hah -yep - i think i'm going to work in a lab in england (some people we have been collaborating with for a while) or pursue a masters there through some sort of program (hopefully free!). should be interesting either way things work out.
-jot
I had good GPA and MCAT so my backup was to bolster my medical related ECs, of which I had almost none, and reapply. Fortunately, that wasn't necessary.