I had a low UG GPA and am currently in an SMP program for academic repair, in which I’m doing quite well. I applied in this current application cycle and received several II’s and am currently on several WL. In spite of my low UG GPA, I feel like my application was very strong: Over 100 hours of shadowing, a lot of clinical volunteering with marginalized communities, and a strong personal statement. I haven’t done any additional volunteering since my AMCAS submission in May 2020, due to COVID and the SMP taking up all of my time. The SMP actually advises against doing any volunteering because the point of this year is GPA repair. Because the curriculum is quite rigorous, they want us to focus on that.
So, my question is as I reapply, how should I modify my personal statement or do I need to? Again, I don’t have any more recent volunteering experiences to add to it and I feel like my current PS perfectly tells my origin story/passion for medicine and health equity. And my story has not changed.
As a secondary question, I don’t think my activities will change at all. Is that ok?
And finally, I can see some of my secondaries changing, as I talk about this past year. But do I need to change my secondaries which speak about research, working with marginalized communities, etc.?
As a last note, I feel good about my list because I applied mainly to schools that like reinvention or value my SMP and mid/low tier schools.
Thanks in advance for any guidance you may provide!