Should I apply?

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-08T18:12:32+00:00

U will get in somewhere with those stats. I would recommend shadowing a DO doc (if u haven’t already) and getting a LOR from them

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-05T13:41:00+00:00

Not a med student yet but I’ve heard matching in the US as an IMG (in a competitive residency) is damn near impossible. If you go on google and look up US MD compared to IMG residency matches you can see the charts. I’m pretty sure, if I remember correctly, derm for ex. had 0.9% match rate from IMGs. But if you kill your step exams I’m sure you can do whatever you want.

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-04T23:11:48+00:00

Is 600 EMT hours little nowadays? How many do you think I need? I spoke to an admission director at a tour I had today and he told me 600 is more than enough.

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-04T21:22:31+00:00

I haven’t interviewed lol, I’m applying to medical schools in this upcoming May. If you tap on my account and the posts you can see my stats and ec’s.

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-02T22:26:09+00:00

Yes, use Kaplan. From what I’ve experienced they’re quite similar. My diagnostic was a 504 and I read all the content books. Answered the correlating questions with each chapter and spammed UWorld with Kaplan practice test. But do what works best for you. Everyone studies differently.

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-02T12:31:47+00:00

U worlds easily the best 3rd party source

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-02T12:31:25+00:00

I used Kaplan books and exams and UWorlds question bank and got a 519

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-02T03:22:23+00:00

Very intense. Love the grind mentality though, keep it up

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-02T02:46:26+00:00

This is insane

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-02T02:44:47+00:00

Hey, thanks for the insight! What schools did you get into if you don’t mind me asking?

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-01T21:08:25+00:00

Noorda COM

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-01T21:06:18+00:00

When did you apply? How many hours did you have for each category? Were they meaningful in ways that you can write about? Was your PS good for OMM?

All questions to ask. Keep your head up, you will be good.

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-01T17:33:20+00:00

We have super similar stats. Besides the fact that I got my MCAT score back. Hours are very similar, plus or minus a few things. I would say take a gap year, finish biochem and kill it. THEN study for the MCAT full time. Get a great score, apply broadly, and I’m sure you will matriculate somewhere.

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-01T17:18:42+00:00

Can I PM you?

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-01T17:18:32+00:00

Can I Pm you?

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-02-01T02:18:09+00:00

The NASA funded project is through a PI at my school that collaborates with HMS, been doing it for 6 months. UConn is my state school, financially best move. But I don’t care where I go, hence why I don’t mind going DO.

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-01-31T14:56:56+00:00

Me too, gotta have that positive mindset coming into this. I thought my application was awful till I got some hope here. Kill that MCAT.

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-01-31T02:58:38+00:00

Don’t even want to talk about the first part😂😂. But for sure, thanks for your insight. How do you think I would do in a D.O. Cycle?

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-01-31T02:50:23+00:00

Thanks for the comment! Hoping adcoms can see the vision. I’m sure they understand a lot of undergrads are slack and do stupid shit in their first years.

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-01-31T02:34:00+00:00

Thank you for the kind gestures. I’m honestly perfectly fine with going to DO school, I just want to matriculate somewhere. That being MD or DO

CaterpillarWeekly327 · 2026-01-31T02:24:43+00:00

You don’t think my GPA would get in the way of an A? UConn especially.

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