Hello guys please let me know your honest opinion, I don't care if they sound nice I want honest answers.
I am a 25 Year old refugee, from IRAQ, first time college student in the family, graduated, and now trying to apply for the 2nd time to medical school.
When my first 2 years of undergraduate were back in 2013-2015 and were horrible, I didn't know I wanted to be a physician and I didn't care about classes, so my GPA really got destroyed, it wasn't until i moved to university between 2015-2020 that I graduated with a major in biology and a minor of chemistry, with a cGPA of 3.4.
Now when i applied to my first cycle I didn't realize that they combine the GPA from both my Community College and University, and this is what I ended up with.
It is absolutely crushing and I don't know what to do. I am currently graduated with a degree from a University with a GPA of 3.4
I didn't know an SMP program because they are so expensive and I am broke, they also require a 3.0 to enter which I don't have. I am currently taking 14 credits as a DIY-Post Bacc with all A's so a whole semester of Post Bacc i got a 4.0, but in the grand scheme of things it wont even move my cGPA that much for medical school. What do I do? I don't want my bad choices 8 years ago to haunt me for the rest of my life.... Here are my stats.
MCAT First take July 7th 2020----498
123-123-125-127
MCAT 2nd take September 28th 2020----507
130-123-126-128
Shadowing: I have 400 Hours
Clinical Experience: I have a total of 8000 Hours---I worked as a PCT ( Patient Care Tech for a Dialysis hospital for the past 3 years)
Research: I have a 100 Hours
Volunteering: I have 700 hours.
TA/StudyGroup Leader/Tutor: I have a total of 820 Hours over my university career.
Community Service: I have 300 Hours
Hobbies: I have 600 Hours I play college level soccer.
I can even attach my full application here if that is okay to get a better idea of where I am at.
I applied to 38 schools all MD, because I thought my GPA was going to be at least a 3.4. I would like to know what kind of a school list i can get with my current stats. I got 35 secondary's, but didn't get a single interview or a wait list. I want to apply to DO I just didn't do it the first cycle because I was late for their application. Let me know if other information is needed.
Thank you.
I am a 25 Year old refugee, from IRAQ, first time college student in the family, graduated, and now trying to apply for the 2nd time to medical school.
When my first 2 years of undergraduate were back in 2013-2015 and were horrible, I didn't know I wanted to be a physician and I didn't care about classes, so my GPA really got destroyed, it wasn't until i moved to university between 2015-2020 that I graduated with a major in biology and a minor of chemistry, with a cGPA of 3.4.
Now when i applied to my first cycle I didn't realize that they combine the GPA from both my Community College and University, and this is what I ended up with.
It is absolutely crushing and I don't know what to do. I am currently graduated with a degree from a University with a GPA of 3.4
I didn't know an SMP program because they are so expensive and I am broke, they also require a 3.0 to enter which I don't have. I am currently taking 14 credits as a DIY-Post Bacc with all A's so a whole semester of Post Bacc i got a 4.0, but in the grand scheme of things it wont even move my cGPA that much for medical school. What do I do? I don't want my bad choices 8 years ago to haunt me for the rest of my life.... Here are my stats.
MCAT First take July 7th 2020----498
123-123-125-127
MCAT 2nd take September 28th 2020----507
130-123-126-128
Shadowing: I have 400 Hours
Clinical Experience: I have a total of 8000 Hours---I worked as a PCT ( Patient Care Tech for a Dialysis hospital for the past 3 years)
Research: I have a 100 Hours
Volunteering: I have 700 hours.
TA/StudyGroup Leader/Tutor: I have a total of 820 Hours over my university career.
Community Service: I have 300 Hours
Hobbies: I have 600 Hours I play college level soccer.
I can even attach my full application here if that is okay to get a better idea of where I am at.
I applied to 38 schools all MD, because I thought my GPA was going to be at least a 3.4. I would like to know what kind of a school list i can get with my current stats. I got 35 secondary's, but didn't get a single interview or a wait list. I want to apply to DO I just didn't do it the first cycle because I was late for their application. Let me know if other information is needed.
Thank you.
