Hello! So basically I am hoping to apply to both M.D. and D.O. schools this summer, but I was just wondering if I could get some advice/insight on the timeline of my application.
So some background:
I just recently graduated this May with a degree in cell biology and neuroscience and a minor in psychology. My cumulative GPA is a 3.6 and my science GPA is a 3.4 (I got two C's in orgo 1 and 2, but everything else is in the A- B range). I was planning to take the MCAT in June, but I didn't feel ready, so I pushed it to August 11.
So my plan was to submit my primary app and letters of rec, but only to one school, by mid-July. Therefore, my app can get verified before my MCAT score is released (I already sent in my transcripts). Then after taking the MCAT on August 11, I would pre-write my secondaries during the month I have to wait before my scores are released, and have them ready to submit by the time my MCAT score is released, which should be on September 12. Then, if I am happy with my MCAT score I would add the rest of my schools to my app and hopefully have everything complete around September 12.
In regards to other aspects of my app, I will be applying without a committee letter, since my school won't write one since I'm taking the MCAT past their deadline. I also have a good amount of research, clinical, shadowing, and leadership experience and I do have 6 letters of rec from professors and doctors I have shadowed. However, I don't really have much volunteering experience.
I was just wondering if anyone had any experience or insight if my plan would work, or am I basically screwing myself over for this application cycle? I really want to avoid taking two gaps years, which is why I really want to try and apply this summer. However, I do want to give myself a good chance at gaining an acceptance, so if anyone has any advice or feedback on whether I should apply this summer or wait until next summer, it would be greatly appreciated !!
Thank you !
So some background:
I just recently graduated this May with a degree in cell biology and neuroscience and a minor in psychology. My cumulative GPA is a 3.6 and my science GPA is a 3.4 (I got two C's in orgo 1 and 2, but everything else is in the A- B range). I was planning to take the MCAT in June, but I didn't feel ready, so I pushed it to August 11.
So my plan was to submit my primary app and letters of rec, but only to one school, by mid-July. Therefore, my app can get verified before my MCAT score is released (I already sent in my transcripts). Then after taking the MCAT on August 11, I would pre-write my secondaries during the month I have to wait before my scores are released, and have them ready to submit by the time my MCAT score is released, which should be on September 12. Then, if I am happy with my MCAT score I would add the rest of my schools to my app and hopefully have everything complete around September 12.
In regards to other aspects of my app, I will be applying without a committee letter, since my school won't write one since I'm taking the MCAT past their deadline. I also have a good amount of research, clinical, shadowing, and leadership experience and I do have 6 letters of rec from professors and doctors I have shadowed. However, I don't really have much volunteering experience.
I was just wondering if anyone had any experience or insight if my plan would work, or am I basically screwing myself over for this application cycle? I really want to avoid taking two gaps years, which is why I really want to try and apply this summer. However, I do want to give myself a good chance at gaining an acceptance, so if anyone has any advice or feedback on whether I should apply this summer or wait until next summer, it would be greatly appreciated !!
Thank you !
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