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I majored in systems engineering in undergrad but took most of the pre-reqs for medical school just because I always thought about applying to medical school (bad decision). I went through really tough time my sophomore year when my dad was in the hospital on life support for 5 months. I don't want this to sound like a typical "pity me thread." It happened, and I should have withdrawn from my coursework because I didn't do my homework, literally showed up for the exams and went back to the hospital. Of course I took the majority of my pre-reqs during this time (Biochem, Genetics, Ochem I and II) as well as a couple math courses (Linear Algebra, Applied Engineering Statistics, Diff. EQ) and got C's in all of them. Naturally, I dismissed any chance to apply to medical school, which was probably a good thing because I couldn't have answered, why medicine?
Fast forward to now. I graduated in 2013 with my undergrad degree and am working as a software engineer. I am currently am working on my Master's in Systems Engineering, and without getting into a really long story about reigniting a drive to help people in the medical field, I and am retaking my pre-reqs while I'm working full time (luckily my company has a flexible work schedule). I've matured a lot and my time management skills have increased exponentially (working full time + grad school + post bac classes + volunteering = tired me).
Summary: did bad in undergrad due to lack of maturity/family situation, graduated, working and trying to retake classes (DIY), grad school, volunteering
State of Residence: OK
uGPA: (3.2 undergrad ) 3.35 with Post-bac added in
sGPA: (2.6 undergrad) 3.10 with Post-bac added in
-Trend looks like a big U.
Systems Eng. Masters, grad GPA: 3.8 (made one pesky B…)
DIY Post-bac: 4.0 (Ochem 1/2, Biochem, Genetics…)
MCAT: 519
ECs
Clinical volunteer:
-working in a hospital ED (70 hours, will continue)
Non-Clinical:
-Dean’s Leadership Council Tutor: 800 hours
-Dean’s Leadership Council TA: 3 years
-Freshman Mentor: 3 years
Shadowing:
-50 hours (mostly surgical)
Research:
-6 months in undergrad (bioengineering) = no pub
-10 week grad. Independent study + master’s thesis
----One pub, second author
---- Potentially two more as 2nd/3rd author
Employment history: too many hours to list
-Worked 30+ hours a week while in undergrad
----Lifeguard
----Study hall monitor
----Tutor
----Intern experiences
-Working full time as a systems engineer
Other:
-Black belt in Tae Kwon Do
-Intern for 1 year at an incubator
-Two provisional patents
Chances for schools? I’m going to still take classes until I get in somewhere but will schools look past my (sGPA: 2.6) from undergrad?
Even with DO replacement, my sGPA is like a 3.4. I really don’t want to retake the math classes if I can avoid it (Calc 1: A, Calc 2: A, Calc 3: B, Calc 4: C, Diff EQ: C, Linear Algebra: B).
Fast forward to now. I graduated in 2013 with my undergrad degree and am working as a software engineer. I am currently am working on my Master's in Systems Engineering, and without getting into a really long story about reigniting a drive to help people in the medical field, I and am retaking my pre-reqs while I'm working full time (luckily my company has a flexible work schedule). I've matured a lot and my time management skills have increased exponentially (working full time + grad school + post bac classes + volunteering = tired me).
Summary: did bad in undergrad due to lack of maturity/family situation, graduated, working and trying to retake classes (DIY), grad school, volunteering
State of Residence: OK
uGPA: (3.2 undergrad ) 3.35 with Post-bac added in
sGPA: (2.6 undergrad) 3.10 with Post-bac added in
-Trend looks like a big U.
Systems Eng. Masters, grad GPA: 3.8 (made one pesky B…)
DIY Post-bac: 4.0 (Ochem 1/2, Biochem, Genetics…)
MCAT: 519
ECs
Clinical volunteer:
-working in a hospital ED (70 hours, will continue)
Non-Clinical:
-Dean’s Leadership Council Tutor: 800 hours
-Dean’s Leadership Council TA: 3 years
-Freshman Mentor: 3 years
Shadowing:
-50 hours (mostly surgical)
Research:
-6 months in undergrad (bioengineering) = no pub
-10 week grad. Independent study + master’s thesis
----One pub, second author
---- Potentially two more as 2nd/3rd author
Employment history: too many hours to list
-Worked 30+ hours a week while in undergrad
----Lifeguard
----Study hall monitor
----Tutor
----Intern experiences
-Working full time as a systems engineer
Other:
-Black belt in Tae Kwon Do
-Intern for 1 year at an incubator
-Two provisional patents
Chances for schools? I’m going to still take classes until I get in somewhere but will schools look past my (sGPA: 2.6) from undergrad?
Even with DO replacement, my sGPA is like a 3.4. I really don’t want to retake the math classes if I can avoid it (Calc 1: A, Calc 2: A, Calc 3: B, Calc 4: C, Diff EQ: C, Linear Algebra: B).
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