Hey guys, sorry about the long post. I'm a computer information systems undergrad with another year left after this one, and I've just started thinking about going to med school. I'm still not sure if I want to pursue DO or MD, but first I need to know if either is feasible.
GPA: 3.34
I'm going to try to bring this up to a 3.4 by the time I graduate, but it will be difficult. I came into college with a 4.0, but I go to a very difficult school and courses are hard, particularly in the computer science department. The fact that I haven't been very interested in didn't help my motivation. My GPA is already above average here, but my college is relatively unknown.
I haven't taken the MCAT, but at this point I would be planning on taking another year of post-bac because I don't have the credits I need for pre-med. I only have one semester of calc, two semesters of basic bio, B's in all so far, which for this school is pretty good. Still need o-chem, chem, and physics.
I am a good test taker and am fairly confident I could pull a decent score on the MCAT after a study program.
EC
I signed up to volunteer at a local hospital back home last year, but due to school and such, I wasn't ever able to go. I will probably volunteer there over the summer, and I could volunteer at a hospital near my school during the year.
What are my chances? I'm not looking to get into any top-tier schools, but it would be nice to know if there is even a chance for me to get into any school at this point.
GPA: 3.34
I'm going to try to bring this up to a 3.4 by the time I graduate, but it will be difficult. I came into college with a 4.0, but I go to a very difficult school and courses are hard, particularly in the computer science department. The fact that I haven't been very interested in didn't help my motivation. My GPA is already above average here, but my college is relatively unknown.
I haven't taken the MCAT, but at this point I would be planning on taking another year of post-bac because I don't have the credits I need for pre-med. I only have one semester of calc, two semesters of basic bio, B's in all so far, which for this school is pretty good. Still need o-chem, chem, and physics.
I am a good test taker and am fairly confident I could pull a decent score on the MCAT after a study program.
EC
I signed up to volunteer at a local hospital back home last year, but due to school and such, I wasn't ever able to go. I will probably volunteer there over the summer, and I could volunteer at a hospital near my school during the year.
What are my chances? I'm not looking to get into any top-tier schools, but it would be nice to know if there is even a chance for me to get into any school at this point.
