Should is cancel my application? Anxiety strikes....

[sirdeadcat]

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Greetings everyone.

I'm currently applying for this year's MSTP cycle, and I just submitted my application last week.

So yeah, i know that's a bit late, but I felt that since i'm soooo close to getting that research data out, I might as well wait for it so that I can have something to talk about on my essays. Well, that result turned out to be more elusive than i expected, and seeing that September is approaching, I went ahead and submitted my application without it.

Well, I just hit my gold mine this week, and I obtained some pretty interesting results. My advisor believe that its publishable along with the new assay I've developed.

My question is whether I should cancel my application and wait for next year. I've been reading this forum for a while, and I feel that I won't be a competitive applicant without those results.

My research experience is probably a little less than most, consisting of just two semesters and a summer, but i'm also graduating a year early, hence the shorter available time frame. I also don't have any clinical experience, since I've been working in my lab like a mad man and simply don't have time for that. In terms of raw numbers, I have a 39 on my MCAT and a 3.75 GPA, but my writing score is a L. I kinda ignored that section since I assume I'm a competant writer won't have any trouble on it. Big mistake. ( 😡 30 minutes is shorter than i expected.)

What you guys think?

 

[solitude]

I think you should definitely apply this cycle i.e. don't cancel your application. I think within the next week you should draft an update letter to schools explaining how well your research is going. I would maybe even solicit an additional letter from your PI confirming that the data is publishable, but most of all, that you are a successful student researcher despite your limited background. (I'm not sure how programs would take this though, so the adcom members should comment on that suggestion of mine.) And talk up the recent progress on your project in your interviews for all it's worth.

You have a great application (amazing MCAT, GPA that matches school averages), but your research is admittedly limited. However, there are plenty of people that have gotten into great programs with less research background than you have, so I wouldn't sweat it. Just convey to programs that you are a successful researcher and they will show you love in return.

I think everybody is anxious at this point in the application cycle, but don't give up already!

p.s. the MCAT writing score will be inconsequential. By nearly all accounts, it plays no role in admissions.

Greetings everyone.

I'm currently applying for this year's MSTP cycle, and I just submitted my application last week.

So yeah, i know that's a bit late, but I felt that since i'm soooo close to getting that research data out, I might as well wait for it so that I can have something to talk about on my essays. Well, that result turned out to be more elusive than i expected, and seeing that September is approaching, I went ahead and submitted my application without it.

Well, I just hit my gold mine this week, and I obtained some pretty interesting results. My advisor believe that its publishable along with the new assay I've developed.

My question is whether I should cancel my application and wait for next year. I've been reading this forum for a while, and I feel that I won't be a competitive applicant without those results.

My research experience is probably a little less than most, consisting of just two semesters and a summer, but i'm also graduating a year early, hence the shorter available time frame. I also don't have any clinical experience, since I've been working in my lab like a mad man and simply don't have time for that. In turns of raw numbers, I have a 39 on my MCAT and a 3.75 GPA, but my writing score is a L. I kinda ignored that section since I assume I'm a competant writer won't have any trouble on it. Big mistake. ( 😡 30 minutes is shorter than i expected.)

What you guys think?

 

[PHD_2007]

All I can say is Apply, Apply, Apply!!!!! You have excellent numbers and you're dedicated to research. Call the admission offices of schools in your state and those you'd like to attend elsewhere. (Contacting them serves two purposes 1.)You are expressing your interest 2.) They will remember your name!!!!) Don't be shy about this... tell them your numbers...talk about your interest in the school.... talk about your research. Good Luck!!!