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Hi! I am a little worried about my status. I received and completed all of my secondaries for all TX schools in the beginning of July (turnaround time was under 3 days). I was missing one letter for my application to be complete and it was cleared on 9/9. I have received a few interview invites, but not the number I was hoping for. Does this mean the schools who waited to mark me as complete did not look at my application at all until it was marked complete? Do I need to cast a wider net outside of Texas now?
 
I have 3 IS II and 1 OOS II. I only worry because I have always heard cast a wide net to make sure I get accepted. I have also been reading the 7% Matriculate thread. I know it only takes 1 interview to get in, but you know when you work really hard for something and then second guess every decision you make. I would hate that not doing a better job on my letters would keep me out of med school.
 
TexMDHopeful said:
I have 3 IS II and 1 OOS II. I only worry because I have always heard cast a wide net to make sure I get accepted. I have also been reading the 7% Matriculate thread. I know it only takes 1 interview to get in, but you know when you work really hard for something and then second guess every decision you make. I would hate that not doing a better job on my letters would keep me out of med school.
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The relevant statistic for you, since you have had TX interviews, is that 2 out of 3 who interview will matriculate.
The 7% article you read is for new freshman college students who at first say they are pre-med, but don’t all make it through
 
TexMDHopeful said:
I have 3 IS II and 1 OOS II. I only worry because I have always heard cast a wide net to make sure I get accepted. I have also been reading the 7% Matriculate thread. I know it only takes 1 interview to get in, but you know when you work really hard for something and then second guess every decision you make. I would hate that not doing a better job on my letters would keep me out of med school.
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It's more like less than 50% of med school applicants get accepted each cycle. Dude, you're okay.

You haven't heard of "interviews 3, a doctor you will be"? Granted, maybe the phrase could be, "interviews 4 opens one MD door"... but still. (That's discussed in the 2016 thread.) Stop reading the reddit or admit.org forums. Focus on the II's you have; you'll hate yourself more if you blow those opportunities with poor interviews.

 
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