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Hi everyone,
I am currently applying to 34 MD and 6 DO medical schools for the class of 2019. I am a non-URM California resident with no interviews, as well as 3 post-secondary rejections from UMKC, University of Arizona-Phoenix, and Georgetown. I have 2.5 years of clinical experience, 2 years of community service, 1 year of leadership pertaining to my community service, and 1 year of research with a publication. I had no gaps in my university education, no withdraws, but a slightly downward trend after transferring from my community college. I still had more A's than B's at my university with 1 quarter at a ~2.8 gpa because of a C+ in molecular biology, a B in orgo lab, and a pass in a required writing course (obviously the worst academic performance I ever had in undergrad). I have done a fair share of research into SMP's and spoken to 3 separate individuals at the admissions office but I am still unsure what to do.
My stats are as follows:
Overall GPA: 3.68
Science GPA: 3.65
June 2012- 1st MCAT attempt: 26 (9PS, 9VS, 8BS) Did not study at all
July 2013- 2nd MCAT attempt: 28 (11PS, 5VS, 12BS) Studied diligently without too much focus on verbal
May 2014- 3rd MCAT attempt: 29 (10PS, 7VS, 12BS) Studied for 2 months and focused more heavily on verbal with fluctuating verbal reasoning scores on the practice tests
I spoke to the reps at the admissions office to ask them if individuals with low MCATs but higher GPA's apply to their programs and successfully matriculate into medical school. One of the reps told me that there were "some" people who had matriculated into medical school with the stats I was asking but I just have a bad feeling about it. I don't feel like I belong in an SMP because my GPA isn't low. I also don't want to retake the MCAT for a fourth time because my verbal reasoning score fluctuated so much during my practice for the third attempt but also, a fourth attempt that isn't stellar could be detrimental to my application if i decide to reapply. I applied to about 6 DO schools during this cycle and submitted their secondaries in mid September so I am not ruling DO out as an option. Should I apply to SMP as a fail safe or should I just wait out this cycle and then reapply to more DO schools next year?
I am currently applying to 34 MD and 6 DO medical schools for the class of 2019. I am a non-URM California resident with no interviews, as well as 3 post-secondary rejections from UMKC, University of Arizona-Phoenix, and Georgetown. I have 2.5 years of clinical experience, 2 years of community service, 1 year of leadership pertaining to my community service, and 1 year of research with a publication. I had no gaps in my university education, no withdraws, but a slightly downward trend after transferring from my community college. I still had more A's than B's at my university with 1 quarter at a ~2.8 gpa because of a C+ in molecular biology, a B in orgo lab, and a pass in a required writing course (obviously the worst academic performance I ever had in undergrad). I have done a fair share of research into SMP's and spoken to 3 separate individuals at the admissions office but I am still unsure what to do.
My stats are as follows:
Overall GPA: 3.68
Science GPA: 3.65
June 2012- 1st MCAT attempt: 26 (9PS, 9VS, 8BS) Did not study at all
July 2013- 2nd MCAT attempt: 28 (11PS, 5VS, 12BS) Studied diligently without too much focus on verbal
May 2014- 3rd MCAT attempt: 29 (10PS, 7VS, 12BS) Studied for 2 months and focused more heavily on verbal with fluctuating verbal reasoning scores on the practice tests
I spoke to the reps at the admissions office to ask them if individuals with low MCATs but higher GPA's apply to their programs and successfully matriculate into medical school. One of the reps told me that there were "some" people who had matriculated into medical school with the stats I was asking but I just have a bad feeling about it. I don't feel like I belong in an SMP because my GPA isn't low. I also don't want to retake the MCAT for a fourth time because my verbal reasoning score fluctuated so much during my practice for the third attempt but also, a fourth attempt that isn't stellar could be detrimental to my application if i decide to reapply. I applied to about 6 DO schools during this cycle and submitted their secondaries in mid September so I am not ruling DO out as an option. Should I apply to SMP as a fail safe or should I just wait out this cycle and then reapply to more DO schools next year?
