asparagus_liker
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Most people who apply to med school do not get any acceptances, much less IIs.I was a Ph.D. student for six years and got a Fulbright Scholarship in that time, finished 2 publications and 3 patents. However, my Stanford-trained mentor was very cuthroat and competitive, and gave my project to other students. I had it coming I suppose, I was not as good as the other student, but I am of course indignant about this being unfair.
I have spent the last year working at Roche for a job I am very overqualified for, and applying to medical school. I volunteer at an ICU and a Homeless Shelter, I took 3 postbacc classes in organic chemistry, and in August I applied to 25 MD and 5 DO programs.
Since my submissions in August, I have had one interview from Texas ENMED, a showcase invitation to Carle, and that's it. Nobody else is rejecting me or giving me interview invites.
Is my bizarre story a red flag? I am of course very depressed about my situation, and Medical School feels like my only hope.
Did you say in your application "I failed out of grad school"? Or did you spin it more along the lines of "I realized grad school wasn't right for me and then I had experiences X, Y, and Z which showed me that I want to become a physician"?3.3 undergrad GPA, 3.5 grad GPA, 4.0 postbach GPA, 521 MCAT, highest Casper score, 8 preview
So LizzyM is 72-ish I guess, WARS is 84-ish
I applied to 30 schools, 5 DO 25 MD, ranging from UCSF/Case Western tier schools to UNM/State schools based on the WARS and LizzyM calculator suggestions.
2 interviews, otherwise nothing.
I've asked advisors about my application and they say "It looks very strong," but I've seen several people here and on Reddit with much lower WARS and LizzyM that have gotten 10+ interviews.
I feel like anyone that reads my application will go "Oh, this guy failed out of grad school? We don't want a failure," instead of going "Oh wow this guy went to grad school"
It sounds like you didn’t complete the phd but you do have achievements from your time there. Not sure why it’d be seen as such a big failure or where it’d be documented as such. What are your hours for your volunteering activities and your total sGPA including your postbac grades? That might have more weight than the phd thing.
Did you actually fail out of graduate school? What is your GPA (BCPM, prerequisites)? Hours of clinical experience and community service?I've asked advisors about my application and they say "It looks very strong," but I've seen several people here and on Reddit with much lower WARS and LizzyM that have gotten 10+ interviews.