I applied last year with similar stats (24T, 3.4) and hit the big fat nothing as well. I also, as it happens, completed my applications in November. I re-applied this year and was accepted before Thanksgiving. Here's what I changed.
1)I had already graduated undergrad, so obviously my GPA was basically set in stone (unless I wanted to do a post-bacc, which I absolutely did NOT). I didn't have time to add to my extracurriculars because the end of one application cycle basically runs right into the beginning of the other. The only number available to me to change, as I saw it, was my MCAT score. I traveled to Europe over the summer and retook the MCAT in August, using EXAMKRACKERS and AUDIO OSMOSIS. I ended up with
VR-11
PS-11
BS-8
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2)I had all of my letters of rec, and AACOMAS finished by mid-July, and got my first secondary filled out and sent (via Priority Mail 2-3 days) in the beginning of August. All my secondaries were sent in and completed by the beginning of September, and I had my first interview September 20th (Touro NV). My second interview came November 2nd(Touro CA), and I was accepted by November 18th. Consequently, this date coincides with the exact date the previous year that AACOMAS mailed out my application. Obviously I was critically late last year! Also, at the Touro-California interview, they had already given out over half of their seats!
Obviously there is a learning curve to applying, and I didn't pick up on it until the second round. I could have saved myself a lot of money, ulcers and time by simply applying early. I'm not sure if my first MCAT would have been strong enough to get in the first time if I had applied earlier, but I guess we'll never know. My advice is to apply the VERY FIRST DAY that you can next year, if you don't get in this year.
Sadly, this late in the cycle, most if not all of the schools are going to become very selective about who to interview/accept, and that means taking applications from off the top(meaning high GPAs and MCATs). You could call the schools and see what's going on, but my guess is that you'll get the standard line they tell everyone who's already been rejected, but the rejection letter hasn't been generated yet: "Your file is under review, and a decision regarding your status has not been made."
Apply REALLY early in June (which, actually, is sort of coming up). Start pestering your recommenders for new letters of rec, take the April MCAT (Believe me, you'll have plenty of time to get ready), and make sure all your applications are complete by August at the latest. Good luck!
