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WAMC Submitted Super Late (3.86/518), Weak ECs
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Where are your 3 interviews ?
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There is a chance with DO schools since their cycle runs later, and there aren't many people with your metrics with an interest in rural medicine in the overall applicant pool. When you say the DO schools are waiting for your MCAT results, did you take your MCAT in September? They should have your MCAT scores by now.
Why did you apply to HBCU schools?
Some of your schools that have rejected you likely weren't persuaded in your commitment to rural medicine. You said you grew up in a rural area and want to stay in the Southeast. While I think many of the schools favor their in-state applicants, it interests me that you have gotten rejected at schools located in rural areas. As a Georgia resident, Mercer should have been your top choice along with MCG, and if you didn't get their attention, something is off.
You did get three interviews, so hopefully they have strong programs and opportunities that address your purpose. If not, the DO schools you have listed certainly will have some alignment. I would have swapped Campbell for Idaho (Southeast, huh?). OUHCOM highly favors in-state applicants.
I think you may need a little more non-clinical volunteering to complement being a shelter volunteer. Something that shows your service to the non-health needs of rural communities could help.
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Why did you apply to HBCU schools?
Some of your schools that have rejected you likely weren't persuaded in your commitment to rural medicine. You said you grew up in a rural area and want to stay in the Southeast. While I think many of the schools favor their in-state applicants, it interests me that you have gotten rejected at schools located in rural areas. As a Georgia resident, Mercer should have been your top choice along with MCG, and if you didn't get their attention, something is off.
You did get three interviews, so hopefully they have strong programs and opportunities that address your purpose. If not, the DO schools you have listed certainly will have some alignment. I would have swapped Campbell for Idaho (Southeast, huh?). OUHCOM highly favors in-state applicants.
I think you may need a little more non-clinical volunteering to complement being a shelter volunteer. Something that shows your service to the non-health needs of rural communities could help.
Application Advice for Future Rural Health Professionals | SDN
Most rural Americans face significant challenges accessing healthcare. There are major shortages of physicians, dentists, psychologists, and other health
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"Complete for most MD schools between October and December."
This is your main problem.
Only for college can you submit your stuff in the days or hours before the deadline and have it be perfectly fine.
More planning, maturity, and intention is expected for future physicians.
By applying so late you have cost yourself a lot of work and money, and probably cost yourself the work and money to do it all again next year.
edited to add: if your late submissions are due to applying ED and not getting accepted, that explains your timing.
Applying ED for med school is risky for this reason, not the slight advantage that it confers to college applicants
This is your main problem.
Only for college can you submit your stuff in the days or hours before the deadline and have it be perfectly fine.
More planning, maturity, and intention is expected for future physicians.
By applying so late you have cost yourself a lot of work and money, and probably cost yourself the work and money to do it all again next year.
edited to add: if your late submissions are due to applying ED and not getting accepted, that explains your timing.
Applying ED for med school is risky for this reason, not the slight advantage that it confers to college applicants
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Your best chances for an acceptance are MCG and South Carolina. There is a lot of waitlist movement in April and May.
