I just submitted my primary app to ~25 schools, and am awaiting a committee letter from my school's pre-health committee. My uGPA was 3.03 and my gGPA was 3.50 (both ivy schools), and I scored 511 on the new mcat (29 on the old).
My biggest concern is that my application is probably only 'mediocre' compared to most applicants, given that I did not have sufficient time to present it in the best shape possible. The formatting was inconsistent in the work/activities section (switched between resume style vs. first person narrative), there were 4 typos in this section plus 2 in my personal statement (one "meaningful activity" section began with a horrifying "ritney" instead of "Britney"), and I also did not designate a 3rd meaningful activity, even though I knew very well which experience should be the 3rd. I also forgot to list a tutoring activity and a medical assistant position that I have been involved in for the past 2 months.
I won't make any excuses for these mindless errors that could definitely have been avoided, but I am extremely worried that my typos and inconsistent formatting will give adcoms an extremely bad impression of my candidacy, and basically ruin my chances of even getting invited for interviews. I think my LoRs are in good shape, and am just now awaiting the composite letter.
Has anyone ever been in a similar situation before, or know someone who has? I am contemplating withdrawing my application for some schools, but I really just wish to give this a shot, rather than putting off a whole other year (am beginning my 3rd gap year). Would having two brothers who attend a particularly medical school at least help to divert some attention away from the arguably messy quality of my application?
Any and all help would be TREMENDOUSLY appreciated. Thank you again to all those who might be able to provide some guidance during this extremely stressful time.
Best,
Kevin L.
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In desperate need of advice
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