3 in-state schools applied to. 3 II's. 3 Holds. WAMC 3.51cGPA/514 MCAT

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[Mr.Smile12]

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How long have you lived in SC? You have 3 holds after being interviewed at all of the programs, so there's always a chance, though I don't know the specific meaning "hold" has in each school's process (as they could be different from each other). At this point, trust the process.

 

[chilly_md]

What are your year by year trends for both cGPA and sGPA? If it seems you will have to reapply, check with the registrar’s office at your undergrad if you can retroactively withdraw from classes in that one semester.

Your chances are best at the SC schools and it seems to have turned out that way with all your interviews being from there. You could shadow a bit more to get to 50+ hours of shadowing and try to double your food bank hours.

 

[chilly_md]

The SC schools are the only ones I applied to. To be honest, I really want to stay in state, so I figured I would only apply to instate schools this year, and if it doesnt work out this year, I'd apply to like 50 schools next year. It looks like wanting to stay in my own state was probably a bad idea lol.

The bad semester was my senior unfortunately. So the trend is downward, but if that semester never happened, it would be a horizontal line with zero trend. Thats why I decided to do an SMP, where I got a 4.0 last semester, and will probably get like 3.8 or 3.9 this semester. I thought my MCAT being above the average for all three schools and doing well in an SMP would help me, but wow it seems like it really didn't 🙁

You can apply to more schools, but going up to around 50 would be a waste of money. It is very likely you can remain in-state, and another issue might be interview skills since your app got you interview invites at 100% of the schools you applied to.

The SMP grades are great, well done. It would have been best to wait for the full year before applying as most schools prefer you complete the program first. That should help you if you do not hear good news from the SC schools this cycle.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Did you apply to the DO campuses in SC? You should have.

 

[MDMechEngr]

Wow! that was an impressive jumb in MCAT score. There is still plenty of movements at schools and you may get that call. just say to your self: " interview by 3, an MD you'll be" and it hopefully will come true. If you do not get in this cycle, in additition to DO schools, you should apply to MD again, but more broadly this time. I think you have a very good shot at MD programs. hopefully, you will not need another cycle. GL.

 

[candbgirl]

Don’t worry about the Ws unless it was obvious you were protecting your GPA. Ws are there for you to use if you are sick, have family issues etc.. you only took 4 . I wouldn’t worry about that. Keep your hopes up. With 3 interviews you have a good chance.

 

[chilly_md]

Yeah I've heard that before and I'm praying it comes true in my case! I also think (I'm just assuming this) that there is significant overlap between all the students with interviews at the three in state schools, so as more get accepted, more will drop their spots from the other two schools. Does that make any sense? Does it even work like that?

That could definitely be the case. There are also always some SC residents who will end up leaving the state, which can open up additional spots.