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Hi all! Looking for some advice on what course of action I should take.
My stats and activities:
cGPA 3.75, sGPA 3.75, MCAT 511, ORM
1450 hours research (paid and unpaid)
180 hours teaching
600 hours volunteering (clinical and others)
200 hours shadowing
2000+ hours in club (also leadership for 2 years)
2017 cycle: I will admit I severely botched my application, not having enough experiences and inadequate writing.
2018 cycle: I applied to 22 schools, received 1 interview (OOS) and am currently waitlisted there.
Current 2019 cycle situation: I submitted 53 primaries and have been working on my secondaries, however, I realized late last cycle my MCAT is expiring for some schools (took in Sep. 2015) and have been studying again to take it late August. So I am debating my options and wanted some input.
1. I can continue to apply and take the MCAT. I would get my score back in September at which point my app would be "complete" in September. Worried that this is too late in the cycle.
2. I can continue to apply and not take the MCAT. This would narrow down my school list to 28 schools (SKMC, Geisinger, Hofstra, Boston, Tufts, UPenn, Wayne State, Baylor, Tulane, USF Morsani, Wash U, Pitt, U Chicago, Colorado, OSU, Duke, SUNY Upstate, U Miami, Case, Albany, Mich State MD, Wisconsin, Oakland, Vanderbilt, Stanford, Emory, Rutgers, Minnesota). I understand this is reach heavy as I planned to take the MCAT.
3. I can withdraw my applications, take the MCAT this coming year, continue my research, teaching, etc. and apply for the 2020 cycle. Worried it may look bad to withdraw applications and my recommendation letter writers may not appreciate this decision (is this a valid concern?).
I appreciate any and all advice and suggestions you have! Thanks all!
My stats and activities:
cGPA 3.75, sGPA 3.75, MCAT 511, ORM
1450 hours research (paid and unpaid)
180 hours teaching
600 hours volunteering (clinical and others)
200 hours shadowing
2000+ hours in club (also leadership for 2 years)
2017 cycle: I will admit I severely botched my application, not having enough experiences and inadequate writing.
2018 cycle: I applied to 22 schools, received 1 interview (OOS) and am currently waitlisted there.
Current 2019 cycle situation: I submitted 53 primaries and have been working on my secondaries, however, I realized late last cycle my MCAT is expiring for some schools (took in Sep. 2015) and have been studying again to take it late August. So I am debating my options and wanted some input.
1. I can continue to apply and take the MCAT. I would get my score back in September at which point my app would be "complete" in September. Worried that this is too late in the cycle.
2. I can continue to apply and not take the MCAT. This would narrow down my school list to 28 schools (SKMC, Geisinger, Hofstra, Boston, Tufts, UPenn, Wayne State, Baylor, Tulane, USF Morsani, Wash U, Pitt, U Chicago, Colorado, OSU, Duke, SUNY Upstate, U Miami, Case, Albany, Mich State MD, Wisconsin, Oakland, Vanderbilt, Stanford, Emory, Rutgers, Minnesota). I understand this is reach heavy as I planned to take the MCAT.
3. I can withdraw my applications, take the MCAT this coming year, continue my research, teaching, etc. and apply for the 2020 cycle. Worried it may look bad to withdraw applications and my recommendation letter writers may not appreciate this decision (is this a valid concern?).
I appreciate any and all advice and suggestions you have! Thanks all!
