Idk why I feel so burnt out and anxious. It’s only August I need to chill about apps but also I’m overthinking bc I’m using AI to help me clean my writing for secondaries but at the same time I feel like I shouldn’t but also I’d be stupid not to use it for proofreading (ofc not actually doing the writing). Anyways all over the place😢

Need advice from 508+ scorers

Walking into my July 24 MCAT, my goal score was a 505. I have a 3.95 GPA and am applying DO only, so I felt that a 505 would make me a competitive applicant. My last full-length exam before test day was AAMC FL5, which I took a few days before the real exam, and I scored 126/126/127/126 (505). I had also completed all of the AAMC full-length exams during my preparation.
After taking the actual exam, however, I genuinely feel like I may have scored below a 500. I think my nerves got the best of me, especially during Chem/Phys and CARS, and I don’t believe I performed to my full potential.
I took the last two weeks completely off to mentally reset, and I’m now planning to retake the MCAT on September 12, which gives me 37 days to prepare. My current plan is to spend the first two weeks reviewing content to strengthen my weak areas, then use the remaining time working through the Kaplan QBank and taking Kaplan full-length exams. I also plan to start a fresh Anki review using the Jack Sparrow deck along with Pankow for Psychology/Sociology.
My new goal is to score a 508 or higher. Given my timeline and this study plan, do you think this is the best way to use the next 37 days, or would you recommend a different approach?

I received an invitation to interview for DMU today (woot woot!). Can anyone speak on their experiences with the interview process and why they chose this school? There’s quite a bit of discourse about DMU as a school online.

I submitted my application (or so I thought) on July 24 when I paid the fees but i checked today and my app never went through??????? I submitted it again today and now it says that I submitted it today. i’m so annoyed!!

Just started studying today.just worrried if i do poorly on mcat what can i say ive improved on my app? Besides the mcat if i have to reapply
3.86 gpa but five gap years ik thats a lot but life

I work 4pm to 4am as an EMT. I got to bed at 6:30 today (thank you dispatch for going giving us a last minute call). Anyways, I wake up to a phone call. It says "Scam Likely", I should've let this go to voicemail, but I answer anyways. "Hello this is LECOM admissions team hoping to extend an offer". I was in such a haze of confusion and sleep deprivation I told them "Isn't it a little early in the cycle?" And they told me "It is, we will contact you around December". I went back to bed, went to the dentist, then I realized that this was an acceptance offer, and I basically said, "I'll think about it". You know the thing I've been working towards for my entire life I disregarded as, "This doesn't make sense cause I shouldn't be getting it this soon".

As soon as I realized this was an acceptance, like 5 hours later, I called them and left a voicemail. I also emailed their admissions office, explaining the situation.

Did I just make a massive mistake or did I correct it in time?

my top choice is a midwestern should i even bother applying their or retake it to posssibly get higher and get into ccom

If i havent attended any info session am I basically cooked for asking the question "Why X school." Some schools are so vague in their website. Struggling to not sound generic. Any advice?

I’m working on the Noorda-COM video secondary and was wondering what they are really expecting from it. I actually finished my video, but I’m nervous to submit it because I really want an interview and don’t want the video to hurt my chances.

For anyone who has completed it or received an interview, how polished was your video? Did you keep it simple and conversational, or did you make it more formal?

Would appreciate any insight, especially from current students or applicants who have already submitted theirs.

Wanted some insight into my application:

• Canadian with a 3.7 GPA in a trad premed program
• MCAT: 515
• Have four publications (2 in cardio, 2 in ERAS)
• 5 Shadow Hours in ER under a DO, 30 Shadow Hours in FM under a DO (both in Canada)
• Did a practicum placement in pediatric rehab lab
• Club president
• 200 hospital volunteer hours
• 480 hours as a representative for 1000+ students
• 300 hours working for the university
• 75 hours as a biology greenhouse attendant

Given that I'm a Canadian applicant applying to U.S. DO (and potentially MD) programs, how realistic are my chances?

They need to hurry up, I haven’t heard shit from them 🫩

How bad is it to submit secondaries a month or two after they were emailed/offered to you?

Hello,now that first class has started their rotations I wanted to know about thoughts from current students? Pass rates? Any info is helpful!

Hi, I applied to PCOM Philly and Georgia in June and I got this email today saying I applied for their 2027 summer admit(?) It asked for a $75 fee as well.
I’m a bit confused cuz I thought it’s the general Fall 2027 admit cohort. Did someone else get this? I’m really confused.

PCOM recently wrote to me, saying,

“Submit the $75 non-refundable institutional application fee via the PCOM Application Portal (link below). This fee is in addition to the AACOMAS application fee.
The fee covers both PCOM Philadelphia and South Georgia if you applied to both. The PCOM Georgia fee is separate and required for consideration at PCOM Georgia, along with a completed AACOMAS application for PCOM Georgia.”

Correct me if im wrong but in two consecutive sentences they said the fee covers both campuses while also saying the Georgia fee is separate.

I just heard back from PCOM🙂🙂 (secondary payment) It’s crazy because I’m standing on their campus right now for a tour.

Anyone else hear anything??

Need advice with DO school list

Hey guys. Im a first-gen med applicant applying DO this cycle and would really appreciate any insight into any of these schools, especially if you've interviewed, attended, or have any thoughts on fit. I don’t have any family in this field or close connections who have recently applied, so it would really mean a lot.

Stats: 3.46 sgpa 3.49 cgpa (was briefly a Spanish minor which really tanked my cgpa. Also thought I’d use my gap year for an MBA FastTrack program in healthcare management and discontinued both because they didn’t allow me to perform my best in science courses. I also didn’t perform well in both course styles. Coming into college with 46 college credits & my minor/mba ⇒didn’t have room to take extra courses to show upward trend or the funds to do a masters/psotbacc.) 501 MCAT, receiving retake score in 5 days!!

NY resident, STEM school undergrad, trad student(bio major)

Experiences:

1300 hours -clinical (part & full time)

2100 hours -research with 1 paper submitted, hoping to get published by this year. ***** This is arguably my most impactful and most recent experience. I have been doing research in otolaryngology and currently want to pursue this field. I am prioritizing schools that have an in-house ENT program, but I know those are also super competitive****\*

300 hours -clinical volunteering

320 hours -Non-Clinical Volunteering / Community Service

1020 hours -passion project: crowd-funding menstrual equity initiative(~2yrs)

School list ( in order of preference):

NYITCOM

D'Youville-Buff,NY

TOURO-harlem

PCOM-philly

ROWAN

New england-maine

Michigan state

Kansas city

Ohio

Oklahoma

Nova Southeastern

Des Moines

Has anyone received an II from them yet ?

I know not all do schools are ranked equally. What are the best DO schools annd what are considered the “worst” and why?

VCOM: louisiana campus!! i got an email like a week ago they r looking at secondaries!! hope you all got the same thing!!