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Hi everyone, I had a couple of questions about reapplying. First, a little about me:
I took the MCAT 3x: 500 --> 502 --> 510.. I am asian and a Va resident. This past cycle, I applied and only interviewed at EVMS. I'm currently waitlisted there in the top-third, but I am preparing for the next cycle.
My activities and hours up until when I submit the primary will roughly be:
Old - PT Volunteer (30 Hours)
Old - Tutoring Service at college (60 hours)
Old Teaching Assistant for Intro Bio for 3 years
Old Rewarded a research award for $3000
Old I was a camp counselor and then director was a 6-week camp every summer in college
*All the activities labeled new are one that I started after graduating from college, last May and did not have them in the primary application last cycle.
Shadowing (140 hours, 80 of these are new)
New - Special Olympics Coach (100 hours)
New - Volunteer at Free Clinic (70 hours)
New - Volunteer w/ Hospice care (80 hours)
New - Counselor at camp for autistic kids (160 hours, but this will be in an update, because I will be doing it in June)
Extensive Research Experience, presented original work at national conferences, a 2nd-author paper and currently writing a 1st author paper (which if submitted will be in an update hopefully)
So my questions are:
1) Do you guys think I should be applying this next cycle? Have I improved my application enough, or do you spot any more weaknesses that I can address for the next two months?
2) If I do apply this upcoming cycle, I will have 2 new LORs. However, because I graduated last year, I will have year old LORs from science professors. Should I contact them and ask them to alter their letter based on my new experiences, or will the new LORs be fine?
Thanks for all the help!
I took the MCAT 3x: 500 --> 502 --> 510.. I am asian and a Va resident. This past cycle, I applied and only interviewed at EVMS. I'm currently waitlisted there in the top-third, but I am preparing for the next cycle.
My activities and hours up until when I submit the primary will roughly be:
Old - PT Volunteer (30 Hours)
Old - Tutoring Service at college (60 hours)
Old Teaching Assistant for Intro Bio for 3 years
Old Rewarded a research award for $3000
Old I was a camp counselor and then director was a 6-week camp every summer in college
*All the activities labeled new are one that I started after graduating from college, last May and did not have them in the primary application last cycle.
Shadowing (140 hours, 80 of these are new)
New - Special Olympics Coach (100 hours)
New - Volunteer at Free Clinic (70 hours)
New - Volunteer w/ Hospice care (80 hours)
New - Counselor at camp for autistic kids (160 hours, but this will be in an update, because I will be doing it in June)
Extensive Research Experience, presented original work at national conferences, a 2nd-author paper and currently writing a 1st author paper (which if submitted will be in an update hopefully)
So my questions are:
1) Do you guys think I should be applying this next cycle? Have I improved my application enough, or do you spot any more weaknesses that I can address for the next two months?
2) If I do apply this upcoming cycle, I will have 2 new LORs. However, because I graduated last year, I will have year old LORs from science professors. Should I contact them and ask them to alter their letter based on my new experiences, or will the new LORs be fine?
Thanks for all the help!
