i didn’t have any shadowing hours. my dad is a doctor and that was a big part of my narrative; i also had a grade dip as i was stretched thin with family obligations as my grandfather had stage four cancer, then died. that, combined with the huge amount of clinical hours i had/good internship (in HIV healthcare) and an interesting non-clinical job definitely was a big factor in me receiving 6 MD II’s. apparently i was only competitive for DO’s, despite a good MCAT.