High MCAT/meh GPA reinventor application figuring out what to do for the next year

[Basil_Bond]

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[DocJanItor]

First off, SMP is not necessary and could easily end up hurting rather than helping. Your GPA is sufficient for mid-tier MD schools and all DO schools.

Based on the descriptions of the schools you applied to you may have skewed too strongly to your reach schools. While your other stats are excellent, the GPA is fairly low by T20 standards. I'm not saying you're DOA, but it's just going to be unlikely. Additionally, applying late to only a few DO schools (depending on where they are) might not have been advantageous.

I don't think you need to continue working in the lab if you don't want to; you've already accumulated enough hours for any medical school. Many schools continue interviewing into the early spring so it's too early to give up hope yet. I'd wait until January after the holidays and send out some letters of interest if you haven't heard anything by then.

Other than that, there's nothing for you to improve for the next cycle other than your school lists and the timing of your applications.

 

[Basil_Bond]

First off, SMP is not necessary and could easily end up hurting rather than helping. Your GPA is sufficient for mid-tier MD schools and all DO schools.

Based on the descriptions of the schools you applied to you may have skewed too strongly to your reach schools. While your other stats are excellent, the GPA is fairly low by T20 standards. I'm not saying you're DOA, but it's just going to be unlikely. Additionally, applying late to only a few DO schools (depending on where they are) might not have been advantageous.

I don't think you need to continue working in the lab if you don't want to; you've already accumulated enough hours for any medical school. Many schools continue interviewing into the early spring so it's too early to give up hope yet. I'd wait until January after the holidays and send out some letters of interest if you haven't heard anything by then.

Other than that, there's nothing for you to improve for the next cycle other than your school lists and the timing of your applications.

Thank you for your input. I meant to say T40. I applied to 5 or 6 T20.

 

[Basil_Bond]

First off, SMP is not necessary and could easily end up hurting rather than helping. Your GPA is sufficient for mid-tier MD schools and all DO schools.

Based on the descriptions of the schools you applied to you may have skewed too strongly to your reach schools. While your other stats are excellent, the GPA is fairly low by T20 standards. I'm not saying you're DOA, but it's just going to be unlikely. Additionally, applying late to only a few DO schools (depending on where they are) might not have been advantageous.

I don't think you need to continue working in the lab if you don't want to; you've already accumulated enough hours for any medical school. Many schools continue interviewing into the early spring so it's too early to give up hope yet. I'd wait until January after the holidays and send out some letters of interest if you haven't heard anything by then.

Other than that, there's nothing for you to improve for the next cycle other than your school lists and the timing of your applications.

Also, are you saying that you would recommend a glide year? I am also looking into Americorps, but I have some desires to travel that could be funded if I stay in clinical care.

 

[DocJanItor]

Also, are you saying that you would recommend a glide year? I am also looking into Americorps, but I have some desires to travel that could be funded if I stay in clinical care.

I'm not necessarily recommending anything. All I'm saying is that I don't think there's anything you can do in the next 6 months (especially in a pandemic) to make your app to medical school that much stronger. The only real things you can optimize are your essays and your school lists which should not take that much time. Other than that, it's not the worst idea to enjoy your life doing what you want while you can. Once you're in medical school and residency you will have far less time and freedom.