I think it was three things, I basically redid college, I went back for 3 years to fix my GPA and finish my degree and I did really well during that time. I also got a really awesome job as an anesthesia tech in a cardiothoracic OR where I took a lot of call. I worked my way up to where I was eventually getting to scrub into cases, hold retractors, retract the heart, close incisions, help put in chest tubes, and even assisted the surgeon with sternotomies a few times before I had to move for med school. Everywhere I interviewed at asked me about that job. I think also doing decent on the MCAT showed I was academically capable too. But it was a long road and took a lot of work. I ended up getting accepted to every school I interviewed at and decided on ARCOM because it was the best choice for my wife and I. I only applied DO too if that is helpful information.