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The abbreviated story:
3.4 GPA
40 MCAT
BS in Animal Bio
MS in Biochem
2 pubs (1 complete, 1 in press)
A couple hundred hours working in animal labs (swine/macaques/ferrets/etc)
Worked as CNA for a few months
Shadowing: yes.
Other standard checkbox activities
Self-employed as a Ochem tutor the past year.
Had 3 bad cycles already, for the following reasons:
1. Serious illness which required hospitalization and 2+ trips to the OR (as a patient! What fun!). Decided to put off applications until I could stand upright.
2. Broke as hell. Sent a few primaries, sent a couple secondaries. Spent most of my time trying to find a source of funds so I could apply next year.
3. Had a source of funding who delayed sending funds for primaries until September, then, upon seeing the cost, decided to not help at all. Still managed to complete a few. Got a couple interviews, all of which were either completely bland or of the "stress" variety (there's a good way to waste a couple grand!).
Most schools will only accept an MCAT for 3 years, though some will accept one a fourth year. Here is a list of 18 potential schools posted by another user on this site (one which I will check against the MSAR if I get to that point):
Case Western, Emory, Albert Einstein, University of Rochester, SLU, Boston University, Tufts, Hofstra, UT-Galveston, Loyola, Tufts, Boca Raton, Commonwealth, Wake Forest, Albany Medical College, Missouri-Columbia, Missouri-Kansas City, Chicago Medical School
So, the question is this: If I can somehow find the money to go through this hell again (or convince FAP to open up), should I even bother applying again? Is there anything to be gained (aside from thousands of dollars of debt and endless heartache)?
Or should I cut my losses and do [other career here]?
3.4 GPA
40 MCAT
BS in Animal Bio
MS in Biochem
2 pubs (1 complete, 1 in press)
A couple hundred hours working in animal labs (swine/macaques/ferrets/etc)
Worked as CNA for a few months
Shadowing: yes.
Other standard checkbox activities
Self-employed as a Ochem tutor the past year.
Had 3 bad cycles already, for the following reasons:
1. Serious illness which required hospitalization and 2+ trips to the OR (as a patient! What fun!). Decided to put off applications until I could stand upright.
2. Broke as hell. Sent a few primaries, sent a couple secondaries. Spent most of my time trying to find a source of funds so I could apply next year.
3. Had a source of funding who delayed sending funds for primaries until September, then, upon seeing the cost, decided to not help at all. Still managed to complete a few. Got a couple interviews, all of which were either completely bland or of the "stress" variety (there's a good way to waste a couple grand!).
Most schools will only accept an MCAT for 3 years, though some will accept one a fourth year. Here is a list of 18 potential schools posted by another user on this site (one which I will check against the MSAR if I get to that point):
Case Western, Emory, Albert Einstein, University of Rochester, SLU, Boston University, Tufts, Hofstra, UT-Galveston, Loyola, Tufts, Boca Raton, Commonwealth, Wake Forest, Albany Medical College, Missouri-Columbia, Missouri-Kansas City, Chicago Medical School
So, the question is this: If I can somehow find the money to go through this hell again (or convince FAP to open up), should I even bother applying again? Is there anything to be gained (aside from thousands of dollars of debt and endless heartache)?
Or should I cut my losses and do [other career here]?
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