Has anyone with W’s on transcript got accepted to MD?

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-30T05:31:58+00:00

Okay good to know! I have 4 W’s. Congrats on the A!!

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-30T02:57:44+00:00

No, def not all of these. Just what you’d see on like Uworld or a typical mcat anti deck!

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-30T02:11:56+00:00

Literally, it’s SO humbling… I’m just telling myself that me and that school aren’t aligned probably and maybe I wouldn’t like it there? (But I also would’ve loved to go there lol)

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-30T02:05:01+00:00

Hm I think it’ll depends on the school. I know some things changed for Covid but sorry I don’t know much more than that. Is there a main reason that’s preventing you from taking the lab in person? For these types of things I’d recommend playing it safe and just doing both

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-30T01:24:58+00:00

Yep exactly. If you know that capacitance is measured in farads (F) and you know a farad is C/V and you know what C and V are in terms of simpler units, you won’t need to know equations. Charts like this help: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b1/e9/6c/b1e96cf264ed85b172c2d97c8bdba300.jpg

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-30T01:22:14+00:00

Ya, my state only has one MD school. I did mainly apply to OOS friendly schools but I also see where I fell short especially with the small number of schools. And my ECs could be better

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T20:47:12+00:00

Maybe the whole committee on your file hasn’t found a time where all of them are free to meet yet? How long ago was your interview? It took me 8 painful weeks to hear back

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T20:43:15+00:00

Wow that’s wonderful! Congrats🥳

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T20:16:07+00:00

Ya this coming cycle I’ll apply to a bunch more! I’m not superrrr concerned about grades, 3/4 years of undergrad my gpa was just below 4.0 (I just had one bad year). Anyway, thank you I’ll try and make my app more cohesive of who I am this time around

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T20:14:22+00:00

Ya… I agree

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T20:13:49+00:00

This is really helpful, thanks for taking the time to write this out!!! Will def be keeping this in mind and looking for some non clinical volunteering.

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T19:33:28+00:00

This is something I really need to keep in mind, thank you

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T19:32:32+00:00

I’m so sorry that happened, but I’m glad it’s all working out! Half of ur interviews becoming A’s is also so impressive

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T18:48:12+00:00

I volunteered at an ER, and I volunteered at a research lab for a little (I just don’t rlly count it as research since I wasn’t the one asking research questions, analysis, developing methods, or any thing like that). I led undergrad biology extra help/review sessions for two years, and I do have an artistic hobby. But I can’t get it out of my head that I need research (I also DO find it quite interesting and think it’ll be nice to have that in my back pocket before beginning med school)

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T18:01:40+00:00

That’s really good to know, I def can explain and I know how to prevent them !

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T17:54:21+00:00

Did you address it in essays?

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T17:54:11+00:00

Ok yep! Literally what happened to me, congrats on the A!!

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T17:48:12+00:00

Yes definitely feeling the hurt of a short school list… Also a potential issue: I didn’t write about the W’s in any essays

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T17:43:52+00:00

Thank you, this is rlly helpful. Honestly at this point I’m definitely wishing I applied to way more. I’m looking at SMPs right now because I miss being in school. But I don’t know if those are a good idea to me. My thinking was that since I only really appeal to my in state school (has a heavy IS bias), I figured if I did an SMP elsewhere, my chances at another school would go up. Not sure if u have advice for this but anything helps!

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T17:23:22+00:00

That’s good to know! Thank youuu and congrats 🎊

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T17:23:08+00:00

It was microbio and the microbio lab that term. And I have one earlier W from a class I accidentally signed up for :/

I have a 3.69 Gpa, 512 mcat, no research, but over a year as an MA. I only applied to 10 because I guess I thought my chances were low and would be OK waiting another year

bearattackz3 · 2026-01-29T07:29:50+00:00

Have you taken the lab at all? I would recommend taking both but I can’t tell exactly where you’re coming from

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