It's getting late into the cycle and with no acceptances, it looks like I may have to reapply next year.
Short summary of stats:
-CA resident
-sGPA 3.98, overall 3.97
-MCAT: 9v, 13b, 14p, Q
-EC: hospital volunteer, shadowing, international volunteering, research...see the mdapps link in my profile for more details.
-applied a bit late with AMCAS verified in July and secondaries completed around August/September.
-Applied to 24 schools (see mdapps link for the entire list)
-3 interviews total: ucsd-waitlist, usc-waitlist, ucla-reject
What I've done this year:
So far I've been volunteering at a soup kitchen and plan to volunteer by helping elementary school kids with homework (maybe this could count as a leadership activity?). I also got a pharmacy tech certificate with a license pending so I can hopefully get a job at a pharmacy somewhere to add to my clinical experience.
Plan for next year:
-Cut out all the ultra-competitive schools from my list and apply instead to more mid-tier schools.
So that's what I have planned so far. Any additional advice/tips for next year's cycle would be greatly appreciated.
Short summary of stats:
-CA resident
-sGPA 3.98, overall 3.97
-MCAT: 9v, 13b, 14p, Q
-EC: hospital volunteer, shadowing, international volunteering, research...see the mdapps link in my profile for more details.
-applied a bit late with AMCAS verified in July and secondaries completed around August/September.
-Applied to 24 schools (see mdapps link for the entire list)
-3 interviews total: ucsd-waitlist, usc-waitlist, ucla-reject
What I've done this year:
So far I've been volunteering at a soup kitchen and plan to volunteer by helping elementary school kids with homework (maybe this could count as a leadership activity?). I also got a pharmacy tech certificate with a license pending so I can hopefully get a job at a pharmacy somewhere to add to my clinical experience.
Plan for next year:
-Cut out all the ultra-competitive schools from my list and apply instead to more mid-tier schools.
So that's what I have planned so far. Any additional advice/tips for next year's cycle would be greatly appreciated.