I am a Junior Biomedical Engineering Student and recently I have been worried about not being accepted in medical school when I apply this summer.
I have a Cumulative GPA of 3.179 and I have completed 109 credits so getting up to at least a 3.4 by my graduation date is going to be very difficult if not impossible. All of my engineering classes have brought down my GPA tremendously (I have gotten all Cs.) I realized that BME was not for me after the first semester of my sophomore year and at that point I had already invested so much time into the major and taken too many classes that would not transfer over for another major.
I have received all As and Bs in my pre-med required courses, except in Organic Chemistry I which I got a D, re-took and got an A; as well as Organic Chemistry II in which I got a C. I was also required to take two Physiology courses that were specifically created for BME students only and let's just say that was torture. I received a D (but still passed) in part I, and a C in part 2.
My overall BCPM GPA is also low due to my orgo and physiology grades. I have a 3.0364. My overall GPA including community college and DE credits is a 3.2.
I have 100+ hours of volunteering and still working (40 of which I did at my university's hospital; 40 of which I did as a volunteer scribe at a free clinic; and about 20-25 hours that I have done solely with my sorority.)
I have around 70 hours of clinical experience/shadowing and still working (40 of which I have done scribing as a volunteer; 10 of which I did with my uncle in the Dominican Republic during his surgeries; 5 of which I shadowed a Plastic Surgeon in his office; and another 5 for a Practicum class for BME in which I followed a doctor around during two separate rounds-2.5 hrs each)
I am taking a course starting in January for the MCAT and am going to register for an April date to take the exam.
I feel like BME has come back to bite me in the booty. I study and do work 40+ hours a week and still cannot manage to receive at least a B in an engineering course. Also, as my pre-med requirements got tougher, I felt like my engineering classes are completely taking over and I was not studying enough for Orgo 2.
Please someone help advise me. I am unsure if I will be accepted, but I have such a passion for it that it would break my heart to stop pursuing an interest.
I have a Cumulative GPA of 3.179 and I have completed 109 credits so getting up to at least a 3.4 by my graduation date is going to be very difficult if not impossible. All of my engineering classes have brought down my GPA tremendously (I have gotten all Cs.) I realized that BME was not for me after the first semester of my sophomore year and at that point I had already invested so much time into the major and taken too many classes that would not transfer over for another major.
I have received all As and Bs in my pre-med required courses, except in Organic Chemistry I which I got a D, re-took and got an A; as well as Organic Chemistry II in which I got a C. I was also required to take two Physiology courses that were specifically created for BME students only and let's just say that was torture. I received a D (but still passed) in part I, and a C in part 2.
My overall BCPM GPA is also low due to my orgo and physiology grades. I have a 3.0364. My overall GPA including community college and DE credits is a 3.2.
I have 100+ hours of volunteering and still working (40 of which I did at my university's hospital; 40 of which I did as a volunteer scribe at a free clinic; and about 20-25 hours that I have done solely with my sorority.)
I have around 70 hours of clinical experience/shadowing and still working (40 of which I have done scribing as a volunteer; 10 of which I did with my uncle in the Dominican Republic during his surgeries; 5 of which I shadowed a Plastic Surgeon in his office; and another 5 for a Practicum class for BME in which I followed a doctor around during two separate rounds-2.5 hrs each)
I am taking a course starting in January for the MCAT and am going to register for an April date to take the exam.
I feel like BME has come back to bite me in the booty. I study and do work 40+ hours a week and still cannot manage to receive at least a B in an engineering course. Also, as my pre-med requirements got tougher, I felt like my engineering classes are completely taking over and I was not studying enough for Orgo 2.
Please someone help advise me. I am unsure if I will be accepted, but I have such a passion for it that it would break my heart to stop pursuing an interest.