Hello!
I posted this same post in Pittsburgh forum and someone told me to post here, hoping it may help:
I was wondering if anyone could help me out here. This is my third cycle applying and I’m asking if anyone knows what I’m doing wrong. I got 3 interviews my first cycle (didn’t get in anywhere), I think maybe 2 secondaries my second cycle (no interviews or acceptances), and this cycle I applied beginning of July but have not heard anything from anyone, not even secondaries. I know I’m not the best applicant but I really thought I was at least somewhat competitive and I’m just feeling really hopeless. My stats are:
Mcat: 522
Cum gpa: 3.7
Science gpa: 3.93
Shadowing/volunteering: 300+
Research: 3 years (including one at Penn)
For this year, I was able to add scribe and medical assisting to my resume and experiences as well.
For reference, I applied to 11 schools my first cycle (I know this was low but I didn’t have much knowledge on the ins and outs of med school applications), applied to 16 schools my second cycle, and 30 schools this cycle (and submitted my applications end of June and verified).
Sorry this was so long and don’t mean to add onto anyone else’s worries, just thought I’d try to get an outsiders perspective. Good luck to all!!!
I posted this same post in Pittsburgh forum and someone told me to post here, hoping it may help:
I was wondering if anyone could help me out here. This is my third cycle applying and I’m asking if anyone knows what I’m doing wrong. I got 3 interviews my first cycle (didn’t get in anywhere), I think maybe 2 secondaries my second cycle (no interviews or acceptances), and this cycle I applied beginning of July but have not heard anything from anyone, not even secondaries. I know I’m not the best applicant but I really thought I was at least somewhat competitive and I’m just feeling really hopeless. My stats are:
Mcat: 522
Cum gpa: 3.7
Science gpa: 3.93
Shadowing/volunteering: 300+
Research: 3 years (including one at Penn)
For this year, I was able to add scribe and medical assisting to my resume and experiences as well.
For reference, I applied to 11 schools my first cycle (I know this was low but I didn’t have much knowledge on the ins and outs of med school applications), applied to 16 schools my second cycle, and 30 schools this cycle (and submitted my applications end of June and verified).
Sorry this was so long and don’t mean to add onto anyone else’s worries, just thought I’d try to get an outsiders perspective. Good luck to all!!!