Preparing to reapply next cycle as TX resident, anything else I can do?

[alienbrain]

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[Mr.Smile12]

I would hold out hope a bit, but what did your prehealth committee say about your chances? If you grew up close to RGV, I might consider a check-in letter after prematches go out to make sure they know you're still out there.

On a reapp, without an MCAT retake, I would include the HBCU schools and perhaps the PR schools. We will see what an improved MCAT retake can get you, but depending on your journey and perspective, you might be a bit surprised what schools could take a longer look. Definitely include DO's.

 

[alienbrain]

I would hold out hope a bit, but what did your prehealth committee say about your chances? If you grew up close to RGV, I might consider a check-in letter after prematches go out to make sure they know you're still out there.

On a reapp, without an MCAT retake, I would include the HBCU schools and perhaps the PR schools. We will see what an improved MCAT retake can get you, but depending on your journey and perspective, you might be a bit surprised what schools could take a longer look. Definitely include DO's.

My prehealth committee gave me an overall rating of "Recommend." They told me that my EC's were well-rounded and my LOR's were great, but my grades from sophomore year raised a bit of concern and they'd need me to finish my last semester strong and have a high MCAT. I received all A's in my last 2 semesters which consisted of heavy bio/biochem courses but MCAT was lower than I was expecting :/

And thank you for the advice! I was definitely thinking of sending in a letter to RGV, and I was recommended to send in an LOI to UHCOM but unsure since there are so many conflicting opinions on the matter. I received my UHCOM secondary on 8/6 and turned it in on 8/19. UTRGV was turned in on 8/31. Also will definitely look into DO schools.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

My prehealth committee gave me an overall rating of "Recommend." They told me that my EC's were well-rounded and my LOR's were great, but my grades from sophomore year raised a bit of concern and they'd need me to finish my last semester strong and have a high MCAT. I received all A's in my last 2 semesters which consisted of heavy bio/biochem courses but MCAT was lower than I was expecting :/

And thank you for the advice! I was definitely thinking of sending in a letter to RGV, and I was recommended to send in an LOI to UHCOM but unsure since there are so many conflicting opinions on the matter. I received my UHCOM secondary on 8/6 and turned it in on 8/19. UTRGV was turned in on 8/31. Also will definitely look into DO schools.

At this point it's a bit over 4 weeks, so you would be okay with a check-in letter. Of course, there is the prematch announcement date coming up, so aside from finishing off any interviews for making prematch decisions, there's the administrative process to get those selections into TMDSAS by their announcement deadline. Keep that in mind if you do a check-in.

Also seeing if @wysdoc has any suggestions for reaching out.

 

[wysdoc]

There are 2 DO schools on the TMDSAS application, TCOM and SHSU.
Did you apply to either? Your MCATs of 499/501 are not competitive for TCOM though.
Writing an update letter is only going to be helpful if you have something new to add (not something you plan to do someday) since turning in your primary TMDSAS application.

If you reapply next year, your goals should be TMDSAS + AACOMAS. You could apply on AACOMAS without retaking the MCAT.
I don't think it's likely to jump up to an MCAT of 512+ on a 3rd test day, and you would need that kind of a score to apply to AMCAS schools.

 

[ijustwannasaveppl]

It's pretty hard to judge without a newer MCAT, so def update the post when you get it. I was able to jump 11 points on my mcat after doing a masters, so a crazy score increase is def possible! However, it wasn't enough for texas MD schools to over look my mid gpa and I only got 1 MD interview, then a rejection 🙁. Rn with your current scores and stats. I would say the odds are stacked against you for a texas MD,but you still have a great shot at DO if you also apply AACOMAS. With a slightly higher mcat you could still get into a great school like TCOM or SHSUCOM (current highest COMLEX pass rate!). You could even add a couple OOS DO schools now if you wanted, it's not too late. Also, it's still very early in the cycle. Study for your MCAT retake, but you could still get in at a school at an area you have ties to. My TX md interview wasn't until October! Don't give up 🙂

 

[alienbrain]

It's pretty hard to judge without a newer MCAT, so def update the post when you get it. I was able to jump 11 points on my mcat after doing a masters, so a crazy score increase is def possible! However, it wasn't enough for texas MD schools to over look my mid gpa and I only got 1 MD interview, then a rejection 🙁. Rn with your current scores and stats. I would say the odds are stacked against you for a texas MD,but you still have a great shot at DO if you also apply AACOMAS. With a slightly higher mcat you could still get into a great school like TCOM or SHSUCOM (current highest COMLEX pass rate!). You could even add a couple OOS DO schools now if you wanted, it's not too late. Also, it's still very early in the cycle. Study for your MCAT retake, but you could still get in at a school at an area you have ties to. My TX md interview wasn't until October! Don't give up 🙂

Hi, thank you for your comment and kind encouragement! I greatly appreciate it!!! I logged off of SDN to focus on my work and studying because I did not get any interviews. However, I'm happy to update that I just got my score back today of a 514!! And will definitely be applying to DO schools this cycle as well 🙂) Looking forward to this year's cycle with much more optimism. Thank you again!!