mid december and not heard back for interviews... bad??

[bissmeyer]

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It is mid-december and I have not heard back from any of the schools I applied to regarding interviews. I just am getting worried because friends of mine have already gotten interviews and some acceptances. When should I really be worried if I have not heard back from any school?

 

[Reddpoint]

Unfortunately, I think you might be in a tough position. Im not sure what your MCATs are but most of the time this is what the hang up is about. I have known people to get late interviews and get in. However getting one interview generally means you do not have a strong application for one reason or another. If you do not get in this year I would recommend getting the MCAT score up at least above 30. Despite all the talk about being interested in having unique students, medical schools primarily screen with MCAT and GPA.

 

[Surferboy]

bissmeyer...i'm right here with you. It's been hard to be optimistic lately. I know with my low mcat I was thinking I would be in the very tail end of interviews if I did get any. Hopefully we didn't completely miss the bus.

 

[GoSpursGo]

It's certainly not GOOD to have not heard anything at this point, but it's far from hopeless. LizzyM said she expected her school to give out invites up until around 1/21 or so, so there is still hope. That being said, it IS getting around the time where it would probably be a good idea to start thinking about a plan B if you haven't already. Whether it be re-taking the MCAT, buffing up ECs, applying for a post-bacc or SMP, you don't want to be stuck scrambling for something to do next year in March. If you want this badly enough, you'll get it- it just might take more than one try, like it does for most people.

 

[HumidBeing]

Cross-posted in the Pre-allo forum. Interested members may reply there. http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=586457