Hon, if you're not competitive enough for the programs on your list, then no one is. Your stats are stellar and it sounds like you have plenty of research and clinical experience. How is that you're applying at age 19?
Hopefully if and when you ever do become an adcom you will be more compassionate, GW. Has it been so long since you applied to medical school that you've forgotten already how intimidating and impersonal the entire process can be? The OP is obviously very bright and accomplished. She is also afraid of not measuring up somehow in spite of her accomplishments, just as all of us were at some point when we were in her position. Why is it unacceptable for even high-achieving people like the OP to admit to having insecurities and doubts? As a 19-year-old college student who is currently throwing herself neck-deep into the fray, is she really in a position to be able to objectively evaluate her own competitiveness? She has presumably only read one app (her own), and she has no experience with the process (assuming she is a first time applicant). The judgment you insist she should have is the kind of perspective that one only gains from experience. There is a reason why one must work their way through the ranks before becoming a PI. It is patently unfair to conclude that she will have poor judgment decades from now based on her current insecurity (and insolently unkind as well).GWD said:
unfortunately, not all schools have these stats on their websites. Furthermore, its not exactly clear if one is competitive for a particular school.
