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I am currently a 4th year undergrad (African American female) at GW set to graduate May 2016. I have a cGPA of 3.35 and sGPA of 2.97. I know my GPA is too low to apply to medical school now, and I have yet to take the MCAT. As of now, I see post-bacc programs for academic enhancers as my only way to get into med school. However, I've been struggling to find the right fit as I come from a low socioeconomic background, and want to avoid taking out too many loans before medical school. I have a list of about 7 local post-bacc programs that accept my GPA and are not too far from home (DC). On the other hand, I am a Gates Millennium Scholar, so the scholarship would pay for my graduate school if I were to get do a master's program; however, I have not taken the GRE, so I think I'm too late to apply to most masters programs in science, but I have also found some exceptions. I'm also training to become a scribe as a back-up for part-time work when I graduate, and I am also considering taking the MCAT in April 2016. It seems that I am limited because of my GPA, but I don't know what my plan of action should be. Any advice???
*Also, perhaps unrelated, but I did an early college program, so I was able to "skip" 11th and 12th grade of high school. So I will be graduating from college at 19, how will that affect my prospects for any program (post-bacc/masters/med school) that I apply to?
*Also, perhaps unrelated, but I did an early college program, so I was able to "skip" 11th and 12th grade of high school. So I will be graduating from college at 19, how will that affect my prospects for any program (post-bacc/masters/med school) that I apply to?
