It's time for me to reapply and I could use some advice after a failed cycle.

[KrazedKraken]

I guess I will start off with some general statistics and an overview of my journey thus far. I graduated from the University of Tennessee in Spring of 2019 with a degree in Biochem and a GPA of 3.9 (both overall and sGPA). I took the MCAT in August of 2018 and received a 512 (127,126,129,130). I have roughly 400 hours of hospice volunteering, 1000 hours of clinical experience as a nursing technician, and several shadowing experiences. I have three (possibly four) pretty solid letters of recommendation from physicians/nurses that I have shadowed/worked under.

Last cycle I was having trouble locking down a third LOR and did not have as much clinical experience as I do now. I was rushing to find someone to write my last LOR and was trying to bolster my ECs and, as a result, ended up submitting my applications in early September (I know, crazy late). On top of that, I only applied to a few schools (Again I know, another stupid move). Despite all of this, I received interview opportunities at UT Memphis and Quillen. Both interviews went fine but I was ultimately rejected from both schools.

Aside from applying on time and to more schools what should I do? I have been working on finalizing my school list and could use advice on how many/what schools to apply to. Also is it time that I start thinking about DO schools? My MCAT scores are starting to get old and I think most schools will no longer accept them after this cycle so getting admitted this cycle is a must. Any and all advice would be much appreciated and thanks in advance!

tl : dr
I applied like a ***** last cycle and need help picking schools and not being a ***** this time around...DO schools?
MCAT: 512 (127,126,129,130) (Took in August of 2018...getting old)
GPA: 3.9 (both overall and sGPA)
ECs: Lots of shadowing, 400 hours hospice, 1000 hours nursing tech

Possible schools? Any I should add/subtract? Probably can't afford to apply to more than 10 or so...here is a list in no particular order...

1	East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
2	Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science	Neither	No notes added by user
3	TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
4	Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
5	Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center	Neither	No notes added by user
6	Drexel University College of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
7	Creighton University School of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
8	Eastern Virginia Medical School	Neither	No notes added by user
9	Georgetown University School of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
10	Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
11	University of Louisville School of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
12	Tulane University School of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
13	Saint Louis University School of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
14	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Neither	No notes added by user
15	University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
16	Albany Medical College	Neither	No notes added by user
17	Medical College of Wisconsin	Neither	No notes added by user
18	Central Michigan University College of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
19	Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user
20	University of Vermont College of Medicine	Neither	No notes added by user

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[Monkeymojo]

Did you submit any LOR from professors or only healthcare workers? The standard is 2 science 1 humanities and then you could add professional LOR's after that. If your LOR's are good than my recommendation would be to try and find a research position over the course of the next year to use as your point of growth between this and next cycle. The good news is the most successful reapplicants are people like you who have good stats (high GPA/solid MCAT/strong EC's) and only applied late. As for the school list, I will let someone else who familiar comment on that but I would definitely apply to more than 10.

 

[gyngyn]

This thread can be followed here: Looking for help with developing a school list as I prepare to reapply.