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Hi guys, this is my second round of application as the first time I applied to 20 schools, but only received 1 interview to my state school, which I was rejected.
My stats are medium 3.64 cummulative gpa, and around 3.62 M/S, It was higher last year when I applied around 3.67 and 3.68 respectively, I kinda let my grades slip a little senior year. My MCAT score is 517 with a break down of 130/130/130/127. I am ORM.
I think my problem last cycle was I sent in the primary pretty early, and got a lot of secondaries early on in July as well, but I didn't finish most of them until later August, September and they were not the greatest. I'm pretty bad at writing, and I think my personal statement, secondary responses weren't the greatest; maybe why I didn't get very many interviews. My only interview, I don't know what to think about it because my first interviewer was tough, but second one was much more relaxed. I was definitely surprised when I only got 1 interview.
I think what I'm lacking the most is leadership experience, I didn't really want to do very many club activities in college, so I never went out of my way to apply for a leadership position. I played pick up basketball instead lol.
I had round 90 hours of clincial volunteering at hospital last cycle, which should be now up to over 150~200ish after finishing senior year. I volunteered at the hospital twice a week throughout my junior senior year. I also had around 80 hours of shadowing, which hasn't changed in the last year. For other volunteering I dont have much except random events that I did freshman, sophmore year.
For research I did it over the summers freshman-junior year and I had around 160 hours or so. I never got published, but was acknowledge in another paper, and the person I worked with said I will be co-authored once another paper is done.
Anyways, I'm just looking for advice on what to do this coming year. I applied for physassist, but they haven't got back to me yet. Also I am going to apply this cycle, and I'm not sure about DO yet, I really want to try for an MD school as they are much less expensive. Should I do a post bacc problem and take some anatomy classes with phys assist/med students? I'm planning to volunteer more in the following year and this summer, but idk if it will be available on my application by then. I'm looking for any advice, what should I work on, do in the follow year, change to my app?
Thanks for taking time to read the post.
TLDR: decent stats, medicore ecs, only 1 interview
My stats are medium 3.64 cummulative gpa, and around 3.62 M/S, It was higher last year when I applied around 3.67 and 3.68 respectively, I kinda let my grades slip a little senior year. My MCAT score is 517 with a break down of 130/130/130/127. I am ORM.
I think my problem last cycle was I sent in the primary pretty early, and got a lot of secondaries early on in July as well, but I didn't finish most of them until later August, September and they were not the greatest. I'm pretty bad at writing, and I think my personal statement, secondary responses weren't the greatest; maybe why I didn't get very many interviews. My only interview, I don't know what to think about it because my first interviewer was tough, but second one was much more relaxed. I was definitely surprised when I only got 1 interview.
I think what I'm lacking the most is leadership experience, I didn't really want to do very many club activities in college, so I never went out of my way to apply for a leadership position. I played pick up basketball instead lol.
I had round 90 hours of clincial volunteering at hospital last cycle, which should be now up to over 150~200ish after finishing senior year. I volunteered at the hospital twice a week throughout my junior senior year. I also had around 80 hours of shadowing, which hasn't changed in the last year. For other volunteering I dont have much except random events that I did freshman, sophmore year.
For research I did it over the summers freshman-junior year and I had around 160 hours or so. I never got published, but was acknowledge in another paper, and the person I worked with said I will be co-authored once another paper is done.
Anyways, I'm just looking for advice on what to do this coming year. I applied for physassist, but they haven't got back to me yet. Also I am going to apply this cycle, and I'm not sure about DO yet, I really want to try for an MD school as they are much less expensive. Should I do a post bacc problem and take some anatomy classes with phys assist/med students? I'm planning to volunteer more in the following year and this summer, but idk if it will be available on my application by then. I'm looking for any advice, what should I work on, do in the follow year, change to my app?
Thanks for taking time to read the post.
TLDR: decent stats, medicore ecs, only 1 interview