Intent to join Military - Worst or Better Chances?

[bDNA]

I am nontraditional applicant and will be done serving as a corps member for Teach For America when I apply.

I have a 3.3 GPA, 30 MCAT with an academic dishonesty mark on record (for cheating on an exam). I am 4.5 years removed from the cheating incident.

Top school with great ECs and recommendations.

I am intent on joining the army and applying for the HPSP scholarship.

Does the intent of joining the army hurt or benefit my chances of being accepted into medical school?

Thank you

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[Goro]

As I tell my 12 year old, "words are easy, doing is hard."

Once you're actually in the military, then you get the points.

I am nontraditional applicant and will be done serving as a corps member for Teach For America when I apply.

I have a 3.3 GPA, 30 MCAT with an academic dishonesty mark on record (for cheating on an exam). I am 4.5 years removed from the cheating incident.

Top school with great ECs and recommendations.

I am intent on joining the army and applying for the HPSP scholarship.

Does the intent of joining the army hurt or benefit my chances of being accepted into medical school?

Thank you

 

[deleted407021]

If you get the HPSP scholarship, you are commissioned as an officer. IDK how that IA will look, though. Check out the Military Medicine forum.

You can "intend" on doing a lot of things but if it doesn't involve primary care you probably aren't getting any points.

 

[Baron Samedi]

You must have been a pretty lousy cheater to both get caught and have such a mediocre GPA.

 

[claduva94]

The IA will be much more difficult to overcome. That is a huge red flag.