Advices on the next step

[terrypk1]

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Ok
Let's do this again.
I was obviously emotional but I also desperate want to solve the problem and who ever advised the mod please don't do it this time.

THANKS
Please help me out
Hi.
I am a canadian premed who will be graduating in 2011...so one more year to go. I applied to many many (30 roughly) med schools last summer. The funny thing is that my biochemistry program is now a 5 year program because i am doing COOP education. so basically, I apply at the end of my 3rd year in UBC, but my actual graduation date is 2011 instead of 2010
Here is my stat
GPA overall 3.86 GPA science 4.0
MCAT 35O. Verbal sucks at 9
I got i would say average plus EC.
I don't know what my recommendation letters are like...but i think they are average.

so I only had 2 interviews this year after 30 applications, and, I am waitlisted for both schools (wayne slu)

I would love to apply again this year..., but, knowing that I wouldn't be able to get better or newer recommendation letters, I don't know really what to do.

What should I do??
Should I just graduate and go find a master program to go into (which means i will have to do GRE and subject tests)?

Should I just delay by another year?

Should I just manage to work in lab for an extra yaer (giving the current economy conditions..i dont' know how that will work out)?

During my coop time, I find out that I really don't like research. It is very cool, but it is terribly slow.

what should i do...


If I should be doing a master program, which programs will better my chances of getting into med schools?

Come on. I need lots of help on this.
and I honestly don't understand why I didn't get picked for many schools.
with my grades and EC, I thought I could at least be accepted to some by now.


THANKS

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

For Canadian schools, I don't know.
For US medical schools your looking good. If your "average EC's" include 100+ hours of clincal experience and maybe a bit of research. Then i'd say that you can get in if you apply broadly.

 

[terrypk1]

For Canadian schools, I don't know.
For US medical schools your looking good. If your "average EC's" include 100+ hours of clincal experience and maybe a bit of research. Then i'd say that you can get in if you apply broadly.

Funny..i have that..100+ hours and research.
I applied to 30 something school last year and got only 2 wait listed. They are Wyn and SLU. I mean these 2 schools are obviously most people's SAFETY schools, and, now they are my top choices.

 

[terrypk1]

For Canadian schools, I don't know.
For US medical schools your looking good. If your "average EC's" include 100+ hours of clincal experience and maybe a bit of research. Then i'd say that you can get in if you apply broadly.

Thanks.

 

[bannie22]

Funny..i have that..100+ hours and research.
I applied to 30 something school last year and got only 2 wait listed. They are Wyn and SLU. I mean these 2 schools are obviously most people's SAFETY schools, and, now they are my top choices.

it does depend on where u apply of course.

if you post something slightly neater i might read it. lol. (i read ur other one, it was too messy and squishy so i just told you not to go DO. your marks dont seem like that really shud be an option) unless i didnt c everything of cuz. (BECUZ ITS SO MESSY LIKE THIS RITE NOW!) 👍