Hi all!

I wanted to post this as a decent stat applicant to remind people to spend time tailoring their applications to the schools they really want to go to (and maybe rage against the fact that 40+ applications is becoming normal).

Stats:

3.82 GPA

517 MCAT (CAVEAT: I took it 3 times which was definitely what did me in at a lot of schools)

4th quartile CASPER

Preview: 5

2 posters, 2 national conferences

2 publications, 1 first author

2800 hours research (honestly more but some was paid)

2500 community service hours (1 gap year with AmeriCorps + stuff at uni)

450 hours CNA

100 hours clinical shadowing

+ extracurriculars that I was passionate about

Medical school admissions feel unbelievably random, and I'm so grateful to admitted to a med school, but I wish I could go back and warn myself about the pitfalls! Good luck to everyone applying this cycle!