SamJohnson35
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Hello! I am open to brutal honesty and advice for what your thoughts are for my reapplication for the 2026 cycle.
In the 2025 cycle, I currently have received 2 interview invites with one resulting in a WL and currently am waiting to hear back from the other. For reference, I am from MN and had a 3.98 GPA, 505 MCAT, 1200 clinical hours as a PCA, 300 research hours, 2 poster presentations, 25 hours as a hospital volunteer, 250 hours coaching a baseball team over two summers, 50 hours as a TA in orgo, and had 54 hours shadowing (oncology, IR, surgery, psych). I had 2 LOR from science professors, one from a physician, and one from my boss at the PCA job, which I think were all relatively strong.
I am currently studying for an MCAT retake in May which I am hoping to score 510+ because I don't have school or as much work as my previous attempt. I also took on a job working in a primary care clinic recently.
With that background information, WAMC for this reapplication cycle? By the time I send my primary app again, I will have added around 400 clinical hours, a poster presentation at a national conference, and hopefully a substantially higher MCAT. I am looking for advice on weakness in my application and what I should look to add in from now to May and beyond. I will be adding DO schools to my list, but are my additional hours/roles substantial enough to show growth and depth in my application? I am a rural focused applicant, so I am hoping to add that primary care lens through my new clinic role and then an additional rural lens in a volunteer position.
My previous cycle school list was: Vermont, Penn State, University of Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, MCW, Rosalind Franklin, Quinnipiac, Oakland, Albany, Wayne State.
Any help is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance!
In the 2025 cycle, I currently have received 2 interview invites with one resulting in a WL and currently am waiting to hear back from the other. For reference, I am from MN and had a 3.98 GPA, 505 MCAT, 1200 clinical hours as a PCA, 300 research hours, 2 poster presentations, 25 hours as a hospital volunteer, 250 hours coaching a baseball team over two summers, 50 hours as a TA in orgo, and had 54 hours shadowing (oncology, IR, surgery, psych). I had 2 LOR from science professors, one from a physician, and one from my boss at the PCA job, which I think were all relatively strong.
I am currently studying for an MCAT retake in May which I am hoping to score 510+ because I don't have school or as much work as my previous attempt. I also took on a job working in a primary care clinic recently.
With that background information, WAMC for this reapplication cycle? By the time I send my primary app again, I will have added around 400 clinical hours, a poster presentation at a national conference, and hopefully a substantially higher MCAT. I am looking for advice on weakness in my application and what I should look to add in from now to May and beyond. I will be adding DO schools to my list, but are my additional hours/roles substantial enough to show growth and depth in my application? I am a rural focused applicant, so I am hoping to add that primary care lens through my new clinic role and then an additional rural lens in a volunteer position.
My previous cycle school list was: Vermont, Penn State, University of Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, MCW, Rosalind Franklin, Quinnipiac, Oakland, Albany, Wayne State.
Any help is greatly appreciated and thank you in advance!
