Savasasin Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Hello everyone, hope y'all having a nice day! I was just wondering if anyone has reapplied more than 3 times and get accepted? What do you do in the meantime? clever_smart_boy_like_me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takasugi Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Just go on with your life. I'm guessing most people work in the meantime. Or they address weaknesses in their applications (e.g. do another degree if they have a bad GPA). While it's good to be focused on getting in, medical school admissions shouldn't prevent you from living your life. FutureYodaMD, convertedlurker and Bambi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernieMac Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 - frenchpress and zxcccxz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMislove Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Yep, 5 times, two degrees, worked after school in what would have been my career before I got in heh. Always move your life forward regardless, as med May not happens and that’s okay. Don’t put life on hold. Bambi, tamT, FutureYodaMD and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowmanTheSWOMEN Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 You can apply as many times as you want except uOttawa, which I believe has a 3 time interview limit. If you want medicine, you will get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convertedlurker Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 I've applied 3 times over the past 5 years. I've worked multiple jobs and have been working as a personal trainer and sports nutritionist for the past 1.5 years. I've written my MCAT twice and I spend most of my free time focusing on my ECs, and working on a research study. This was my first year getting interviews! Unfortunately ended up in one rejection but I'm on the waitlist at Western. If I'm not successful, I'll definitely be applying again. Just echoing what takasugi said, you gotta keep living your life. Do what your passionate about and it'll show on your application and in your interviews. It's tough to stand out amongst all the applicants but admissions committees can easily detect an application built by passion rather than just resume padding. I haven't cracked the process just yet but feel free to message me if you want to chat about it. ShadesofCyan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiynadoll Posted May 15, 2020 Report Share Posted May 15, 2020 I tried for 5 cycles. 4 applications, I didn't make MCAT cutoffs the first application. I echo what everyone above said. I graduated, worked as a clinical research coordinator for 2 years, and just moved on with life. I met my current partner, started playing in recreational sports more, volunteered at a cat shelter because I liked furbabies, and worked on other hobbies. I always had medicine as my goal, but you can't just work on it 100% all the time. ShadesofCyan and chxiel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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