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[blee321]

Is it safe to say that one will eventually get into medical school if they just keep applying and applying, year after year? assuming that they have completed all pre reqs...

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[Nor2themax]

No. Each year your reapply you have to be able to show the schools that you "improved" your candidacy somehow from the previous year.... ie took more courses with good grades.... got health care experience... etc.

Nora

 

[Amy B]

I have to agree with Nor2themax, unless you show improvement on something or something new then your chances are very low of getting into a school you have already applied to in the past.

On the secondaries of alot of schools it even ask you if you have applied there in the past... and if so what is different about your application this year.

 

[Tezzie]

If you get rejected the first time there are plenty of things to do to increase your chances of admission for the 2nd time:

a) Talk to the schools that rejected you. Ask how can you improve your application.

b) If MCAT was your problem, you can study more and retake. If GPA then you take (or retake) some courses to make it stronger.

c) In the 1 year time that you have there are plenty of community opportunities available : Donate your time and make your ECs much much stronger.

d) Get a job in the medical field or volunteer.

e) Get better LORs from employers, orgs that you were involved with etc.

 

[Ms. Dawson DO]

just so the OP knows..ALOT of schools do not allow applicants to reapply more than twice...so that also limits reapplicants as well..even though improvement can happen. personally i think one's chances decreases with reapplication.