WAMC Third-Time Applicant

[sonder88]

cGPA: 3.74 sGPA: 3.64 REAPPLICANT

MCAT Score: 10/2020: 509 (127/124/129/129) 5/2022: 517 (130/126/129/132)

AL Resident Asian Male

T15 Undergraduate

NEW (for this cycle)
Food Bank: 290 hours
Paid Clinical: Ophthalmic Tech/parttime: 300 hours
Free Clinic Volunteering: 300 hours
Research Pub accepted into journal
Picked up a life-long hobby (gym) since last year

Old:

Clinical Experience

CNA/PCT: 1000 hours

Medical Abroad trip (one week)

Veterans Hospital Volunteer (50) + Hospital Lab volunteer (50)

Research Experience

(3 separate labs, two summers around 400-500 hours each)

Most recent lab: conference proceeding pub

Non-clinical volunteering: STEM outreach, etc (around 100-120 hours), 2 leadership positions

Shadowing experience: (100 hours)

Other: COVID-19 Contact Tracing remote (880 hours) contract pos

Private tutoring

Last year: 2 IIs in-state (post-II R, post-II W)

Would like help on my school list:
1. Hofstra
2. Tulane
3. Wake Forest
4. NYMC?
5. USACOM
6. UAB
7. EMORY
8.
9.
GOAL: 20~ MD


First-Time DO: 5-7 DO~
1. VCOM
2. PCOM
3. ACOM
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[Faha]

I suggest these schools with your stats:
U Alabama
South Alabama
Tulane
Emory
USF Morsani
Miami
NOVA MD
Wake Forest
TCU
Creighton
St, Louis
Medical College Wisconsin
Western Michigan
Virginia Commonwealth
Eastern Virginia
George Washington
Georgetown
Drexel
Temple
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
Hackensack
Hofstra
Einstein
New York Medical College
Rochester
Tufts
Boston University
For DO schools I suggest these:
ACOM
VCOM (all schools except Monroe)
PCOM Georgia and South Georgia
NOVA
KCU-COM
DMU-COM
ATSU-KCOM
AZCOM
NYITCOM
Touro-NY

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Where did you previously interview, and what were the results in each of your prior two cycles?

What were your Casper/PREview results?

When prompted, how will you respond to schools asking why you are reapplying to their program and what are your improvements from before? Please note that some schools may be very wary of giving you a third look.

What did you say was your purpose to becoming a physician?

 

[sonder88]

I have heard about the "schools not considering third-time applicants" which worries me a lot. Do you know which schools do not look at third-time applicants. For example, I cannot apply to Einstein b/c they do not look at third-time apps.
I believe that between my first and second cycle: I failed to include takeaways for each of my W/A. My MCAT improved, but I kept my W&A mostly unchanged, but changed my PS, which I felt like was still weak. This year, I rewrote and spent a lot of time on my W/A and PS. My PS centered around community-bridging resources with medical expertise as a super general gist.
From my 1st to 2nd cycle. Casper 2nd quartile --> 3rd
Preview 3 --> 5.
First cycle: 2 II --> 1 Post R and 1 W, to R
Second cycle: 1 II --> 1 Post R
@Mr.Smile12

 

[chilly_md]

Moved to WAMC.

The 3rd time applicant details is something you will need to research on your own. Those kinds of policies can be added after any application cycle. State schools are probably fine, but it would be better not the expect much from the ones you are submitting a 3rd app for.