How bad is it? (513, 3.97, late TMDSAS)
THANK YOU 🙏 (i’m spiraling)
Alr know it’s kinda bad, but how bad? I applied to TMDSAS very late and have been submitting secondaries from mid-August till now, expect to be done w TMDSAS and AMCAS before Labor Day.
Texas resident
reapplicant (didn’t submit MD secondaries last yr bc of personal reasons, ik still shot myself in both feet this year)
MCAT: 513
GPA: 3.97
Clinical experience: 330, 1300+ projected
Clinical volunteering: 250
Shadowing: 100 (70 from primary care)
Non-clinical: 150, 100+ projected
Research: 1500 (2 manuscripts in progress)
Leadership: 180 hours (microbio lab TA)
Rec letter: 2 science prof, 1 MD (shadowing), 1 research PI, 1 non-science prof
Too late for DO primary?
Was planning to submit DO when I finished MD secondaries but those have been taking longer than expected. Expect to submit DO primary by mid-September (applied to Texas DO schools late August).
Additionally, which DO schools should I be looking at outside of Texas, if any?
Posted Aug 29, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC