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Hi guys, this is my first post so please bear with this noob. I am concerned about my chances at a US MD school. My situation is a little messed up. I used to be an international student here in the US. I graduated from a foreign university with a horrific GPA of 2.64. I then earned an associates degree from a US community college ( 118 credits , this was not a desperation move as it was necessary to be qualified for an American Society of Clinical Pathology certification exam combined with my bachelors degree). I graduated with a 4.0 GPA for Biology, Chemistry, Physics , Mathematics and 4.0 for All Others. After this I took a post-baccalaureate pre-medical program at Harvard Extension School worth 30 credits, and graduated with with a 4.0 GPA. I then proceeded with a graduate degree from Stanford and finished with a 3.95 GPA. I am now an American Citizen with military and clinical work experience, 3 publications , volunteer experience with WHO, and championships in college chorale, swimming and track and field , and a 520 for the new MCAT. As far as life story goes , I was born in poverty and did not perform well in school initially because I was raised in a very violent environment where surviving crushing poverty is an accomplishment, yet alone finishing college. Despite all this I carried the dream of being a doctor in my heart since I was very young after watching everyone around me die, though I believed at the time that for someone like me, this would only be a fantasy. I came to the US to study on a loan sponsored by a sort of foster parent of mine, my mother's ex boyfriend who was an American and understood my situation and my dreams. I finished my associates here, got a job, did research , went to school some more , got taken care of by the Army and well, here I am.
At this point, does it matter that I used to be a jackass foreigner with a ridiculous bachelors degree GPA of 2.64? I know that for AMCAS the US GPA is the only thing that matters, I hope the same can be said for US MD schools. Is the fact that my only US undergrad credits ( aside from Harvard post-bacc ) are from a community college very detestable for ADCOMS?
Also, I really do apologize for my display name "IvyLeagueGunnin0920". I am completely aware that it is the douchiest thing in all of humanity and I am humiliated. It was not me who made this account, it was my sister. I promise.
At this point, does it matter that I used to be a jackass foreigner with a ridiculous bachelors degree GPA of 2.64? I know that for AMCAS the US GPA is the only thing that matters, I hope the same can be said for US MD schools. Is the fact that my only US undergrad credits ( aside from Harvard post-bacc ) are from a community college very detestable for ADCOMS?
Also, I really do apologize for my display name "IvyLeagueGunnin0920". I am completely aware that it is the douchiest thing in all of humanity and I am humiliated. It was not me who made this account, it was my sister. I promise.
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