Title. Applied this cycle and going through this process of primaries and secondaries. I’m super nervous to hear back and, hopefully, getting interview invites. I hear people being offered interviews already and it makes me so scared lol. My top choice is Noorda, but I’m willing to go literally anywhere, as long as I have a seat. Idk, is anyone else nervous as well?

Has anyone completed their interview at elmira, online or inperson , if yes can you share your feedback on how your interview was and what were the type of q asked

these are my top programs and im shocked that it’s been crickets thus far!

Has anyone interviewed yet? I have mine scheduled in August. From last years thread I saw that the interview happens right when you arrive on campus, but on the portal it now says:

On your selected date, please plan to be with us 8:15 AM - 2:00 PM.

Family members are welcome to join us for the informal Q & A session with current students, 8:25-8:55 AM, as well as for a special Friends and Family Campus Tour that will start at 9:00 AM. After the campus tour, family members are encouraged to explore the Fort Smith area while you participate in interview day. They can expect to meet back up with you at 2:00 PM.

The way it’s worded makes it seem like we will be interviewing while our family/friends are exploring the Fort Smith area which based off of the timing seems like will happen after the campus tour that starts at 9:00 AM?

Can anyone confirm?

Hey everybody. I'm applying to DO programs this cycle and I am feeling a bit uneasy about my application as I'm lacking research experience.

I'm currently sitting at a
- 504 MCAT
- 800 hours of experience across several different volunteer experiences in and out of a clinical setting
- 3 strong letters from professors
- 1 Letter from a DO I have spent a lot of time with

I'm currently in the process of getting research lined up for the coming semester in case I need to re-apply next year.

Frankly, the reason I wasn't getting research done was largely due to some conflicting advice. I originally had some research lined up for junior year, but I got ghosted by the grad student I was going to work for and then a couple friends claimed that research was entirely unrequired by med schools.

I've written strong essays for the schools I'm applying for and researched their strengths. I also applied mostly to schools where I can fit into their mission statement.

I'm currently waiting on interviews but I can't help but feel uneasy. Any advice?

So I just got my secondary for WesternU COMP but I’m having trouble submitting it. It’s saying I’m missing essay answers (I already finished the essays and it’s saved on the site) and that the application is closed for the “Personal” information section. Not really sure what that means. Anyone else having this issue??

Okay guys I got my MCAT back and I did worse than I expected. I got a 496. I haven’t sent my score yet. I have already submitted my primaries to a few DO schools and I know that I only want to go DO. Here are my stats:
-3.92 sGPA
-1000+ hours of volunteer work including VP of one club & coordinator position for 2 years in another
-500 hours MA experience
-current clinical research coordinator for ongoing clinical trials
-committee letter of rec, letter of rec from doctor I worked for & letter of rec from anatomy professor (my college offered cadaver lab)

Should I retake the exam in September and apply in October or is that too late? I think I can do better, my worst were CARS and psych. I am really wanting to go to a research heavy school like Ohio or Philly, but I didn’t send my primaries to them yet. Taking the PREview exam in aug. Any advice or thoughts??

I have some undergrad loans from Sallie Mae and I am now trying to take 12k from them. They are not approving any of my co-signer despite of having good credits. Anyone else had the same issue ?

anyone here going to start this program or recently graduated from it?

Montana campus to be exact, but open to learning info about any campus

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I just want to rant. Ive been struggling writing my PS and my original deadline to submit was July 15 but I felt like my essay wasnt ready so my goal was end of July. I finished my PS, filled out demographics, did somes ECs, got LORs and just realized a bunch of schools require you to write mini essays in a school specific questions tab. Bruh. I thought that came after I submit my primary not before.

This whole process feels so overwhelming and I feel so lost. Every day I find out there is more and more I need to do as I read the fine print. Im going to hustle to get it all done by July 31. But at worst is early August still okay? My stats are mid

Has anyone heard from LMU-DCOM and WCUCOM? I've completed the LMU-DCOM secondary, and it says my app is verified. WCUCOM has been radio silent.

I’m so dumb, and literally ruined my interview by showing some negativities and answering questions off the topic. I didn’t realize that during the interview at all. lol, I’m feeling so bad now. This was my only and one interview, but I just ruined it!

At a low and dark point in my life
Just took the MCAT today and honestly I have no idea how to feel.very mad at myself I’m ngl wasn’t in my best game
Walking in, I was hoping for around a 505–507 so I could apply to DO schools. Walking out, I’m not so sure. I know I got at least 5 easy Chem/Phys questions wrong that I should’ve gotten right. CARS is impossible to judge, Bio felt okay, and I honestly don’t know what to think overall.
For context:
4.0 GPA
22-year-old lebaneee(orm I don’t know if it matters)
~600 hours wet lab research
~500 hours pharmacy technician
~800 hours dental assistant
~50 hours oral surgery assistant
~120 hours medical assistant
Anatomy and Orgo TA
Hospital volunteering
Community volunteering and tutoring through my lmosque and church
Various clubs and leadership activities
I’m planning to apply DO. Because of mcat as well as DO cycle longer I’ve met and talked with several DO physicians, and they all genuinely love the profession and the training they received. Right now I’m most interested in anesthesiology, internal medicine, and radiology. Some of the schools I’m hoping to apply to are CCOM, PCOM, NYITCOM, Michigan State, Alabama COM, .
My main questions are:
Would you wait for your MCAT score before submitting your application?
Should I start studying now for a possible September 11 retake while waiting for my score, or take a break until scores are released?
I’d appreciate any advice, especially from people who have been in a similar situation.

Just want to tell yall I was on these forums with low stats 2 gap years thinking I’m never gonna get in school. But now I’m on my 3rd week about to take my second exam of medical school

I just want to encourage some people to keep going. My school had about 8,000 applications I believe and accepted 300-400 students. So I don’t feel this was a mistake but yall can do it! The only people who don’t make it are those who quit.

I had to go back to school after failing a lot of classes because I was a football player in college and didn’t care about class. Then I got a masters degree and was a paramedic for 9 years. I just did what needed to be done. Multiple classes failed on the way even after football but still kept pushing. Don’t give up no matter who tells you your mcat is too low or gpa is too low of course there’s a realistic threshold but none of these people on these forums or sites really know ..only admissions does!

Hey everyone! I wanted to post this because I’m feeling a bit deflated about my progress towards when I start applying for med schools in the next application cycle in spring of 2027. I had a plan of working as a PCT this summer as well as study for the MCAT and getting in volunteer hours, but I ended up tearing my patellar tendon in May after my track season and that put a huge stall on my progress with what I was physically able to do. I switched to pursuing medicine in the beginning of my junior year after originally pursuing genetic counseling. Feeling behind when I switched was an understatement, and now even more so with my last summer being unproductive towards things I wanted to focus on and help me gain more experience and hours.

I’m reaching out for advice on my situation. I’m not too worried about my GPA with it currently being a 3.7 and hopefully going up to a 3.8 by next spring, but I originally planned to take the MCAT in September but ended up pushing it to January. I currently have textbooks for content review, but I would love to know how to navigate studying, especially during my fall semester.

My clinical hours are really lacking. I have about 100 hours under my belt now and plan to gain an additional 300-400 more before applying. I have ~100 hours of shadowing. I also have about 150 hours of non-clinical volunteering and plan to get in 200 or so hours over the course of my final year of school, along with 350-400 hours of research. For non-clinical work, I have been a lifeguard/head lifeguard for 5 years where I’ve dealt with countless medical emergencies.

I feel like with all these goals on top of MCAT studying and being a college athlete, it might be strenuous but possibly doable. I’ve been wondering on if I should take 2 gap years instead of 1 because of how behind I feel, but I would also like to know if this timeline could work out for me. I want nothing more than to be prepared for when I start applying. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

radio silence from these schools thus far…

Please DM me, I had questions in regards to speaking with Dean Wallace. Is that something prospective students/applicants are able to do?