Medical What should I do for re-app next cycle?

[TheBoneDoctah]

I would greatly appreciate your input on where you think that I went wrong this cycle and your thoughts on what I have done since applying (and what I plan on doing for the future, if this cycle continues as is). Or suggestions for gap year! I would like to focus more on public health/service fellowship/clinic job than doing any more research.

Current Application and Stats (2020-2021 Cycle)

Residency: Canadian Citizenship, undergrad in States

Degree: BS in microbiology, psychology minor

GPA: 3.92

SciGPA: 3.89

MCAT: 507 (129/123/128/127) in June 2020 -----> 511 (127/125/129/130) in August 2020

Clinical Experience

Volunteer for Hospital Elder Life Program at Hospital (250 hrs), currently

Volunteer for Patient Discharge at another Hospital (250 hrs)

Research Experience

600 hours in musculoskeletal lab for independent research credit and summer tech, no publication

Volunteering (Non-clinical)

40 hours at homeless shelter

Leadership

300 hours as an undergraduate biology lab TA

500 hours as Lead Coach for tutoring program with college aged students with disabilities

120 hours as undergrad bio society co president

250 hours as resident advisor for undergrads


Shadowing

110 hours between geriatrics, family physician, neurologist

Other

Ultimate Frisbee club

Christian fellowship leader

Current School List

- CMU
- New York Medical College
- SUNY Upstate —> R
- Rochester
- Saint Louis
- George Washington —> on hold
- Tulane
- Sidney Kimmel
- Wayne
- TCU and THCUS
- MSU: Human College --> R
- Meharry
- Rutgers: New Jersey
- Virginia Commonwealth
- West Virginia - waitlist interview
- Illinois
- Wisconsin
- Georgetown
- colorado
- dartmouth

Updates since sending in apps

completing capstone project for my certificate in community engagement with elder patients and helping adopt a virtual volunteering model

Where I think that I fell short this cycle

Weaker MCAT, submitting application late due to taking late MCAT in August (most of my secondaries submited from Sept--> Nov), need to have more non clinical volunteering hours, applied to state schools that are not as open to OOS or Canadian.

My plan moving forward

Apply for Patient Care Tech or Ambulatory Tech

Apply for Public Health Masters? (really not sure, need more ideas for Gap year!!!)

Possibly Retake MCAT for 3rd time

Volunteer more at the homeless shelter

Apply to DO schools and reevaluate my MD schools for future cycles.

Thank you for your time!

You need to get more non-clinical hours. Do not retake MCAT.

Also, apply to DO schools as well next cycle.

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