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Hi guys,
I'm a little lost right now and I'm hoping someone can give me some guidance. I just finished my bachelors of science from the university of Toronto. I did terrible in my first year which included most of my Med school prerequisites. Most of my marks were in the 60-70 range with some 75's. I did well in 2nd year and first semester of 3rd year (mostly A's), but I had some medical issues in the second semester and did bad in most of my courses. I was much better in 4th year and got all A's. So my GPA was an up and down trend which I know will not look good on medical school applications. Right now my GPA is a 3.1. I wrote my MCAT last summer and got a 37 which probably won't compensate for my poor GPA + lack of research experience. I do have 400+ hours of hospital volunteering but was unable to get any research experience due to my GPA.
I am considering retaking my first year courses the next year and retaking the new MCAT to apply for fall 2017. Is it worth retaking the courses or is it better to go back as a 5th year student and take higher level courses or is there another option that I should consider?
Just to clarify I am a Canadian student looking to apply to US medical schools.
Thanks in advance!
I'm a little lost right now and I'm hoping someone can give me some guidance. I just finished my bachelors of science from the university of Toronto. I did terrible in my first year which included most of my Med school prerequisites. Most of my marks were in the 60-70 range with some 75's. I did well in 2nd year and first semester of 3rd year (mostly A's), but I had some medical issues in the second semester and did bad in most of my courses. I was much better in 4th year and got all A's. So my GPA was an up and down trend which I know will not look good on medical school applications. Right now my GPA is a 3.1. I wrote my MCAT last summer and got a 37 which probably won't compensate for my poor GPA + lack of research experience. I do have 400+ hours of hospital volunteering but was unable to get any research experience due to my GPA.
I am considering retaking my first year courses the next year and retaking the new MCAT to apply for fall 2017. Is it worth retaking the courses or is it better to go back as a 5th year student and take higher level courses or is there another option that I should consider?
Just to clarify I am a Canadian student looking to apply to US medical schools.
Thanks in advance!