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DO Grade improvement after submitting application
- Thread starter shcksdid
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If you achieve your August grades as you plan, you may very well get some interviews. I will say though, it might have served you well to have retake those premed prereqss prior to your mcat exam. Might have had a different score and had less concern from ad coms when looking at your pre reqs. Nonetheless, good luck (and thanks for your service. )
Thank you for the reply. Do you think it will be worth it to retake the two courses during fall semester? Or do you think I will be better off taking upper science courses, or study and retake the MCAT?
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Your mcat is acceptable for DO schools, not a shoo-in but doable. As for your class retakes... I think you can get by without retaking Ochem II. Just personally, I'd hate to do orgo all over again. In your case, your retake of GEn chem I will surely toss you over the 3.5 sci gpa (which mitigates the cgpa a bit). Either way, you're likely to pass the 3.5 number by either 1 retake or upper level. This is different though if you're highly saturated with sci courses in which an A would not bump you up a 0.1. Be wise with your selection for upper sci. See how many you need and predict how your gpa would change if you say get a A in one but a B+ in another. I'm not saying you won't get an A in both but it may very well happen, and those + or - marks on grades do make an impact at this point for you. If it seems risky... play it safe with your retake. Or do a retake and an upper level.
If you get your August grades as predicted, you won't be autoscreened out of any DO school, so make of that what you will.
If you get your August grades as predicted, you won't be autoscreened out of any DO school, so make of that what you will.
