Reapplying

[DrLiver]

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Hello all,
I am planning to reapply DO schools this summer. I bombed the mcat 22R on 3rd try and GPA 3.4. Graduated 2001 and working at UTSW as a national liver disease coordinator for almost 3 years. Hopefully will have 2 publications and have 5 abstracts out. I have two questions.

What do you think are my chances?????

HOw do LOR work if you have been out of school?

 

[Radman]

Was your 22R an improvement over your last MCAT score? If you read through some of these postings, you will see a number of people that have been accepted with similar qualifications.

I would also suggest you look at mdapplicants.com. On this site you can enter MCAT and GPA's and see what schools students where accepted and their respective qualifications.

 

[Herpeto]

Retake the MCAT, plain and simple. A 22R isn't competitive and you should easily be able to improve if you put the effort into studying. I would plan on the April MCAT as that will greatly enhance your chances of acceptance with earlier scores. Shot for a minimum of 26 and I would rather hear of you scoring a 30+. Having research and publications definitely helps as I speak from first hand experience.

As far as the LOR, just attain one from a DO, the professor you are currently working under and one individual from your undergraduate institution if possible.

Herp