MD 518 MCAT, 3.83 cGPA, 3.6 sGPA but no interviews?

[trolly111]

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My stats are: 518 MCAT, 3.83 cGPA, 3.6 sGPA

In addition to my stats, I have a decent amount of volunteer/research experience.

BUT...

I had 3 disciplinary actions from my university for alcohol in essentially my first year of college. I talk a lot in my primary about how I turned myself around, focusing on volunteering. My grades also showed an upward trend with a 4.0 junior year. AND I got a letter of recommendation from the director of student integrity, the very person who reprimanded me earlier. But is the discipline just too much to overcome?

I feel that my primary application was strong. However, looking back, I found a couple errors such as a grammar error and a missing period.

I submitted my primary in June and submitted secondaries to a few low to mid-level schools in august but have yet to hear back. I did get put on Albany's wait list within 24-hours of completing my file.

I thought I was a fairly strong applicant but now I am thinking this might not be the case. What do you guys think?

 

[trolly111]

Also, I continued submitting secondaries until late September and ended up submitting to about 15 schools, but no replies (except Albany).

 

[Banco]

I doubt its the grammatical stuff in your primary holding you back.

You applied to some schools a bit late, and only to 15 schools. So you may have to wait a bit before you get interviews.

 

[Goro]

Your file might simply be at the bottom of the pile, waiting for the Admissions staff to get to it.

The three IAs might be an issue. You may have a red flag of a bad LOR as well.

My stats are: 518 MCAT, 3.83 cGPA, 3.6 sGPA

In addition to my stats, I have a decent amount of volunteer/research experience.

BUT...

I had 3 disciplinary actions from my university for alcohol in essentially my first year of college. I talk a lot in my primary about how I turned myself around, focusing on volunteering. My grades also showed an upward trend with a 4.0 junior year. AND I got a letter of recommendation from the director of student integrity, the very person who reprimanded me earlier. But is the discipline just too much to overcome?

I feel that my primary application was strong. However, looking back, I found a couple errors such as a grammar error and a missing period.

I submitted my primary in June and submitted secondaries to a few low to mid-level schools in august but have yet to hear back. I did get put on Albany's wait list within 24-hours of completing my file.

I thought I was a fairly strong applicant but now I am thinking this might not be the case. What do you guys think?

 

[GrapesofRath]

3 IA's for the same thing(alcohol) is going to be a red flag to some extent. There was somebody a week or two ago who had 4 IA's related to alcohol and gyngyn basically told him you would be a DOA at my school and you would need several years of clean behavior before he thought schools would take a chance on that OP. Now you might have several years in between that last IA, but still, you can probably see why some schools might be a little hesitant about how to proceed forward with you. At the very least, it complicates things.

And this doesn't even begin to touch the fact that you applied late and it's very possible the IA isn't related to why you haven't heard from anybody back yet.

Truly poor LOR's that play a major role in applicants just aren't very common at all, on the list of things I would worry about; that's nowhere near the top. And the grammar issues aren't what's holding you back either.