Do you think I have a chance with med school?

[Dream to be a doc]

I'm 24 years old and I'm currently in a community college. I never had an interest in studying and I always barely passed classes when I was in high school. My gpa was around 2.2 when I graduated. Then I went to college but I failed out of community college and my gpa was 1.7 when I dropped out. And one life incident completely changed me and I went back to college. I made up all of the classes I failed and my gpa will be above 3.2 after this semester. I got accepted into nursing school. But the thought about becoming a surgeon would never leave me alone. I know that I have to transfer to university first and 3.2 is not good enough. My question is will med school look at my past classes I failed and my high school grades?

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[Turkishking]

They don't look at high school grades.

 

[Dream to be a doc]

They don't look at high school grades.

Will they look at my past grades though even though I made them up?

 

[Turkishking]

Yes.

 

[Dream to be a doc]

Yes.

And will that count against me even if I have gpa above 3.7?

 

[Doudline]

Will they look at my past grades though even though I made them up?

DO schools use grade replacement -aka if the classes are identical only the best grade will count-, but MD schools don't.

Transfer, improve your GPA as much as possible, take the MCAT, volunteer & co, and you should have a shot at DO.

 

[Turkishking]

And will that count against me even if I have gpa above 3.7?

They look for upward trends. Be sure to do well in future courses, and MD averages the retakes.

 

[Dream to be a doc]

They look for upward trends. Be sure to do well in future courses, and MD averages the retakes.

I had a lot of F's and C's I still have 3 classes I need to make up. So if they average my retakes my GPA will go below 3.0 and it sounds like I will never have a chance with a med school. Sigh...

 

[Turkishking]

I had a lot of F's and C's I still have 3 classes I need to make up. So if they average my retakes my GPA will go below 3.0 and it sounds like I will never have a chance with a med school. Sigh...

DO takes the highest grade..

 

[T800'sThumb]

I wouldn't worry about it too much. do well from now on and get involved in some EC that is interesting and uncommon. You have a shot at MD.

 

[Goro]

There are lots med schools that reward reinvention.

I'm 24 years old and I'm currently in a community college. I never had an interest in studying and I always barely passed classes when I was in high school. My gpa was around 2.2 when I graduated. Then I went to college but I failed out of community college and my gpa was 1.7 when I dropped out. And one life incident completely changed me and I went back to college. I made up all of the classes I failed and my gpa will be above 3.2 after this semester. I got accepted into nursing school. But the thought about becoming a surgeon would never leave me alone. I know that I have to transfer to university first and 3.2 is not good enough. My question is will med school look at my past classes I failed and my high school grades?

 

[The Knife & Gun Club]

If you can go to University and put up a few semesters of good grades (3.7+) that will do wonders for your app.
Im of the opinion that the big decider for med school is MCAT. You can always retake classes you failed for grade replacement at DO schools. Also MD schools are aware of GPA trends and such too. But if you cant put up a decent MCAT score (lets say 26+ for the least competitive DO schools) , youre done regardless.

If you keep retaking the classes you failed and making good grades, there is no reason you can't get accepted to a medical school.

 

[T800'sThumb]

Im of the opinion that the big decider for med school is MCAT.

+1 this is so important. get something above 510 (around 31 on the old MCAT) and you'd be competitive with your eventual 3.7 regardless of how you started.

I got a 1.9 my very first quarter.. i've been accepted... keep busting your ass doing things you like and things that help people and you're going to be fine.

 

[The Knife & Gun Club]

Also state of residence is big...what state are you from? by and large southern states have way more welcoming state schools than the north or California

 

[Dream to be a doc]

Also state of residence is big...what state are you from? by and large southern states have way more welcoming state schools than the north or California

I am in maryland and there are only about 3 med schools in my state

 

[Dream to be a doc]

+1 this is so important. get something above 510 (around 31 on the old MCAT) and you'd be competitive with your eventual 3.7 regardless of how you started.

I got a 1.9 my very first quarter.. i've been accepted... keep busting your ass doing things you like and things that help people and you're going to be fine.

You got 1.9 for very first quarter of med school or pre med?

 

[T800'sThumb]

College. I was never pre med of pre med is a tract

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[Dream to be a doc]

College. I was never pre med of pre med is a tract

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Will they take my work experience as a nurse?

 

[T800'sThumb]

Will they take my work experience as a nurse?

Will MD admissions committees? I'm sure they'll take that as your clinical experience. but more importantly, your nursing experience should provide you plenty of opportunities to a.) learn about medicine and caring as a profession and, b.) draw on events and insights from your job to develop yourself as a compassionate problem solver.

 

[The Knife & Gun Club]

College. I was never pre med of pre med is a tract

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Yes, much like a digestive tract

 

[T800'sThumb]

Yes, much like a digestive tract

Oh what an analogy!

 

[md-2020]

I am in maryland

Ouch...fellow Marylander here

 

[Dream to be a doc]

Ouch...fellow Marylander here

Do you go to UMDSOM?

 

[md-2020]

Do you go to UMDSOM?

No, but I did research there for a bunch of years....very tough IS odds.