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Hi everyone,
I was looking for some thoughts / discussion on an idea that I'm kicking around; which is to apply to / target only 1 school and to continue to work the problem until I tire out or am accepted. I am prepared to give several years to this project.
I am 32. I applied last year to 5 schools (including my preference) but no luck. I was pretty naive about the process, applied late, and wasn't as strong an applicant as I can be.
I applied again this year (stronger PS, and a lot more volunteer and course work) to 17 schools. I got lots of 2nds (including my preference) and interview offers (I'm still waiting for word on an interview offer from my preference; but interviews are really hard to get there).
Getting the 2nds from the other places forced me to look in to the details and that really illustrated to me that there's only 1 place I want to go to school, which is in the same state that I want to do residency, and to practice (incidently, it's in the same state as most of my family and where I did my undergraduate work).
I looked very closely at the application profiles for the school I am interested in and it seems to me that it is a very reasonable (although difficult) goal for me to get accepted at this school.
So, I am currently saving to relocate to the state in either January or June(where a free room is waiting in a relative's house that is currently sitting empty since the relative is out of the country and purchased the house as an investment). If it doesn't work out for me this year then
My plan is to:
1. Apply EDP next year and subsequent years
2. Retake the MCAT and shoot for a higher score obtained through concerted preparation (which was not the case last time; so I think that with the right effort I could pull maybe 5, 6, or 7 points out of my previous performance).
3. Get involved in research and tech work at the school through contacts I have there.
In short, my plan is to take on the problem and to work the problem until some sort of resolution is achieved.
What do ya'll think? Too much risk on top of an already risky situation?
Many thanks for any and all thoughts!
I was looking for some thoughts / discussion on an idea that I'm kicking around; which is to apply to / target only 1 school and to continue to work the problem until I tire out or am accepted. I am prepared to give several years to this project.
I am 32. I applied last year to 5 schools (including my preference) but no luck. I was pretty naive about the process, applied late, and wasn't as strong an applicant as I can be.
I applied again this year (stronger PS, and a lot more volunteer and course work) to 17 schools. I got lots of 2nds (including my preference) and interview offers (I'm still waiting for word on an interview offer from my preference; but interviews are really hard to get there).
Getting the 2nds from the other places forced me to look in to the details and that really illustrated to me that there's only 1 place I want to go to school, which is in the same state that I want to do residency, and to practice (incidently, it's in the same state as most of my family and where I did my undergraduate work).
I looked very closely at the application profiles for the school I am interested in and it seems to me that it is a very reasonable (although difficult) goal for me to get accepted at this school.
So, I am currently saving to relocate to the state in either January or June(where a free room is waiting in a relative's house that is currently sitting empty since the relative is out of the country and purchased the house as an investment). If it doesn't work out for me this year then
My plan is to:
1. Apply EDP next year and subsequent years
2. Retake the MCAT and shoot for a higher score obtained through concerted preparation (which was not the case last time; so I think that with the right effort I could pull maybe 5, 6, or 7 points out of my previous performance).
3. Get involved in research and tech work at the school through contacts I have there.
In short, my plan is to take on the problem and to work the problem until some sort of resolution is achieved.
What do ya'll think? Too much risk on top of an already risky situation?
Many thanks for any and all thoughts!