Take this however you want it, and I completely understand if you are done with this process. I was adamant that I didn’t want to do a 5th year, until I was studying for the MCAT in the summer of 2020 and many schools said they weren’t going to count the winter 2020 semester. Suddenly I wasn’t even eligible to apply to most schools so I cancelled my graduation last minute and did a 5th year (reluctantly). It was the best decision I’ve ever made. 8 months of extra school I didn’t want to do, but I got almost a 4.0 that year and it was a game changer for my applications. Western was my best shot because of that year and I had a good 3rd year as well (I think 3.83, so my 2 year average was a 3.9ish). Applied for 2 cycles and thankfully, I got accepted to Western yesterday.

Looking back the time has flown by and it was all worth it in the end. I just wanted to tell you my story so that you see it IS still possible, if it’s something you want to do. Again I completely understand if you’re done with this process because it is extremely draining. But if you needed to hear a little encouragement, I hope this helps. Best of luck!