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is what i feel as the waitlists are starting to pile up (4). Doesn't seem to matter if I "mess up" my interviews or were told I would fit well, result is the same. so frustrating.
is what i feel as the waitlists are starting to pile up (4). Doesn't seem to matter if I "mess up" my interviews or were told I would fit well, result is the same. so frustrating.
yeah i think this is exactly what it is...i have an amazing application overall but have just ONE glaring weakness (a low MCAT--very low 30s)..i got interviews at Harvard and Mayo among other schools..my only rejection post-interview has been Harvard (but they only waitlist like 30 people so its expected) and the rest have all been wait-lists..its so disapppointing
I know I'm doing well during my interviews but its definitely my MCAT that is keeping them from accepting me outright..im good enough to interview but not good enough to accept outright
You need to gain some perspective if you think a MCAT score in the low 30's is a glaring weakness.
OP at least you have heard that you are on the waitlist. I've interviewed at 3 schools and none of them have put their waitlists out yet.
is what i feel as the waitlists are starting to pile up (4). Doesn't seem to matter if I "mess up" my interviews or were told I would fit well, result is the same. so frustrating.
is what i feel as the waitlists are starting to pile up (4). Doesn't seem to matter if I "mess up" my interviews or were told I would fit well, result is the same. so frustrating.
Admissions are not determined strictly on objective criteria. The interview is your chance to sell yourself, show you belong. With all the time and effort spent on prereqs, test prep, activities. etc to become successful applicants, why do so many people still think that a successful interview just happens without significant advance prep? Or, better yet, that they don't much matter?
Interviews are not perfunctory.
i know it could have been much lower but im talking about my specific application..it was perceived as a weakness by admissions...and im non-URM...proof:
not sure how you know why you didn't get an interview?
- Harvard is the only top-10 medical school to give me an interview because my MCAT falls below the 10th percentile score for the rest of the top-10/top-20 schools
once again, not sure how you know why you didn't get an interview? I'm pretty sure no school has an MCAT cutoff for secondaries above 30.
- applied to 25 schools and only got 7 interviews (only 2 top-20 schools interviewed me) because I was pre-screened by the top 20 schools due to low MCAT (vandy, UCSF, uchicago, etc) and got no interviews from my safeties because they probably thought I would not attend (NYU was the lowest ranked school that gave me an interview and its ranked pretty high)
its been a really stressful and disappointing cycle
sorry for coming off as bitter or self-entitled...wasnt my intention..my bad..just been really stressful..just one acceptance anywhere would be nice
was that comment about URMs necessary?
once again, not sure how you know why you didn't get an interview? I'm pretty sure no school has an MCAT cutoff for secondaries above 30.
was that comment about URMs necessary?
Hang in there, OP. I was also waitlisted/rejected before I got accepted. Give it some more time.