Only one II that led to a Waitlist

[wewilldoitlive]

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[Goro]

Your ECs are your problem, and probably your essays as well. And you need sme DO schools on your list as well.

Get in more clinical experience. Stop doing research. Unless your tutoring is to poor kids, do something that shows off your altruism.

Not all volunteering needs to be in a hospital. Think hospice, Planned Parenthood, nursing homes, rehab facilities, crisis hotlines, camps for sick children, or clinics.

Some types of volunteer activities are more appealing than others. Volunteering in a nice suburban hospital is all very well and good and all, but doesn't show that you're willing to dig in and get your hands dirty in the same way that working with the developmentally disabled (or homeless, the dying, or Alzheimers or mentally ill or elderly or ESL or domestic, rural impoverished) does. The uncomfortable situations are the ones that really demonstrate your altruism and get you 'brownie points'. Plus, they frankly teach you more -- they develop your compassion and humanity in ways comfortable situations can't.


Service need not be "unique". If you can alleviate suffering in your community through service to the poor, homeless, illiterate, fatherless, etc, you are meeting an otherwise unmet need and learning more about the lives of the people (or types of people) who will someday be your patients. Check out your local houses of worship for volunteer opportunities. The key thing is service to others less fortunate than you. And get off campus and out of your comfort zone!

Examples include: Habitat for Humanity, Ronald McDonald House, Humane Society, crisis hotlines, soup kitchen, food pantry, homeless or women’s shelter, after-school tutoring for students or coaching a sport in a poor school district, teaching ESL to adults at a community center, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, or Meals on Wheels.

 

[JaxJax17]

I think others could advise you better in terms of if this cycle is “over” which I don’t think it is-interviews go til March so there is hope. But rule of thumb is no II by thanksgiving start reworking your app for next cycle. Also, if you do end up having to apply again I would revise your school list. It’s a little too too heavy I believe especially since your ECs don’t seem stellar. Also, for the schools that are mission driven (GWU is an example)-no non-clinical volunteer is almost an automatic axe and for many others it will take you out of the running even with your stats

 

[teenyfish]

OP, while I agree that you should start making a plan to reapply, I also applied to a large chunk of those schools and haven't heard back yet either.

 

[wewilldoitlive]

Your ECs are your problem, and probably your essays as well. And you need sme DO schools on your list as well.

Get in more clinical experience. Stop doing research. Unless your tutoring is to poor kids, do something that shows off your altruism.

Not all volunteering needs to be in a hospital. Think hospice, Planned Parenthood, nursing homes, rehab facilities, crisis hotlines, camps for sick children, or clinics.

Some types of volunteer activities are more appealing than others. Volunteering in a nice suburban hospital is all very well and good and all, but doesn't show that you're willing to dig in and get your hands dirty in the same way that working with the developmentally disabled (or homeless, the dying, or Alzheimers or mentally ill or elderly or ESL or domestic, rural impoverished) does. The uncomfortable situations are the ones that really demonstrate your altruism and get you 'brownie points'. Plus, they frankly teach you more -- they develop your compassion and humanity in ways comfortable situations can't.


Service need not be "unique". If you can alleviate suffering in your community through service to the poor, homeless, illiterate, fatherless, etc, you are meeting an otherwise unmet need and learning more about the lives of the people (or types of people) who will someday be your patients. Check out your local houses of worship for volunteer opportunities. The key thing is service to others less fortunate than you. And get off campus and out of your comfort zone!

Examples include: Habitat for Humanity, Ronald McDonald House, Humane Society, crisis hotlines, soup kitchen, food pantry, homeless or women’s shelter, after-school tutoring for students or coaching a sport in a poor school district, teaching ESL to adults at a community center, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, or Meals on Wheels.

Sorry these are not all my ECs I have 80 hours of volunteer tutoring at a school who are low income/ minorities and I have 60 hours of volunteer fundraising so almost 150+ hours of volunteering. Is that enough?

 

[wewilldoitlive]

I think others could advise you better in terms of if this cycle is “over” which I don’t think it is-interviews go til March so there is hope. But rule of thumb is no II by thanksgiving start reworking your app for next cycle. Also, if you do end up having to apply again I would revise your school list. It’s a little too too heavy I believe especially since your ECs don’t seem stellar. Also, for the schools that are mission driven (GWU is an example)-no non-clinical volunteer is almost an automatic axe and for many others it will take you out of the running even with your stats

Sorry these are not all my ECs I have 80 hours of volunteer tutoring at a school who are low income/ minorities and I have 60 hours of volunteer fundraising so almost 150+ hours of volunteering. Is that enough?

 

[wewilldoitlive]

bump

 

[Goro]

Sorry these are not all my ECs I have 80 hours of volunteer tutoring at a school who are low income/ minorities and I have 60 hours of volunteer fundraising so almost 150+ hours of volunteering. Is that enough?

No. Your ECs are very cookie cutter.

 

[MDhopeful74]

No. Your ECs are very cookie cutter.

How many hours qualifies as non cookie cutter?

 

[Goro]

How many hours qualifies as non cookie cutter?

> 200 each in my book. > 300 each is exceptional.

 

[MyOdyssey]

Hello, I am in a bit of a predicament, am a non traditional (engineering) , working in healthcare consulting for a few years. I have only received one II from my state school which I was waitlisted at. I applied to around 16 schools and was hoping that I would hear back from another school at this point. At this point should I consider my cycle close to finished because and start looking at plan B which would be continuing with consulting.

Retake MCAT 512 (128,128,128,128)
GPA : 3.63
Sgpa: 3.83

School List

UConn (Waitlist)
Quinnipiac
Drexel
Hofstra (Rejected)
NYMC
University of Vermont
Tufts
Temple
Jefferson
Albany
Einstein
Rochester
Darthmouth
BU ( Rejected)
Georgetown (Rejected)
George Washington (hold)

EC:

60 hours of shadowing
100 hours clinical volunteering
6 months of research
600+ hours of tutoring

Have you considered the possibility that medical schools assume you're a Texas resident. Texas residents are heavily favored by TX medical schools in admissions and tuition. As a result, a Texas resident (or a perceived Texas resident) applying to non-Texas schools is presumed to be a yield risk in that they're unlikely to turn down a Texas medical school charging $15k in annual tuition in favor of a non Texas school charging $55k per year.

You've lived and worked in Texas the past few years and the address you listed for AMCAS was a Texas address, correct?