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First some stats:
graduated from a top 5 liberal arts college with 3.5 GPA (both science and cumulative) took MCAT twice, scoring 33 on both (10/9/14 then 11/10/12) first time around I didn't study that much (5 days total) the second I did and was averaging 35 on my practice tests, that was in July, so not too long ago.
I graduated in 09 and since then I have been working as a full-time research assistant working on my own project at the stanford school of med.
I applied to MD/PhD programs only, since that is really what I want to do as opposed to MD or PhD only. I applied to 12 programs and was pretty much rejected by all (no interviews) except one which put me on the wait list.
One of the biggest problems with my application this cycle was being late. (submitted in late aug, verified in mid sep, secondaries in late sep to mid oct)
Also, I am an international student who is limited by which programs I can apply to. There are really less than 20 decent programs that accept international students. I did not submit secondaries to 4 of the AMCAS designated programs. would these count as reapplications?
my plan now is to start preparing to retake the MCAT on may 7th (limited dates in CA) and send my applications as soon as possible this time around in case I dont get in off the waitlist.
my question is, would a better MCAT + early submission be sufficient for reapplication?
graduated from a top 5 liberal arts college with 3.5 GPA (both science and cumulative) took MCAT twice, scoring 33 on both (10/9/14 then 11/10/12) first time around I didn't study that much (5 days total) the second I did and was averaging 35 on my practice tests, that was in July, so not too long ago.
I graduated in 09 and since then I have been working as a full-time research assistant working on my own project at the stanford school of med.
I applied to MD/PhD programs only, since that is really what I want to do as opposed to MD or PhD only. I applied to 12 programs and was pretty much rejected by all (no interviews) except one which put me on the wait list.
One of the biggest problems with my application this cycle was being late. (submitted in late aug, verified in mid sep, secondaries in late sep to mid oct)
Also, I am an international student who is limited by which programs I can apply to. There are really less than 20 decent programs that accept international students. I did not submit secondaries to 4 of the AMCAS designated programs. would these count as reapplications?
my plan now is to start preparing to retake the MCAT on may 7th (limited dates in CA) and send my applications as soon as possible this time around in case I dont get in off the waitlist.
my question is, would a better MCAT + early submission be sufficient for reapplication?
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