polkman789
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Thank you much, I appreciate itSo sorry to hear that, OP. This process is tough with little rhyme or reason sometimes.
If you would like anyone to look over your school list or writing, I'm sure you can find people here who are willing to help. (myself included).
Keep your head up (easier said than done) and best wishes.
Thanks for the encouragement!I think it's a good idea get someone knowledgeable to read your app. But I agree that med school admissions is getting absolutely insane- I had better stats than most students at Harvard/Mayo and hundreds of research/thousands of clinical and community volunteer hours and I just got into my state school.
It's easy to say since I'm a med student now, but please please please don't be too hard on yourself. You have obviously worked VERY hard. This is less a reflection on you and more a reflection on the fact that the U.S. medical system is straight up weird. If you're persistent, you'll get here.
It's possible that you have a bad LOR3.8 & 516 with 700 nonclinical volunteering, 1000 hours clinical employment, 300 hours nonclinical employment, 350 hours research with a publication, good letters, nothing close to any red flags——zero interviews after being complete in august. Only thing I can think of is my writing, so I’ll be working to improve that for this coming cycle. Just crazy how things work out.
I applied to 25 schools, mostly mid and low tiers. Only 7 were in the top 30. Just wanted to rant. Good luck y’all.
Definitely a difficult possibility but might be the case here. Not necessarily malicious, just a prof that doesn't know what adcoms want in a letter.It's possible that you have a bad LOR
A bad LOR is exactly that. They're rare, and they catch the eye of the reader immediately. They specifically state the students flaw(s).Definitely a difficult possibility but might be the case here. Not necessarily malicious, just a prof that doesn't know what adcoms want in a letter.
The most recent AAMC Tables A-8 and A-9 indicate that 41.5% of applicants identified as white alone and 42.3% of matriculants identified as white alone.Statistics may be against you.
MCAT scores for accepted men last year was 512.7, women 511.3. 56% of matriculants were women.
42% of acceptees identified as white alone, while 62% of the American population identifies as white alone.
OP, please don’t be hard on yourself. IMO, this is an example of great applicants falling through the cracks. The culprit here is that the concept of having to apply to every individual school and thereby exaggerating the demand exponentially. I have personally seen too many cases, countless in fact, all with 3.8+ and 520+ falling through the cracks . But nothing will change. Best of luck to you.3.8 & 516 with 700 nonclinical volunteering, 1000 hours clinical employment, 300 hours nonclinical employment, 350 hours research with a publication, good letters, nothing close to any red flags——zero interviews after being complete in august. Only thing I can think of is my writing, so I’ll be working to improve that for this coming cycle. Just crazy how things work out.
I applied to 25 schools, mostly mid and low tiers. Only 7 were in the top 30. Just wanted to rant. Good luck y’all.
Good points. Appreciate the replyOP, please don’t be hard on yourself. IMO, this is an example of great applicants falling through the cracks. The culprit here is that the concept of having to apply to every individual school and thereby exaggerating the demand exponentially. I have personally seen too many cases, countless in fact, all with 3.8+ and 520+ falling through the cracks . But nothing will change. Best of luck to you.