WAMC 3.7/516 - Deciding to apply now or wait another year

[howdidienduphere]

Hey everyone! I'm all set to apply early this cycle - completed my personal statement, pre-wrote secondaries, got great LoR's, etc. - however, I'm a little concerned about my non-clinical volunteering and clinical hours. Unfortunately the pandemic put a lot of my EC's on hold (my fault for starting them late in undergrad), so I was wondering if taking an extra year to beef up my app would be worth it.

cGPA 3.72, sGPA 3.59 (upward trend), 516 (129/127/130/130), Asian, NJ Resident, ties to NY

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[Mr.Smile12]

One can always add more hours, so I'm not so concerned about waiting another cycle if necessary. On face value, everything looks okay, even your clinical exposure and community service/volunteer hours (at least it meets expectations) for an application in the imminent cycle. Have you reached out to admissions recruiters and students attending schools (AMSA chapter officers) high on your wish list?

 

[Faha]

You are fine to apply now and you have a good school list.