'm new to this whole thing, and I'm really trying to see if going forward with applying is even worth it. I really screwed up my first two years of undergrad (spring both times) and ended up with some terrible grades in the prereqs, with a C in Calc and Orgo II and a C+ in both Gen Chem I and second semester of calc. I got really good grades in everything else and took a ton of classes, so my cum. gpa is 3.5 and my science is 3.38 (I took like 20 courses that count for science GPA).
It's just frustrating because I know I can do the work. I got a 35 mcat 12B 10P 13V and have great EC's with leadership, good clinicals and worked in a lab for 2.5 years. My Junior year GPA was 3.6, and my senior year GPA was 3.7. I'm now working at the hospital at my university. I was extremely sick during the last part of my sophomore spring and ended up bombing both exams in prereqs (they were on the same day) and my school pretty much left me out to dry because my illness wasn't "debilitating" (I wasn't in the hospital).
I'm trying to decide if it is worth going ahead with the process even with the bad prereq grades. I don't want to be stuck applying and not getting in year after year, but I really see myself heading in that direction. If anyone has been in a similar situation or has any advice I would really appreciate the input. I really just want to go to one of my state school's, preferably ETSU
It's just frustrating because I know I can do the work. I got a 35 mcat 12B 10P 13V and have great EC's with leadership, good clinicals and worked in a lab for 2.5 years. My Junior year GPA was 3.6, and my senior year GPA was 3.7. I'm now working at the hospital at my university. I was extremely sick during the last part of my sophomore spring and ended up bombing both exams in prereqs (they were on the same day) and my school pretty much left me out to dry because my illness wasn't "debilitating" (I wasn't in the hospital).
I'm trying to decide if it is worth going ahead with the process even with the bad prereq grades. I don't want to be stuck applying and not getting in year after year, but I really see myself heading in that direction. If anyone has been in a similar situation or has any advice I would really appreciate the input. I really just want to go to one of my state school's, preferably ETSU