Hi there SDN!
I'm wondering if I should apply this AMCAS cycle. I know my application has serious issues, and that I likely will need to take a post-bac/SMP or something similar.Should I apply now given the glaring flaws in my record and the high monetary cost of applying. Thanks for your help!
backstory: I went to college right out of high school, did miserably (2.8 for my first three semesters, then managed to get straight Fs for the following two semesters, when I dropped out. Sufficed to say, I dug a deep hole there.
Five years later, I returned to school. I've been in school just over a year since my return - took 17 hrs spring 2012, 14 summer 2012, transferred to a better university, took 18 hrs fall 2012, and am enrolled in 18 hrs currently. All of my classes are science/math, except my foreign language class. Since being readmitted to school, I've had a 4.0. I've made every effort to make my courseload as difficult as possible, taking all upper-level science courses with lab components, with the exception of one foreign language class. I also work at a restaurant part-time, volunteer ~10 hrs/wk in the ER, and am seeking a research position for the summer.
THE NUMBERS:
-cumulative GPA: 2.92
-science GPA: 3.4
-GPA since I returned to school: 4.0, (49 hours in 11 months, 18 hours in progress)
-so far, 604 hours volunteering in the ER (all in past 14 months), ongoing at ~10hrs/week
-Shadowed a plastic surgeon 40 hrs over summer between semesters.
-Volunteered ~ 40 hours for habitat for humanity.
-Volunteered~120hrs for a Community care clinic, interviewing patients after their visits with the PA, compiling demographic and service utilization data for grant writing purposes.
-Worked full time during my time off school, managing two bars and a restaurant. Work roughly 10hrs/week (waiting tables) currently to keep a roof over my head.
MCAT score very, very high: 42 overall (15 verbal, 13 phy, 14 bio)
-Currently seeking a new shadowing experience.
-No research experience, seeking a position for the summer.
I'm aware that the beginning of my undergraduate career is abysmal, but I've worked - and continue to work - exceptionally hard trying to overcome that.
so, SDN, what are my chances? I know a lot of you will look at my GPA and immediately say I'll need a post-bac/special masters program. Even if this is your honest assessment, should I apply this AMCAS cycle anyways just to see? Will a super-high MCAT turn enough heads to get me an interview?
Thanks all!
I'm wondering if I should apply this AMCAS cycle. I know my application has serious issues, and that I likely will need to take a post-bac/SMP or something similar.Should I apply now given the glaring flaws in my record and the high monetary cost of applying. Thanks for your help!
backstory: I went to college right out of high school, did miserably (2.8 for my first three semesters, then managed to get straight Fs for the following two semesters, when I dropped out. Sufficed to say, I dug a deep hole there.
Five years later, I returned to school. I've been in school just over a year since my return - took 17 hrs spring 2012, 14 summer 2012, transferred to a better university, took 18 hrs fall 2012, and am enrolled in 18 hrs currently. All of my classes are science/math, except my foreign language class. Since being readmitted to school, I've had a 4.0. I've made every effort to make my courseload as difficult as possible, taking all upper-level science courses with lab components, with the exception of one foreign language class. I also work at a restaurant part-time, volunteer ~10 hrs/wk in the ER, and am seeking a research position for the summer.
THE NUMBERS:
-cumulative GPA: 2.92
-science GPA: 3.4
-GPA since I returned to school: 4.0, (49 hours in 11 months, 18 hours in progress)
-so far, 604 hours volunteering in the ER (all in past 14 months), ongoing at ~10hrs/week
-Shadowed a plastic surgeon 40 hrs over summer between semesters.
-Volunteered ~ 40 hours for habitat for humanity.
-Volunteered~120hrs for a Community care clinic, interviewing patients after their visits with the PA, compiling demographic and service utilization data for grant writing purposes.
-Worked full time during my time off school, managing two bars and a restaurant. Work roughly 10hrs/week (waiting tables) currently to keep a roof over my head.
MCAT score very, very high: 42 overall (15 verbal, 13 phy, 14 bio)
-Currently seeking a new shadowing experience.
-No research experience, seeking a position for the summer.
I'm aware that the beginning of my undergraduate career is abysmal, but I've worked - and continue to work - exceptionally hard trying to overcome that.
so, SDN, what are my chances? I know a lot of you will look at my GPA and immediately say I'll need a post-bac/special masters program. Even if this is your honest assessment, should I apply this AMCAS cycle anyways just to see? Will a super-high MCAT turn enough heads to get me an interview?
Thanks all!
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