Where to go for specific application advice?

[ArtOfWar]

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I've just received a pre-interview rejection from my dream school and am absolutely crushed at the moment. Unfortunately, the school doesn't provide feedback on why you got rejected simply referring you to the pre-med advisers. I met with the pre-med adviser at this school, and she was unable to point out any specific areas of weakness in my application. My MCAT, GPA are pretty average at a 3.7/32 and I have all of the standard extracurriculars: volunteering, research, shadowing, etc..

I am WA resident and was hoping to get some feedback on where to turn for specific advice. I personally sat down and took a good hard look at my application before the cycle began and attempted to resolve any weaknesses. Now, looking at my application again I am having trouble figuring out what areas I need to focus on, outside of the obvious.

Any advice on where to go to for help?

 

[armybound]

maybe they're looking for a specific type of applicant and your story didn't fit what they were looking for. sometimes it's something less concrete than scores and activities.

 

[NickNaylor]

I've just received a pre-interview rejection from my dream school and am absolutely crushed at the moment. Unfortunately, the school doesn't provide feedback on why you got rejected simply referring you to the pre-med advisers. I met with the pre-med adviser at this school, and she was unable to point out any specific areas of weakness in my application. My MCAT, GPA are pretty average at a 3.7/32 and I have all of the standard extracurriculars: volunteering, research, shadowing, etc..

I am WA resident and was hoping to get some feedback on where to turn for specific advice. I personally sat down and took a good hard look at my application before the cycle began and attempted to resolve any weaknesses. Now, looking at my application again I am having trouble figuring out what areas I need to focus on, outside of the obvious.

Any advice on where to go to for help?

My advice would be to not pursue this any further as it is highly unlikely that you'll receive any useful feedback, especially if you were rejected pre-interview. As armybound said, the reasons for a rejection are infinite, and many of those reasons aren't correctable. Keep your head up and keep chugging along.

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[rfvbnmju]

Don't get too discouraged. Just about all US med school will give you a solid education.

Like others said, the process can be random at times especially when the school is looking for a particular fit and you don't match.

You may find after that your first choice isn't what you expect and another school may now become your top choice.





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