Hello everyone, I'm a recent college graduate who hasn't applied to schools yet and was curious if I had a decent shot at lower tier American schools.

In my first college I only spent two years there as an economics/history major. Due to personal issues and lack of motivation on my behalf, I left the institution with a paltry 2.6 overall gpa.

After transferring I became a biology major and went on the pre-med track. I graduated three years later with a 3.5 gpa in my pre-med classes and a 3.7 major GPA.

I have an MCAT score of a 36 but plan on retaking it one more time on the offhand chance I can possibly improve.

I've interned with cardiac and thoracic surgeons for the entirety of my undergraduate and have recently been hired to work in a thoracic lab for the next year.

With these stats, do I have a chance at a low tier school or did the initial two years of mediocre grades assure me D.O. or Caribbean schools?

Thanks for any input :)

Yes, you have a chance at an MD acceptance. After working out your cGPA when accounting for all classes taken at both institutions, see this thread for chances: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=838625

This might help: AMCAS GPA calculator: http://medschool.ucsf.edu/postbac/pdf/AMCAS%20GPA_Calculator%20Version%204%20Final.xls (http://medschool.ucsf.edu/postbac/pdf/AMCAS%20GPA_Calculator%20Version%204%20Final.xls)

Yes, you have a chance at an MD acceptance. After working out your cGPA when accounting for all classes taken at both institutions, see this thread for chances: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=838625

This might help: AMCAS GPA calculator: http://medschool.ucsf.edu/postbac/pdf/AMCAS%20GPA_Calculator%20Version%204%20Final.xls (http://medschool.ucsf.edu/postbac/pdf/AMCAS%20GPA_Calculator%20Version%204%20Final.xls)

Thanks for the link and calculator! Will calculate my information.

Put some mid-tier in that too. 3.5 and 3.7 are not bad.

Did you just say you want to retake a 36? Wow. You don't deserve to go to med school after that statement.

Did you just say you want to retake a 36? Wow. You don't deserve to go to med school after that statement.

Whoa, yeah, I really don't think you should retake a 36, that's a phenomenal score! If you for whatever reason get lower, it will be detrimental to your application.

If I were you, I would be very happy with a 36. Do not retake. Figure out what your cumulative and science GPA's add up to.

I have an MCAT score of a 36 but plan on retaking it one more time on the offhand chance I can possibly improve.

Do not do this.

Thanks for the input everyone. General consensus seems to be that I should not take the MCAT's over so I guess it's probably not a good idea to risk getting a lower score. I had initially believed that the first two years of bad grades had completely ruined any shot I had so I thought I needed an absolutely ridiculous MCAT score to overcompensate but apparently this is not the case.

Thanks for all the replies everyone, very much appreciated and just helped me avoid making a very big mistake. You all rock!

What is your overall GPA (combining your grades from your two undergrad institutions)?