Thinking about skipping this cycle?

[lightblueelephant]

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Everything for the past 3 years has been leading up to this year. I started post bacc courses in fall of 2014 and graduated from a different school with my bachelors in business that semester. My first semester of post bacc was bad, got a 2.7 but have had a vertical upward trend, I have had a 3.8 for the past year and half for a sGPA of 3.69 for post bacc. My overall sgpa is only a 3.49. I have 2 years of research including a publication and poster, over 500 hours of volunteering in different hospitals, 150 hours of shadowing, and a national leadership position. The one major thing holding me back is my MCAT, I have taken several aamc old style practice tests and can't get above a 501. I think I need to skip this cycle so I can get a decent MCAT and apply with a better app. I'm a CO resident, leaning MD considering DO too

 

[gyngyn]

The one major thing holding me back is my MCAT, I have taken several aamc old style practice tests and can't get above a 501. I think I need to skip this cycle so I can get a decent MCAT and apply with a better app. I'm a CO resident, leaning MD considering DO too

You are wise in this observation.

 

[Goro]

Everything for the past 3 years has been leading up to this year. I started post bacc courses in fall of 2014 and graduated from a different school with my bachelors in business that semester. My first semester of post bacc was bad, got a 2.7 but have had a vertical upward trend, I have had a 3.8 for the past year and half for a sGPA of 3.69 for post bacc. My overall sgpa is only a 3.49. I have 2 years of research including a publication and poster, over 500 hours of volunteering in different hospitals, 150 hours of shadowing, and a national leadership position. The one major thing holding me back is my MCAT, I have taken several aamc old style practice tests and can't get above a 501. I think I need to skip this cycle so I can get a decent MCAT and apply with a better app. I'm a CO resident, leaning MD considering DO too

Concur with my wise colleague gyngyn. Med schools won't be going anywhere, and in fact, by the time you apply, more will have opened.

 

[lightblueelephant]

Do you, @gyngyn, @Goro think It would be a bad idea to consider an SMP for the Fall? I saw that some deadlines are not until June. I could study for the MCAT this summer (with no classes). I already have 7 years of college under my belt, or would this be too "professional student"?