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Hello there!
My story is kind of long and complex, but I am curious on some feedback for this particular situation. Essentially, I started out my collegiate career in music at a school in California. My first semester was great, but my second semester was very bad (I received 2 D's and 3 WU's, which is an unauthorized withdrawal). That semester was difficult for me because my mother had passed away, and I was left to take care of many familial issues, including the sale of my childhood home. after that semester, I received nothing but A's and B's, and switched my major to Athletic Training.
From there, I decided to transfer to Penn State, switched my major to Biology, and have a competitive GPA (about a 3.8 after this semester). I will be receiving my degree from Penn State next year. I plan to take my MCATS this summer, and apply for the fall of next year. My questions are these:
Because of that one semester, will schools even open my file?
Is having everything in by June except my MCAT scores too late? (I know that schools probably won't look at my file until the see those scores, which wouldn't be until September. Is this still too late?)
Should I try for an MD program?
Should I explain in my personal statement why I did so poorly that semester? A lot of my other pre-med friends are telling me to not even mention it.
I have extracurriculars done, such as volunteer work at my local hospital, and being the Vice-President of the Pre-medicine club on my campus. Any insight into this situation would be very appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read!
My story is kind of long and complex, but I am curious on some feedback for this particular situation. Essentially, I started out my collegiate career in music at a school in California. My first semester was great, but my second semester was very bad (I received 2 D's and 3 WU's, which is an unauthorized withdrawal). That semester was difficult for me because my mother had passed away, and I was left to take care of many familial issues, including the sale of my childhood home. after that semester, I received nothing but A's and B's, and switched my major to Athletic Training.
From there, I decided to transfer to Penn State, switched my major to Biology, and have a competitive GPA (about a 3.8 after this semester). I will be receiving my degree from Penn State next year. I plan to take my MCATS this summer, and apply for the fall of next year. My questions are these:
Because of that one semester, will schools even open my file?
Is having everything in by June except my MCAT scores too late? (I know that schools probably won't look at my file until the see those scores, which wouldn't be until September. Is this still too late?)
Should I try for an MD program?
Should I explain in my personal statement why I did so poorly that semester? A lot of my other pre-med friends are telling me to not even mention it.
I have extracurriculars done, such as volunteer work at my local hospital, and being the Vice-President of the Pre-medicine club on my campus. Any insight into this situation would be very appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read!