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Hello friends,
I've recently completed 2 years of a hard science post bac at my local state university. I managed a 3.81 in 50 credit hours, and the courses were all upper div bio, biochem, pchem, ochem and math courses along with an MCAT prep course that helped me get a 32Q.
As I look at my record, I'm wondering if maybe an SMP would have been the better option to begin with.
My cGPA for the last 2.5 years of coursework is 3.86 and my sGPA is 4.0.
Here's the catch: My GPA going into the postbacc program was 2.83 (got decimated in a very competitive engineering program).
If I were to look at all of my years of coursework combined, I'd be sitting at a cGPA of 3.27 and a sGPA of 3.39.
We all know these GPA numbers aren't competitive for allopathic schools, however on the GPA-MCAT grid from AMCAS, there was ~40% acceptance rate for people in my GPA bracket. My ECs have been solid for the past 3 years and include hundreds of hours in volunteer work, clinical work, shadowing and mentoring. LoRs are stellar and I have faculty support/sponsorship from my postbacc program.
I know 40% isn't the best, however it's not exactly terrible either.
At this point, I'm really depending on my recent grades and MCAT to get me into an allopathic program but I fear that my grades from 10 years ago will still be obsessed over by the Adcoms.
Should I do an SMP or just go all out, apply, and pray I land the 40% pool? I really don't want to drop another 20-30 grand when I have a decent chance of getting in as it stands now (or do I?).
Sorry for the long post, and thank you for any input provided.
-Chris
I've recently completed 2 years of a hard science post bac at my local state university. I managed a 3.81 in 50 credit hours, and the courses were all upper div bio, biochem, pchem, ochem and math courses along with an MCAT prep course that helped me get a 32Q.
As I look at my record, I'm wondering if maybe an SMP would have been the better option to begin with.
My cGPA for the last 2.5 years of coursework is 3.86 and my sGPA is 4.0.
Here's the catch: My GPA going into the postbacc program was 2.83 (got decimated in a very competitive engineering program).
If I were to look at all of my years of coursework combined, I'd be sitting at a cGPA of 3.27 and a sGPA of 3.39.
We all know these GPA numbers aren't competitive for allopathic schools, however on the GPA-MCAT grid from AMCAS, there was ~40% acceptance rate for people in my GPA bracket. My ECs have been solid for the past 3 years and include hundreds of hours in volunteer work, clinical work, shadowing and mentoring. LoRs are stellar and I have faculty support/sponsorship from my postbacc program.
I know 40% isn't the best, however it's not exactly terrible either.
At this point, I'm really depending on my recent grades and MCAT to get me into an allopathic program but I fear that my grades from 10 years ago will still be obsessed over by the Adcoms.
Should I do an SMP or just go all out, apply, and pray I land the 40% pool? I really don't want to drop another 20-30 grand when I have a decent chance of getting in as it stands now (or do I?).
Sorry for the long post, and thank you for any input provided.
-Chris