at this LMAO. This cycle has been so unprecedented.
I rmbr when I got my third II, I almost cried with relief. Boi i foooooooled myself
Fair point.
I've not sure if @LizzyM came up with this, but I've seen him/her say this with regards to prior cycles. Good luck finding out who/where they are though. According to some Redditors, LizzyM does not even exist, and is a persona created by SDN to increase viewership 😏. Perhaps that's why there's an admin-only subforum cryptically named "LM".
Just by the numbers, it was much more difficult this year. What nobody knows is whether the 9,000 +/- additional applicants were on par with prior cycles, or if they were bunched at the lower end of the pool (i.e., did 40% of them displace people who otherwise would have been accepted, or were they disproportionately rejected?). We'll see when statistics for matriculants are released next year. I think it's a pretty safe bet that EC hours are going to be down for the next few cycles due to the pandemic.
Wonder if that will give applicants with good ECs an advantage...or whether the schools might focus more on academics instead.
I think schools will focus on what is in front of them. ECs will still be important, but everyone applying for the first time this cycle is coming off a lost year for ECs. I don't think this will give reapplicants an undue advantage, or that schools will focus more on academics. I just think fewer hours will be expected because fewer hours than normal were available to us over the past 3 or more years due to the pandemic.
Oh no, t'was not I. I did ask a few years ago if it held true for applicants at the end of a cycle. Here's the link.
forums.studentdoctor.net
. But, like Clark Kent, I do like to keep my identity a closely guarded secret.
I knew you were real, @LizzyM. I believe!Oh no, t'was not I. I did ask a few years ago if it held true for applicants at the end of a cycle.
I am a flesh and blood woman (AB-, a rare one) -- I am not the SDN equivlent of Betty Crocker
Oh no, t'was not I. I did ask a few years ago if it held true for applicants at the end of a cycle. Here's the link.
Interviews Three, A Doctor You'll Be?
It's an old saying. Does it hold up in the twenty-first century? Please respond to the poll only if you were a first time applicant in the cycle that ended with matriculation in 2016.
I am a flesh and blood woman (AB-, a rare one) -- I am not the SDN equivlent of Betty Crocker
+1
Definitely knock the mcat out and then do what makes you happy!
I can see the constructive elements of the criticism you have given to this person, however, in the future I think tact and word choice important to keep in mind as this is regarding years of hard work on the line that the OP put in 🙂
Mate it’s the hope that kills you...
Same😭
It’s the waves of hope! Like oh today’s the day! And then no
A 518 and I am on two DO waitlists. Lol.
this is absolutely mindboggling
I understand where ur coming from, those are all important to keep in mind for sure
I feel you on the wasting years. I'm in a similar situation. The weakest part of my app is my undergrad GPA, which I haven't worked to address at all this cycle since I was working full time in a clinical setting. I got a few interviews so I thought I had a shot, but ended up on WLs:/
What the heck?! Now that is some hot bull**** on the school’s part.
I really don’t understand DO schools tbh they’ll accept people with below 500s but not accept you? Bruh I hate that for you
my thoughts are that they think if he/she gets into an MD school, they will choose it instead. thats the only justification i can think of w that high of a score
I did. 🤡
I'm planning to go to a DO school with 3.9/520+. I'm sorry bro but I'm waiting for any MD movement and give out my DO position...
That’s what’s so confusing about this whole process. There are a lot of subjective criteria that med schools evaluate candidates on, in the name of yield protection or maintaining a specific class composition (by region, athlete status, interest in X/Y/Z, etc.) that a lot of good candidates fall through the cracks. Especially if they don’t fit into one of these boxes neatly for a specific school.
Just for some perspective, I spent 5 years post undergrad until I got in in my second app cycle. I know how you guys feel but if you’re passionate about it and persistent, the time invested is just a drop in the pool that is your life and your career as a doctor. Not to say it didn’t suck though. The last 5 years were probably some of the worst ever. But embracing the suck was worth it, and now that it’s done, I regret none of it.
