What should I do if I can't get into medical school?

The most important thing is to not take the rejections personally. Figure out what you need to do to improve your application, whether it be gain clinical exposure, shadow, volunteer, or conduct research. There are so many jobs out there like scribing, clinical research assistant/coordinators, etc that will provide you with the experience to bolster your application. You can also choose to take the MCAT again, but only if you're not happy with your previous score. Once you've gotten a bit more for your application, apply again! If you end up deciding that med school's not for you then that's alright, but it's not the end of the world not getting in.

I am also someone that hopes to get into medical school in the future. I know that it can be quite a challenging and rigorous process, but if you don't get in the first time don't give up. There is always next time, instead of thinking of it as a failure in your life, think of it as a learning curve. A redirection that will help you improve as an individual and help you to become the best doctor that you can be in the future. All the struggles that you go through to achieve your dream, will help you to better empathise with others and help them with what they may be going through.

Try again! Find a mentor, adviser or trusted professor to talk to! They will help you build your resume and practice interview questions. Build up that resume and go for it! It is difficult to know what schools want, but your adviser/mentor/professor knows best. You can always look up what certain medical schools are looking for! If you need a certain amount of volunteer, clinical or research hours then you need to go above it! Also, know your story! The interview is to show yourself off! You are doing amazing! Don't be discouraged because you have someone cheering you on! :)

I am also a pre-medical student. I just wanted to share with you some things that my advisor told me a while ago. Medical schools actually really like to see you take time off, or gap years, after school to go and gain real world experiences through work or volunteering or giving back to the community. If you look at the average age of incoming medical students it might surprise you to learn that that age is actually closer to 24 than it is to 22! I have even had many advisors encourage me to wait a year or two after I graduate before applying so that I can have more time to add experiences to my resume. (everything will be okay in the end!)

Fight for your dream in every moment because a dream is such an important aspect of our lives. There is always more that can be done when it comes to achieving your goal. Think of all the different options and paths that you can take to take another step forward toward your end goal and achieve what you truly believe in. It is vital to the human brain that you make time for needs and wants alike. So strive through this set back and continue towards the path in the medical field that you have been considering to be your goal.

It really depends on where you're from. If you really want to pursue medicine as a career, it would be good to ask around if you get more chances to apply again, and for the same work hard. Medical school can be pretty hard to get into, I can really relate and understand the pressure that comes for it. Just ask around to know if you can get a gap year or something for you to improve and give better the next time. If not (in case you'd not mind another career path), it's good to explore some other fields where you can work. Medicine field alone has a ton of sub-fields which you can apply for. Give yourself time to think over this and don't be too hard on yourself, you did the best you could and if you are decided that you want to do medicine and nothing else, use that to motivate yourself and try again!

If you can't get into medical school, I say try try again. Often times there are barriers that make it difficult to make it into schools. I would find out what it is that is making your application lacking. If it is lack of volunteer hours, volunteer more. If it is a lower MCAT score, study again and retake the MCAT again. If it is lack of extracurricular activities, take up a sport or hobby. I know, it might be frustrating to not get into medical school the first time, but if you have nothing to lose to try again. You can only get better for the next time around.

You can always reapply, it never hurts to try again. I’ve seen many people who didn’t get into medical school on their first try or second try but they never give up and kept trying. You can do it too. You can go volunteer, shadow and go do some research. If you gpa is not that good then you can always go back to school and take some extra classes to boast your gpa. You can also retake the exam if you are not satisfied with your old score. Just remember, not getting into medical school on your first try doesn’t mean anything.

Don't give up!!! I can talk for applicants in the UK, that if medicine is something you really want to do then apply the following year. If you didn't get the grades then resit your A-levels in the gap year, and utilise the gap year by volunteering so that you can boost your personal statement and make your application as glittered as possible. You can also take another course and that apply after graduating from that course, or some universities, like the university of Manchester allow you to transfer between courses, so if you take a course like biomedical sciences you can transfer after a year. Just remember that there are so many pathways to go into medical school, which means that there is no need to give up at the first hurdle - that first hurdle will just make it better for you. If medicine is your dream, then never give up on it, because the same way you can dream good in a million ways, that is the same amount of ways to enter medical school. Never give up on your dreams!!!

It is very common to not get into medical school on the first try. Most people have to apply multiple times in order to get in. The best thing for you to do is to evaluate how much you want to go to medical school. If this is something you are extremely passionate about, you could reach out to a school counselor or the schools that did not let you in to find out how to improve your application. Then, take the next year to solidify your application before applying again. OR, if you do not want to try to apply again, you could try applying to PA school if that interests you or find a career path you think would in interesting and pursue that path instead. I have faith you will be successful and good luck!