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Hi everyone, I'm just looking for a little advice about what to do next, seeing as I haven't received any interview invitations yet I'm assuming the handful of schools I haven't heard from are silent rejections.
I'm a Canadian applicant and applied to about 12 American MD schools and a few Canadian ones. I'm currently on one waitlist at a Canadian school. I'm a little surprised that I haven't had any interviews in the States, so I was hoping you all could see if I had any holes in my application.
My stats: 31Q balanced MCAT, 3.81 cGPA/sGPA
ECs: -TA for 1.5 years
-volunteer in lab for 2 years (~5 hrs/week)
-interned/shadowed in genetics clinic for 8 months, worked there full-time for 4 months
-volunteered in kids hospital over 4 years
-volunteered abroad at a clinic for 3 weeks
-some tutoring and one-day volunteer things here and there
I think my Personal Statement was good and have no idea about my reference letters.
This year I had the year off and have been taking a painting course, continuing my volunteer work at the hospital 2x per week, worked part-time for 3 months running after-school programs for kids, and auditing a class "for fun".
Anyway, assuming I don't get into med this cycle, I'm wondering what to do next. I've been accepted to an MPH program, which I think I'll accept. Should I apply to MD/DO schools again this June? If I do, would I defer a year to finish my MPH or just leave after 1st year of my MPH for med? Or should I just take the year off from applying to med and just do my MPH? Please advise, I'm so confused! Thanks!
I'm a Canadian applicant and applied to about 12 American MD schools and a few Canadian ones. I'm currently on one waitlist at a Canadian school. I'm a little surprised that I haven't had any interviews in the States, so I was hoping you all could see if I had any holes in my application.
My stats: 31Q balanced MCAT, 3.81 cGPA/sGPA
ECs: -TA for 1.5 years
-volunteer in lab for 2 years (~5 hrs/week)
-interned/shadowed in genetics clinic for 8 months, worked there full-time for 4 months
-volunteered in kids hospital over 4 years
-volunteered abroad at a clinic for 3 weeks
-some tutoring and one-day volunteer things here and there
I think my Personal Statement was good and have no idea about my reference letters.
This year I had the year off and have been taking a painting course, continuing my volunteer work at the hospital 2x per week, worked part-time for 3 months running after-school programs for kids, and auditing a class "for fun".
Anyway, assuming I don't get into med this cycle, I'm wondering what to do next. I've been accepted to an MPH program, which I think I'll accept. Should I apply to MD/DO schools again this June? If I do, would I defer a year to finish my MPH or just leave after 1st year of my MPH for med? Or should I just take the year off from applying to med and just do my MPH? Please advise, I'm so confused! Thanks!