Should I still apply this cycle?

[Milk_man]

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I was set on applying to MD and DO this cycle, with gpa 3.82 sgpa 3.89 scoring a 30 (10/8/12) on the May 31, 2014 MCAT, but after having significant troubles crafting my essays I was unable to get my apps finished up by July as planned.. I realize that with a score of 30, earlier is better in the eyes of MD schools.

Currently 1 year post-graduation I have been working full-time as a medical scribe and have multiple health-related EC's. I am deeply considering waiting another year to gain several more experiences (possibly research since I do not have working research experience, travel, getting involved in another organisation etc..) and enjoy my 20's before diving into my chosen career path.


I am wondering if I should play the odds and try to finish the primary applications in August, or if my MCAT score will significantly lower my chances at this stage in the MD cycle? I would prefer to go MD, but I am not ruling out the idea of going DO..

I am confident that I will be a tremendous physician, but feeling slightly burnt out with working full-time and failing to stay ahead of the application process, which has significantly hindered my creative spirit required for the personal statement..

Any advice is greatly appreciated!!
Thanks!

 

[kthxbai]

Out of these two possibilities you wish we'd advise you on one more than the other.

Go with whichever one that is.

P.S
I'd probably skip this round, pre-write all my secondaries and be ready with a great PS than to risk reapplying (even if the reapplicant stigma isn't as bad as SDN suggests, the time and money spent on a bad cycle isn't worth anyone's while). This process doesn't like competition. You're either fully in or you're fully out.