Hello! I am currently in my last semester of undergrad. My cGPA is a 3.05. I am a URM (Latina), and I am pretty 'in touch' with my culture. (Native language is Spanish, raised in a border city, immigrant parents, etc). I ran cross country at my college (D2) for 3 years in the most competitive D2 region until I decided it was not worth the low GPA. Since then I have done half marathons and currently training for a full marathon. I also worked at a ministry based work study. After XC I decided to get a second job in order to help my parents (who live in a different city) with bills, which required about 30 hours a week, so essentially I was working 40+ hours a week long while taking 17 credits. (I am currently only working weekends [15 hrs] for that job now). I volunteer 4 hours a week for the state childrens hospital. I have done small trips such as a month long health internship in Honduras, week long flood restoration in a local town, and Special Olympics volunteering. Although I have some EC's, I know they would not make up for my low GPA. I am thinking about doing a post-bacc, but I am not sure if it will help. I am scheduled to take the MCAT in June. Thoughts, suggestions?
URM, EC's, low gpa. Chances?
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Adcoms concern with a GPA that low is that you won't be able to handle med school. I can understand all the distractions causing you to have the low GPA, but it's up to you to prove that you can earn a high one without them.
Hence, I do recommend a post-bac or SMP.
Did you get a rising GPA trend once you stopped D2 running? if so, that's a good sign.
Hence, I do recommend a post-bac or SMP.
Did you get a rising GPA trend once you stopped D2 running? if so, that's a good sign.
I do not have much to show from it since it has barely been a year. In my last semester of running, I received a 2.1 which killed my GPA. I also received a 2.75 first semester freshman year, so those two semesters definitely did not help. When working 40+ hours last semester I received a 3.1. I only have one semester left, which I am guessing is not enough 'proof' that I'm not low performing.
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Take your MCAT and then we can talk. Your GPA is extremely low but with a fantastic MCAT you might be able to pull off an acceptance as a URM. It might require a post-bac or DO grade replacement, but it is probably doable.
What is your science GPA? If this is lower than your cGPA you might be SOL.
What is your science GPA? If this is lower than your cGPA you might be SOL.
