I'm trying to calculate the incalculable here, and I'm having a hard time just going by other people's experiences. Ultimately, it would be nice to hear from an ADCOM type or someone with similar experiences.
Question: What should I do from here? What are my odds of getting into a DO school?
My stats:
-28 year old white female, no distractions (husband, kids, health problems, etc), ex-Air Force (8 years), divorced, foreclosed on a house, crappy GPA as a result of using my military GI bill to help supplement my income in the past (stupid, I know).
-My cumulative GPA is 2.95, science GPA is 2.93.
-Over 200 college credits already:
-90-ish credits from Community College of the Air Force (no grades awarded for those credits, just 2 CCAF associate degrees)
-Got a mix of C's/F's in community college back in '05-'07, about 56 credits
-Online bachelor of health science with a GPA of 3.0 in 2011, 32 credits
-Finishing up a biology associate's from my current community college with a cGPA of 3.75, 56 credits total so far.
-I'm planning to transfer to a Texas state university to finish a bachelors in biology. My ridiculous amount of credits means even another 60 credits of A's will barely bring my GPA above 3.1 (not trying to sound discouraged yet... just realistic).
-Took the practice MCAT a few times, got 28-30, but am still way early in the game as far as studying.
-I live in Texas, which kinda screws me over because I want to stay in state but the DO school here (TCOM) doesn't allow grade replacement. Also not sure about my chances with allopathic schools here. However, in-state is not an absolute must.
-I work full time in a hospital as a respiratory therapist at night, so my days are free to pursue classes/EC's
-About to get into either chem or biomed research this Spring
-Know/work with docs...helpful for shadowing/LOR purposes?
HELP ME, GUYS. I want this.
Question: What should I do from here? What are my odds of getting into a DO school?
My stats:
-28 year old white female, no distractions (husband, kids, health problems, etc), ex-Air Force (8 years), divorced, foreclosed on a house, crappy GPA as a result of using my military GI bill to help supplement my income in the past (stupid, I know).
-My cumulative GPA is 2.95, science GPA is 2.93.
-Over 200 college credits already:
-90-ish credits from Community College of the Air Force (no grades awarded for those credits, just 2 CCAF associate degrees)
-Got a mix of C's/F's in community college back in '05-'07, about 56 credits
-Online bachelor of health science with a GPA of 3.0 in 2011, 32 credits
-Finishing up a biology associate's from my current community college with a cGPA of 3.75, 56 credits total so far.
-I'm planning to transfer to a Texas state university to finish a bachelors in biology. My ridiculous amount of credits means even another 60 credits of A's will barely bring my GPA above 3.1 (not trying to sound discouraged yet... just realistic).
-Took the practice MCAT a few times, got 28-30, but am still way early in the game as far as studying.
-I live in Texas, which kinda screws me over because I want to stay in state but the DO school here (TCOM) doesn't allow grade replacement. Also not sure about my chances with allopathic schools here. However, in-state is not an absolute must.
-I work full time in a hospital as a respiratory therapist at night, so my days are free to pursue classes/EC's
-About to get into either chem or biomed research this Spring
-Know/work with docs...helpful for shadowing/LOR purposes?
HELP ME, GUYS. I want this.
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