The 2012-2013 Underdog Thread

[TriagePreMed]

not sure if underdog, but certainly feel like it today.

c.gpa 3.47 s.gpa 3.72 MCAT 24...just got mcat today BS10 VR6 PS8

Try this year's thread.

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[underdoog]

I only created this account to share my experience. I don't care if anyone believes me or not, as long as this story can encourage at least one person to pursue his/her dream, I am happy

I struggled throughout college and ended up graduating with a 2.1 science GPA and 2.5 overall GPA, majoring in Bio at a state school. This was the result of poor study habit and sickness. I'm not sure what took over me, but I was crazy enough to still pursue medicine. I did 3 years informal postbac (basically retook about 20 classes to boost my GPA). I could not apply to any postbac programs with GPA cutoff. Then I took the MCAT and was pretty sad to only get 26: 10BS,10PS,6VR. At this point, my GPA (so hard to repair) was around 2.8 after many retakes. I retook the MCAT and sadly, it actually dropped to 22. However, I had many good clinical and volunteering experiences. I had no research experience, whatsoever. Because of my GPA, professors did not accept me into their research lab. I had no leadership position and not URM. However, I did not give up. I applied to a DO Postbac program and was accepted (could not believe it!). From my performance, I was accepted into their DO class. Because of my stats, I'm sorry I cannot go into more specifics, but this is one of the hardest DO schools to get into. Because of this acceptance, I did not apply to any other medical school (I get to say I've never been rejected from a medical school!)

PS: I'm currently ranking in the top 10% of my DO class I have a very balanced life. I still spend a decent amount of time with friends and family and getting 8 hours of sleep every night.

Good luck to everyone! Do not give up! You just gotta find a school that believes in you! Someday you could be an "Overdog"

 

[as1212559]

DO schools also ask for ridiculous deposits to secure your seat.

Word. The privates anyhow.

I always thought that if you can pay/take out loans for $200k for 4 years then why can't you pay an extra $500 for more applications?

Because you actually have to have that money for applying/interviewing. Once you have a seat in a class is when the magic money becomes available. And trust me it is both magic and fleeting.

 

[Dreamstoo]

I only created this account to share my experience. I don't care if anyone believes me or not, as long as this story can encourage at least one person to pursue his/her dream, I am happy

I struggled throughout college and ended up graduating with a 2.1 science GPA and 2.5 overall GPA, majoring in Bio at a state school. This was the result of poor study habit and sickness. I'm not sure what took over me, but I was crazy enough to still pursue medicine. I did 3 years informal postbac (basically retook about 20 classes to boost my GPA). I could not apply to any postbac programs with GPA cutoff. Then I took the MCAT and was pretty sad to only get 26: 10BS,10PS,6VR. At this point, my GPA (so hard to repair) was around 2.8 after many retakes. I retook the MCAT and sadly, it actually dropped to 22. However, I had many good clinical and volunteering experiences. I had no research experience, whatsoever. Because of my GPA, professors did not accept me into their research lab. I had no leadership position and not URM. However, I did not give up. I applied to a DO Postbac program and was accepted (could not believe it!). From my performance, I was accepted into their DO class. Because of my stats, I'm sorry I cannot go into more specifics, but this is one of the hardest DO schools to get into. Because of this acceptance, I did not apply to any other medical school (I get to say I've never been rejected from a medical school!)

PS: I'm currently ranking in the top 10% of my DO class I have a very balanced life. I still spend a decent amount of time with friends and family and getting 8 hours of sleep every night.

Good luck to everyone! Do not give up! You just gotta find a school that believes in you! Someday you could be an "Overdog"

This is a great story . Congrats man. I hope you match into the speciality/pc of your choice.

 

[Anicetus]

i only created this account to share my experience. I don't care if anyone believes me or not, as long as this story can encourage at least one person to pursue his/her dream, i am happy

i struggled throughout college and ended up graduating with a 2.1 science gpa and 2.5 overall gpa, majoring in bio at a state school. This was the result of poor study habit and sickness. I'm not sure what took over me, but i was crazy enough to still pursue medicine. I did 3 years informal postbac (basically retook about 20 classes to boost my gpa). I could not apply to any postbac programs with gpa cutoff. Then i took the mcat and was pretty sad to only get 26: 10bs,10ps,6vr. At this point, my gpa (so hard to repair) was around 2.8 after many retakes. I retook the mcat and sadly, it actually dropped to 22. However, i had many good clinical and volunteering experiences. I had no research experience, whatsoever. Because of my gpa, professors did not accept me into their research lab. I had no leadership position and not urm. However, i did not give up. I applied to a do postbac program and was accepted (could not believe it!). From my performance, i was accepted into their do class. Because of my stats, i'm sorry i cannot go into more specifics, but this is one of the hardest do schools to get into. Because of this acceptance, i did not apply to any other medical school (i get to say i've never been rejected from a medical school!)

ps: I'm currently ranking in the top 10% of my do class i have a very balanced life. I still spend a decent amount of time with friends and family and getting 8 hours of sleep every night.

Good luck to everyone! Do not give up! You just gotta find a school that believes in you! Someday you could be an "overdog"

lecom-e?

 

[TriagePreMed]

As they say, persistence is key, and it paid off for you. I'm glad to hear your story.

I only created this account to share my experience. I don't care if anyone believes me or not, as long as this story can encourage at least one person to pursue his/her dream, I am happy

I struggled throughout college and ended up graduating with a 2.1 science GPA and 2.5 overall GPA, majoring in Bio at a state school. This was the result of poor study habit and sickness. I'm not sure what took over me, but I was crazy enough to still pursue medicine. I did 3 years informal postbac (basically retook about 20 classes to boost my GPA). I could not apply to any postbac programs with GPA cutoff. Then I took the MCAT and was pretty sad to only get 26: 10BS,10PS,6VR. At this point, my GPA (so hard to repair) was around 2.8 after many retakes. I retook the MCAT and sadly, it actually dropped to 22. However, I had many good clinical and volunteering experiences. I had no research experience, whatsoever. Because of my GPA, professors did not accept me into their research lab. I had no leadership position and not URM. However, I did not give up. I applied to a DO Postbac program and was accepted (could not believe it!). From my performance, I was accepted into their DO class. Because of my stats, I'm sorry I cannot go into more specifics, but this is one of the hardest DO schools to get into. Because of this acceptance, I did not apply to any other medical school (I get to say I've never been rejected from a medical school!)

PS: I'm currently ranking in the top 10% of my DO class I have a very balanced life. I still spend a decent amount of time with friends and family and getting 8 hours of sleep every night.

Good luck to everyone! Do not give up! You just gotta find a school that believes in you! Someday you could be an "Overdog"

 

[desdes]

That is an amazing story and I wish you the best