Halfway through SMP - apply this summer or wait?

[Zach123!]

Hello,

I started an SMP this past semester and ended with a 3.6 through 15 credits. I have 15 credits left (4 science classes) for the fall, but was wondering if I should risk it and apply now? I know I could always update my application and send out "update letters" to schools that haven't rejected my come December, but just unsure if it is worth applying this summer.

Background:
** I am a reapplicant **
3.1cGPA, 3.0 AACOMAS sGPA, 2.7 AMCAS sGPA - sizable upward trend while working fulltime in undergrad.
3.6 graduate GPA (1 semester left with easier classes) in SMP
503 MCAT (124/126/126/127)
ORM, Florida native

- 5000 clinical employment hours
- 8000 nonclinical employment hours
- 400 shadowing hours
- 300 hours of volunteering at local assisted living facility

What do you guys think? Apply and update after the semester, or wait until next cycle?

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[chilly_md]

Finish the SMP first. Don't count on schools looking at your new grades after December.

 

[Goro]

Finish the SMP first. Don't count on schools looking at your new grades after December.

Agree 1000%. A single good SMP semester isn't enough data points for reinvention.

Apply when you are 100% ready, even if it means skipping the app cycle.

 

[Zach123!]

Agree 1000%. A single good SMP semester isn't enough data points for reinvention.

Apply when you are 100% ready, even if it means skipping the app cycle.

I feel relatively confident I could garner at least some interest from DO schools, but do believe I would be selling myself short by rushing too apply this cycle. Just need to remember that it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Thank you

 

[DocJanItor]

I feel relatively confident I could garner at least some interest from DO schools, but do believe I would be selling myself short by rushing too apply this cycle. Just need to remember that it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Thank you

Even if you finish with great grades, you will need to improve your MCAT to get more than just DO schools or in-state MD. You have several reasons to wait another cycle.

 

[Zach123!]

Even if you finish with great grades, you will need to improve your MCAT to get more than just DO schools or in-state MD. You have several reasons to wait another cycle.

Understood! But I have zero issue with solely applying to DO schools - do you think I would be competitive for them? I think I will end up waiting regardless but just wondering if that is a legitimate option.