Hi, I was hoping to get some opinions on whether or not I have any chances of getting into med schools with my scores and circumstances. Also, should I try to explain in detail some issues I faced senior year?
I'm two years out of college and have been working in venture capital investing in technology and biotechnology companies for over a year.
My gpa is pretty low: Science gpa is 3.2 and overall is 3.4. My mcat score is 42 (14 BS, 14 PS, 14 VS).
My senior year spring quarter, I wasn't able to submit a take home final on time which led to two very damaging affects:
1. I received a D on my final which was most of my grade, so I received a D in the class.
2. That class was my last required class, consequently, the late submission prevented me from graduating on time. I managed to apply to graduate again once my grade for the class was processed and graduated in the coming fall quarter.
I had other things going on during that year. My parents were unable to support me for tuition and books, so I was tutoring and working campus jobs every day along with my other commitments as a staff member in a freshmen dorm and laboratory assistant. And this probably sounds like another excuse but my parents were battling over my younger siblings' custody, so I was heavily involved in that my senior year. I know that none of this actually excuses my late take home final, as I should not have let other matters affect my academics and I should have been better at managing my time. So, I'm unsure whether I should try to explain my situation in my application since I don't want to sound like I'm making excuses. At the same time, I realize the D and late graduation are major weaknesses in my application and may need to be addressed.
Any advice would be highly appreciated!
I'm two years out of college and have been working in venture capital investing in technology and biotechnology companies for over a year.
My gpa is pretty low: Science gpa is 3.2 and overall is 3.4. My mcat score is 42 (14 BS, 14 PS, 14 VS).
My senior year spring quarter, I wasn't able to submit a take home final on time which led to two very damaging affects:
1. I received a D on my final which was most of my grade, so I received a D in the class.
2. That class was my last required class, consequently, the late submission prevented me from graduating on time. I managed to apply to graduate again once my grade for the class was processed and graduated in the coming fall quarter.
I had other things going on during that year. My parents were unable to support me for tuition and books, so I was tutoring and working campus jobs every day along with my other commitments as a staff member in a freshmen dorm and laboratory assistant. And this probably sounds like another excuse but my parents were battling over my younger siblings' custody, so I was heavily involved in that my senior year. I know that none of this actually excuses my late take home final, as I should not have let other matters affect my academics and I should have been better at managing my time. So, I'm unsure whether I should try to explain my situation in my application since I don't want to sound like I'm making excuses. At the same time, I realize the D and late graduation are major weaknesses in my application and may need to be addressed.
Any advice would be highly appreciated!
) and good EC's saved me I think. 
