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I am feeling rather disheartened recently.
I applied in July this cycle and have just signed up for SDN.
I did not know I wanted to be a doctor let alone a D.O. until my second year in college, so I sucked it up switched majors and buckled down to do everything I could to make myself a competitive applicant.
I got my degree in chemistry-biology. cGPA 3.75 sGPA 3.65 non-science GPA 3.88
I was a volunteer EMT, I did some organic chemistry research in undergrad (no publications) and I was in the dance company at my undergraduate institution, graduated May 2014.
Took my MCAT right after college, it's definitely my weak spot. I received a 25. VR- 9 PS- 7 BS- 9
I'm currently working as an emergency medical scribe and I just finished a volunteer clinical research program this fall. (I was working 7 days a week for almost 4 months phewww!)
I recieved interviews from KCUMB (waitlisted), DMU (waitlisted), LECOM-E (waiting to hear), and Campbell (haven't interviewed yet).
I'm just wondering if anyone knows about the sucess of getting off the waitlist at DMU or KCUMB and whether it'd be beneficially to retake my MCAT even though it will be the new one at this point. If I take it in March or April I would be able to send my new scores to the schools I'm waitlisted on.
Ultimately I'm just feeling like I'm in limbo and am trying to keep my spirits up, so if anyone has any information/advice/words of wisdom, I would greatly appreciate the input.
If you take it in January it's the last month for the old. Just to let you know.I will definitely take your advice awesome sauceome, great name btw. I'm really considering just buckling down and doing a MCAT retake in March or so, score would be in around April, which to my understanding is when most schools start accepting off of the waitlist. If I can keep the trend going upward maybe that will even advance my spot on the waitlist and show I'm still trying to improve my application, but given the MCAT is completely different it's a risk. And thanks Fegbert. I wish you the best of luck with you time spent in pergatory as well! It will really give us time to decide just how much we want to be physicians I suppose
I don't understand why people with lower scores get so surprised or upset when they are waitlisted or rejected following interviews. Everything still holds weight even after you receive an interview. If I were you, I would be grateful just to get an interview at those schools.I am feeling rather disheartened recently.
I applied in July this cycle and have just signed up for SDN.
I did not know I wanted to be a doctor let alone a D.O. until my second year in college, so I sucked it up switched majors and buckled down to do everything I could to make myself a competitive applicant.
I got my degree in chemistry-biology. cGPA 3.75 sGPA 3.65 non-science GPA 3.88
I was a volunteer EMT, I did some organic chemistry research in undergrad (no publications) and I was in the dance company at my undergraduate institution, graduated May 2014.
Took my MCAT right after college, it's definitely my weak spot. I received a 25. VR- 9 PS- 7 BS- 9
I'm currently working as an emergency medical scribe and I just finished a volunteer clinical research program this fall. (I was working 7 days a week for almost 4 months phewww!)
I recieved interviews from KCUMB (waitlisted), DMU (waitlisted), LECOM-E (waiting to hear), and Campbell (haven't interviewed yet).
I'm just wondering if anyone knows about the sucess of getting off the waitlist at DMU or KCUMB and whether it'd be beneficially to retake my MCAT even though it will be the new one at this point. If I take it in March or April I would be able to send my new scores to the schools I'm waitlisted on.
Ultimately I'm just feeling like I'm in limbo and am trying to keep my spirits up, so if anyone has any information/advice/words of wisdom, I would greatly appreciate the input.
I don't understand why people with lower scores get so surprised or upset when they are waitlisted or rejected following interviews. Everything still holds weight even after you receive an interview. If I were you, I would be grateful just to get an interview at those schools.
As long as you applied broadly enough, there will be a seat waiting for you somewhere.
My young colleague is spot on.
In many cases, the interviewer will end up saying something like "nice guy/gal, but I'm worried about that MCAT score." OR, the Adcom may have actually voted to accept, but the Dean(s) may have dropped the candidate down to wait list due to the low MCAT (or to a low GPA).
It's less common that the interviewee so wows the interviewers that they make a very compelling case to accept. But it does happen. We have meet people who we feel we can take a chance on. i wouldn't base my application strategy on this happening, though.
OP, apply more broadly in the next cycle if you are shut out, or retake once you've fixed your deficits.
Most schools these days care a lot more about stats than the other comments of one's application... I personally think they shouldn't since you probably don't need to have a high MCAT score to succeed in med school.Yeah you're not wrong, but my other stats and experiences are good, and I double majored so I thought all in all it might be sorta of a balancing act...
Most schools these days care a lot more about stats than the other comments of one's application... I personally think they shouldn't since you probably don't need to have a high MCAT score to succeed in med school.
Well that explains a lot. It sucks though that they tell you an interview means they deem you academically competent, yet wait list you based on your numbers. Thus is life...
I think an excellent interview can often make up for subpar numbers, though. Just the same, a horrible interview can eliminate a candidate with otherwise great stats.Shinobiz11 I couldn't agree more.
I think an excellent interview can often make up for subpar numbers, though. Just the same, a horrible interview can eliminate a candidate with otherwise great stats.
PCOM admissions seems like one hell of a crapshoot.Congrats on your acceptance, OP!!
What's that mean?PCOM admissions seems like one hell of a crapshoot.