So my inquiry has two parts:
1. I applied for the 2017 cycle and only got one interview invite. I graduated from a top ten, had family problems one year that brought my GPA down, which I addressed in my secondaries/primary, but besides that I had good grades, completed my masters with a 4.0 from a top 10, ~1000 volunteering hours (clinical, research, and non-medical), ~20 shadowing, and worked in research.
I am planning to retake the MCAT, but not sure if I will be able to take the retake by next month, so I am considering notifying schools that I will not be taking the MCAT so that they will consider me because most of them just put my application on hold, and then when I feel ready I will take it and update them with my score (maybe October)? Is this a terrible idea to have them evaluate me on my current MCAT?
2. This year I appied to UCLA, UC Riverside, UCSF, UC Irvine, USC-Keck, Columbia, Hopkins, FIU, UMiami, NYU, NYMC, UMD, Georgetown, George Washington, Mt. Sinai, UCSD, UC Davis, Tufts, Loyola, UIC, BU, U of Washington. I'm restricted to applying to Miami area, DC, MD, VA, Chicago, and NY besides my CA schools. Also, I personally find MD to be a much better fit for my goals, so going a DO route wouldn't be in the picture. Does this list look completely unrealistic? My advisor told me last year that my list was good, but it didn't work out for me. I would really appreciate any advice!
1. I applied for the 2017 cycle and only got one interview invite. I graduated from a top ten, had family problems one year that brought my GPA down, which I addressed in my secondaries/primary, but besides that I had good grades, completed my masters with a 4.0 from a top 10, ~1000 volunteering hours (clinical, research, and non-medical), ~20 shadowing, and worked in research.
I am planning to retake the MCAT, but not sure if I will be able to take the retake by next month, so I am considering notifying schools that I will not be taking the MCAT so that they will consider me because most of them just put my application on hold, and then when I feel ready I will take it and update them with my score (maybe October)? Is this a terrible idea to have them evaluate me on my current MCAT?
2. This year I appied to UCLA, UC Riverside, UCSF, UC Irvine, USC-Keck, Columbia, Hopkins, FIU, UMiami, NYU, NYMC, UMD, Georgetown, George Washington, Mt. Sinai, UCSD, UC Davis, Tufts, Loyola, UIC, BU, U of Washington. I'm restricted to applying to Miami area, DC, MD, VA, Chicago, and NY besides my CA schools. Also, I personally find MD to be a much better fit for my goals, so going a DO route wouldn't be in the picture. Does this list look completely unrealistic? My advisor told me last year that my list was good, but it didn't work out for me. I would really appreciate any advice!
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