As a second to this post, good stats and ECs are no guarantee.
Alright so there's a difference between someone telling you these things who's new and neurotic vs someone like me who has gone through a very humbling process of applying to over 40+ schools (with help I paid for out of my own pocket btw) and got 2 interviews of and two waitlists. Nothing is earned but for all those applying remember that these stats are very bare minimum. Not to scare anyone but unless you have a very interesting story the average Joe with these numbers and ECs is not impressive. Nothing is earned, in fact I would say based off my experience from last year I have very little confidence in myself for earning any acceptance this year. So before you make a claim about a person please take into account someone's story and ambitions. I am not asking for anything other than the general idea out of people that have had some success so far, if there is some hope because truthfully I don't have much.
And no, to be honest I would LOVE if some other people would tell me stats that aren't "LM 80" "MCAT 517" or "GPA 4.0" because that is really all I see here. I would prefer If I could see a reapplicant, who tried several times, making small improvements each year, receiving success in this process. I hate when people say entitlement because believe me I don't think I deserve anything and as I said after last year, my confidence ever attending medical school is low. It costs a lot of money and I was never approved for any amcas fee waiver or anything. Maybe the last times I applied you could have said I was entitled, now I am just looking for hope for real.
I will say it a third time too. Ban me if you will, but this is not a "bragging" of stats. Nothing is guaranteed and I know that from personal experience. I really just want some hope, that is all. This might be my last year trying to get in, and I will have to take the MCAT again if I want to apply in the future. Understand the position I am in.
Tbh, I don't know that I agree with the "you will all get into medical school" sentiment that was previously stated, but that is the self-deprecation in me. However, I can tell you that I have seen and met many other applicants with stats similar to yours who have gotten acceptances and interviews. I know you know this, but you are seeing a small subset of people who probably check these forums every day hoping to find exactly what you are looking for, but there are many more applicants out there. Also, you say you need a great story but it seems to me that you have worked through many difficulties and have accomplished a lot to get here, that seems like a great story to me! I am sorry that no one can offer better hope, but in my experience, the best you can do is be content with your stats and push forward from there. Good luck!
I'd like to point out that you're on SDN. Places like SDN and r/premed self-select for THE most neurotic and overachieving premeds (no offense to the rest of y'all). This place is not going to be the most representative of who actually applies to med school and it's important to keep that in mind. I think SDN can be a good resource but you'd be better off not comparing yourself to others without knowing the rest of their applications or the full picture.
TBH as much as you felt that I was being disrespectful or whatever, I felt that you were also being somewhat ignorant as well. I feel that there was better ways of phrasing things myself but I would have liked if someone didn't tag me as an entitled person with impressive ECs when I have been humbled far more than the person telling me these things. I never once said I was better than anyone, I never once said I deserve to attend a medical school. I have done X amount of work and had people look at my secondaries and primary. Other than that, there is very little anyone can do but worry about what they do. From my experience, I did X amount of work when I likely needed to have X+1. That's fair to ask. And albany is a school that has many many BS/MD and I think at least 1 EA program as well (not sure if the one with UAlbany still exist) so their average class MCAt may appear lower than what the standard applicants have if that makes any sense. Things to consider and as someone that has gone through this once I want to see what other think, simply because there is not enough information out there.
I do agree getting called entitled off the bat by someone else was a bit extreme. Perhaps I misspoke by saying "us" when it's only me that's annoyed. That said, my response was specifically about how you referenced your stats and that perhaps you could benefit from shifting your mindset a bit, not about anything else. I did not say anything about hypothetical MCAT scores or GPAs needed. I merely pointed out that some of the stories you're looking for exist on SDN's nontrad forums. There are also WAMC forums for you to ask the exact questions you're asking in much more detail that may be a more appropriate place than a thread specific to an application cycle. To echo another poster above, you seem like you have a good story to tell. I understand where you're at right now but it feels very much like you're counting yourself out before you've even given yourself a chance.
No Im not saying you are bragging. I have had people with lower stats than me get in. When I looked at the major difference, it was mainly their engaging essay writing.
One day after paying the secondary fee with my credit card.How long did it take you guys to be able to finalize after submitting your essays? I've been waiting over a week
submitted 7/23 OOS
Congratulations on your first MD interview! Best of luck to you this cycle!II just now my first MD interview
All the best to you too!
When were you complete if you don’t mind sharing?
no worries
submitted 8/23 I believe I was complete the same day. stats are pretty low 504 and 3.6 overall, 3.3 science gpa but my extracurriculars n research are carrying me. first interview invite so I'm excited 
You deserve it. Don't be nervous. If you need help interviewing, we got you!no worries
Best of luck! You got thisno worries
Definitely not worth it. It's still super early in the cycle, so it's typical to not have heard anything.
are you IS or OOS?
I have completed on 7/23 and have the following status - Application complete and ready for review by our Admissions Committee
Same here and I was finalized on 7/24
I have that same status. lol on the portal it said apps are reviewed in order of complete, so I don't necessarily know what their complete means cuz someone submitted secondary on 8/3 and was in the first batch of interviews (look back to earlier post in thread).
Don’t give up yet. Albany is very vocal and will send you a rejection if they don’t want you. Last cycle, they sent out rejections after sending IIs then sent more IIs to applicants who had early/mid July complete time in late Sep. They may review in the order of completion dates, but that doesn’t necessarily mean IIs will be sent out in the same manner.
Just looking off last year's thread it seems they put a lot of people on the alternate list rather than outright accept them
I am not sure either! I was quoting the other commenter.
It is on the homepage in the portal.
Check this out (page 18): https://www.amc.edu/academic/undergraduate/upload/5-2c-Medical-Student-Handbook-2021-2.pdfAny current student or anyone, is Albany P/F now? Or still letter graded, if letter grade what does any current student think about this considering added stress and competition? Thanks in advance for the feedback
This gives me hope. I just hope Im not late with Sept 3rd completion
