tunaktunak
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Before anyone says it, no, I don't think I am the perfect applicant. However, I don't believe my application needs much to be changed. My MCAT/GPA were above the averages for half my school list (not high enough to be yield-protected though). My essays were revised and reviewed multiple times by medical students, physicians, and professors. I've done countless mock interviews and have drastically improved my interview skills (before my actual interviews) because of it. The only "weakness" I, along with many med students I've talked to, could find is my 200 hours of clinical experience (separate from shadowing), for which I am addressing with my current clinical job (should likely be ~1000 hours by May 2021). This would really be the only change between my current application and my potential re-application in terms of activities.
My question is, besides adding my new clinical experience job on AMCAS, do I need to change my essays and LOR's for re-application if I'm very confident they're good? I'm assuming that my mediocre cycle is purely due to bad luck (I realize that's a HUGE assumption, but I can't seem to pinpoint what else may be going wrong). I am waitlisted post-II at 3 schools.
Before anyone says it, no, I don't think I am the perfect applicant. However, I don't believe my application needs much to be changed. My MCAT/GPA were above the averages for half my school list (not high enough to be yield-protected though). My essays were revised and reviewed multiple times by medical students, physicians, and professors. I've done countless mock interviews and have drastically improved my interview skills (before my actual interviews) because of it. The only "weakness" I, along with many med students I've talked to, could find is my 200 hours of clinical experience (separate from shadowing), for which I am addressing with my current clinical job (should likely be ~1000 hours by May 2021). This would really be the only change between my current application and my potential re-application in terms of activities.
My question is, besides adding my new clinical experience job on AMCAS, do I need to change my essays and LOR's for re-application if I'm very confident they're good? I'm assuming that my mediocre cycle is purely due to bad luck (I realize that's a HUGE assumption, but I can't seem to pinpoint what else may be going wrong). I am waitlisted post-II at 3 schools.