No Rs or IIs yet -- When should I start worrying?

[oregonian19]

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I know it's still super early in the cycle, so I am probably being neurotic. But I am honestly shocked I haven't received a single rejection yet or at least an interview at my state school (they interview 50%+ of IS applicants). I was complete for all my applications between late-June and early-August. The only complete I am waiting on is Seton Hall, but I just submitted that one last week.

At what point should I start worrying? Is there something glaring in my application or was my school list inappropriate? I would appreciate any thoughts, opinions, or insights!
Thank you!

Stats:

1. GPA/sGPA/nsGPA: 3.64/3.52/3.93
2. MCAT: 510 (129/126/127/128)
3. State of Residence: OR (Strong ties to NY and VT, previous history living in CO)
4. Race/Ethnicity: White, non-Hispanic
5. UG Institute: Ordinary state school
6. Clinical experience: by matriculation --
   1. 950 hours as a scribe for a surgeon
   2. About to start a new job as a patient services representative at a neurosurgery clinic (40 hrs/wk); probably 1200+ hours by matriculation (*Not in application*)
   3. 200 hours volunteering at a diabetes clinic (moderate amount of patient contact over the telephone, new volunteer trainer)
   4. Working on getting my dog certified to do hospital therapy; I will do this on the weekends in lieu of the diabetic clinic
7. Research experience:
   1. ~900 hours in a biology lab during UG (paid, mostly lackey work)
   2. ~250 hours working on a UG thesis w/ poster presentation and defense
   3. 120 hours volunteering at a cancer research lab at a medical school
8. Shadowing:
   1. 52 hours w/ two different PCPs (both were DOs; one private practice, one HMO)
   2. 3 hours w/ a pediatric endocrinologist (MD)
9. Non-clinical volunteering: by matriculation --
   1. 215 hours as a pharmacy technician at a charitable pharmacy
   2. ~120 hours teaching civics/history and interview prep for citizenship classes
10. Other extracurricular activities:
    1. Health outreach club during UG; helped re-design application process and made a personal effort to reach minority students to encourage them to apply (~150 hours)
    2. Biology TA for 1 term (~80 hours)
    3. Summer after graduation: ~200 hours as a paid health educator, educating new university students about health & wellness resources on campus.
11. Honors & Awards:
    1. $20,000 academic scholarship from my university (based on HS GPA & SAT/ACT)
    2. $1,000 scholarship from local medical center (based on volunteerism, LORs, HS GPA)
    3. Dean's List (one term, fall of my freshman year)
    4. Service award from my health outreach club
12. Other:
    1. Hobbies I plan on mentioning in my app: architecture/design, therapy dog training
    2. LORs:
       1. Research PI/thesis adviser (also taught me in one upper-division science course I got an A in)
       2. Biology instructor; got an A in her course, TA'd for her class later; she has written me a LOR before
       3. Literature professor; got an A in both classes I had with her, we have a good rapport
       4. Surgeon I scribe for
       5. Social worker who is my volunteer manager at the diabetes clinic; she always has super positive things to say about me when talking with others
       6. My supervisor for the health education job I had, also adviser for the outreach club I was part of

School List:
I made sure that my GPA and MCAT weren't really out of line with their percentiles. If I remember correctly, my GPA is in the 25th-50th percentile for most (if not all schools). Then for MCAT, I was above 50th for two or three schools, between 25th and 50th for most schools, and just below 25th for only one or two schools.

1. Colorado
2. Quinnipiac
3. Georgetown
4. George Washington
5. Loyola
6. Rosalind Franklin
7. Rush
8. Tufts
9. Oakland-Beaumont
10. Wayne State
11. Wake Forest
12. Creighton
13. Seton Hall
14. Albany
15. SUNY Buffalo
16. New York Medical College
17. University of Toledo
18. OHSU
19. Jefferson
20. Temple
21. Eastern Virginia
22. Virginia Commonwealth
23. Vermont
24. Medical College of Wisconsin

 

[LizzyM]

When should I start worrying?

When you turn the calendar and it is Thanksgiving Day and you still haven't had an inteview invite. Until that happens, just chill.

When you turn the calendar and it is Mardi Gras and you still don't have an offer of admission. Until then, enjoy your ride to Mars. (See below if you don't get that reference.)

 

[Engrailed]

☕Cue @Goro 's patience is a virtue copypasta