Chances of getting into medical school

[deanne8]

I have a 3.32 GPA with a BS in biology. I started off college working full time and commuting and it lowered my GPA tremendously. However, I have shown improvement from sophomore to senior year. I was not very motivated my first year because I had no future plans after college until I decided to pursue medical school during junior year. With medical school in mind, I later became one of the top students in my science classes with 4.0 in my biochem classes, upper division biology, and physics. My extracurricular activities includes, 3 years as a childlife volunteer at Seattle Children's Hospital, 3 years of tutoring/ leading health workshops at a women/children homeless shelter, and 1 year of being an officer for my university's pre-health volunteer service club. I have also TA'd for a biology course. I have letters of rec from an MD/medical physiology professor, my developmental biology professor, physics professor, as well as letters from the places I volunteer. I am currently studying for my MCATs. But it has been difficult due to the lack of confidence I have for myself, mainly because of my low GPA. If anyone could give me some advice or words of motivation, that would be greatly appreciated.

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[claduva94]

We really can't advise without an MCAT score. Without a competitive MCAT score other factors don't mean much. With a MCAT >30 you could be competitive. The higher the better.

 

[Ismet]

Moving to WAMC

 

[SMpre-med]

Hang in there. Study hard for the mcats and focus on doing well. You seem to have a lot under your belt. I think you should be fine.