I live in Tennessee, and he recommended that I keep scribing (which I did not include that in my initial application since I had just started the job upon applying). I'm hoping that as a re-applicant that my chances would be higher by including the one year of scribing experience and also a recent first author publication. I just don't think I have enough time to study and score higher than a 505 if I were to apply this cycle (been waiting to see if I would get off the waitlist before having to consider retaking the MCAT, if I found out sooner, then I would have certainly studied and retook the MCAT)