Advice for a potential reapplicant

Hoping this won't be necessary as I'm still waiting on 1 decision and am waitlisted at 1 school. I was pretty much immediately rejected by every Illinois school this cycle (so much for my state schools...). Applied to 17 MD and 3 DO schools (that's all I could afford), received 4 IIs: 2 DO and 2 MD --> 2 DO rejections, 1 MD waitlist, 1 MD deferral. I'm: non-traditional applicant, ORM, female, work full time (makes shadowing and increasing volunteer hours difficult)... Advice for a potential reapplicant
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