Advice on how to improve application over the next 3 months before reapplication?
3.7 GPA (3.6 SGPA) and 518 MCAT. Had 3 II and did not match in TX. Not much luck from OOS (But I only applied to a few reach schools due to wanting to stay in TX for tuition)
Stats:
350 Clinical Hours (EMT and Hospital Volunteer)
300 Various Community Service Hours (Including volunteering at a daycare for kids with autism and a CPR instructor for the rural and underserved)
600 hours research with an honors thesis presentation at my schools symposium
70 shadowing hours at a pediatric clinic and children's hospital
Was a fundraising coordinator for a pre med club and a TA for my Bio 2 professor
I’ve gained a couple hundred hours from my gap year scribe job and will continue working there over the coming months. (Also have been promoted to Scribe Trainer for extra leadership). I will also be applying this cycle with a committee letter and physician LOR which I didn’t have last year. I did sign up to volunteer at my local food bank to beef up my non clinical volunteering but anything else?
Posted Feb 16, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC