Reapplying next cycle?

[KKTam]

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Ok so I have a 3.6 cGPA and a 3.5 sGPA with a 30 MCAT

I'm currently on a year off after graduating and I'm working as a scribe in the emergency department with some other solid though not "eye-popping" EC's. I didn't do well on my MCAT the first time around so I took it again this summer. Needless to say I screwed myself over again with my unpreparedness.

I know I would be competitive for DO at the beginning of the application cycle. My question is, should I stall another year without applying? or try to apply this year and submit my app right now and try again next cycle should this cycle prove fruitless? Would it hurt my chances if I re-applied the cycle RIGHT after if I didn't make it in?.

This may sound stupid to a lot of you but I'm just in a bind right now and I'm getting pressure from everyone I know, but I want to make an objective decision despite the fact that I really don't want to take a second year off.

 

[Chizase311]

I basically have the same stats and am also scribing it up right now. I think the scribe thing should make you stand out and the scores are plenty competitive for DO school. I say go for it! The problem is it takes a few weeks for the primary to be verified. Im assuming you have some stellar LOR's from the medical director where you work. Make sure you get one from a DO if there is one working in your ER. Good luck.

 

[mybubbles627]

If you want to go to a DO school then apply now. If you would rather go MD, wait and apply in June next year.

 

[spazz911]

It's a bit later in the cycle right now, particularly for MD, but I think you'd have a great chance at DO schools if you applied right now for the current cycle. In fact, I just submitted my AACOMAS primary a few weeks ago, and it's not something I'm sweating, and isn't something you should sweat either. Actually, I applied to DO schools last cycle and I submitted my primary very late in December and still got several interviews! 😀

Give it a go buddy, and at least give DO a shot 🙂 You're ready, your passionate, and you'll kick butts!