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BAH94

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Hello,

Last cycle I applied only MD and unfortunately did not get any interview. I plan to apply MD and DO for this upcoming cycle.

Stats:
3.87 GPA Biochemistry
MCAT: 505 (1st try)
Clinical Research: 575 Hours
Shadowing: 80 Hours
Clinical volunteering: 30 Hours
Non-clinical volunteering: 140 Hours

Also, Varsity athlete, involved in several on campus organizations with leadership positions.

I was wondering if I should spent the months after graduation studying full time for the MCAT? Or if I would be better off finding a clinical job such as a scribe to get more clinical hours for my application?

Thank you
 
It was probably some combination of not enough clinical hours + MCAT. Definitely look to get more of those hours before anything. 505 ~ 68% ~ 28-29 on the old MCAT which is borderline for MD's unless you have a state school that's more forgiving. Apply DO as well. You should be competitive for the "top DO's" such as PCOM, KCUMB, DMU, MSUCOM ect.
 
Also I applied to most MD schools in the Midwest except ones that I knew I had no chance at such as Northwestern and University of Chicago.
 
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