Hi everyone,

I cannot seem to find any explicit information on this sub or online.

I know the cGPA desired to be competitive is higher than MD programs.

However how much do publications and previous research weighs in on admission ?

Are comittees most interested in research fit, background or cGPA ?

Thanks in advance

Edit: does having a thesis-based msc boost an application (for a friend)

So yea as the title reads… I did a thing in my secondary’s where I’d always use the first school name in the first instance of each response before using the initials and while I was prepping for interview I realized I put the wrong name in one of the answers .___. For what it’s worth, it wasn’t a copy and paste answer and you can tell by the response it’s just that the initials of the schools were really similar so I think I mixed them up (I also applied to like 35 schools SOO maybe it all started blurring for me idk man)

I got an interview which I just attended a few days ago and honestly I feel like I slammed it like I did really well. However, I’m now scared that none of it mattered😔😔.

I have two more interviews lined up and thankfully I didn’t fuck those secondary’s up.

Also, I submitted my apps mid to late August and have got all my interviews like mid September . At what point do I start panicking cuz I feel like it’s a problem that it’s been completely radio silent since September and I feel like I need more interviews to have a solid chance of getting in idk this whole process is killing me man. Good luck to all the other soldiers out there thugging it out.

PS: I’m the same low stat guy that somehow got interviews so if this application cycle turns out well I’m willing to answer some questions in the future!

title, i hate my clinical lol and can think of dozens of things i'd rather be doing. however i went through all the trouble of getting the position so am just gonna stay there until i apply (1.5 more yrs). i've heard clinical for mdphd is much more of a box to check than for md only. so how many hours do i need to check it and be competitive anywhere? 300? 500? more? for context i'm an emt (911) and will have plenty of stories to tell.

Currently in 4th year, T10 ugrad, dual BS/MS, FGLI if that matters (does it matter?)

5 years of wet lab, 4 lab affiliation, strong rec letters

1x first author, 3x mid author (one in high impact journal), 14x conference poster/talks with various travel award and presentation awards

Various university-wide research awards

3 years of stem outreach in underserved schools

3 years of TA for two classes

Projected 300 hours of clinical volunteering as MA for Medicare patients

3 leadership experiences

3.97 GPA, BUT I HAVE A 513 MCAT

WHAT DO I DO :(((

I genuinely don’t know what my chances are and would appreciate any advice