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OK here is the deal.

MCAT 29 (BS 10, PS 10, VR 9)

AMCAS GPA- BCPM 3.09, overall 3.03

High school: 1.60
Freshman: 1.20
Sophmore: 3.30
Junior: 4.00
Senior: 3.90 (note that senior hours make up 60+ credits, kind of like a post-bacc before graduating)

I also worked full time and went to school 20+ credit hours a semester during my good semesters. I was just verified today (submitted 10/24 transcripts in on 10/26, verifed 11/21).
 
Let me tell you how this is going to go down...

If I say yes, someone is going to say "no offense but with that crappy GPA, you won't get in anywhere..".

If I say no, someone is going to say "don't listen to him, you've worked hard and some school out there will definitely give you a chance!"

Dare I say: thread over? :laugh:
 
trozman said:
Let me tell you how this is going to go down...

If I say yes, someone is going to say "no offense but with that crappy GPA, you won't get in anywhere..".

If I say no, someone is going to say "don't listen to him, you've worked hard and some school out there will definitely give you a chance!"

Dare I say: thread over? :laugh:
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Thats the obvious, but what I am really asking is if schools will look at the trend. I know opinions don't mean much, but I know sometimes adcom members lurk on the forum and I was hoping to get a take from someone in that kind of position.
 
It's possible. But if I were you, I'd take the MCAT again. Even with great grades, that MCAT is going to keep you out of consideration at most schools.
 
Hey you never know. Just try and apply. There's always Carribbean if you're really devoted to being a Doctor.
 
PullMyFinger said:
Hey you never know. Just try and apply. There's always Carribbean if you're really devoted to being a Doctor.
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I'm actually applying to more osteopathic schools than allo. I am only using AMCAS to apply to my state schools. My AACOMAS GPA is significantly higher than my AMCAS GPA. A couple of really bad semesters with some family issues really screwed my GPA up. I had no idea I would be applying to medical school back then though, nor did I know enough to drop my classes instead of taking Fs. Hindsight is 20/20.
 
If you had a really strong MCAT to accompany that upward trend in grades, then I think it would make a big difference. However, as it stands, I don't think you're in a good position for love from the adcoms. Try taking the MCAT again and applying early next cycle if you don't get in this cycle. But you never know, you just might get in this year! Put your all into any interviews that you might be invited to, and good luck!
 
NoktorNoL said:
If you had a really strong MCAT to accompany that upward trend in grades, then I think it would make a big difference. However, as it stands, I don't think you're in a good position for love from the adcoms. Try taking the MCAT again and applying early next cycle if you don't get in this cycle. But you never know, you just might get in this year! Put your all into any interviews that you might be invited to, and good luck!
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I was hard headed about the MCAT this year. I took it this past August and only spent 3 1/2 weeks studying for it and I have scored higher on practice AAMC practice tests (a couple of 32s). I know I could bring it up with more time, but I think you get diminishing returns studying for the MCAT, so who knows.
 
Hardbody said:
OK here is the deal.

MCAT 29 (BS 10, PS 10, VR 9)

AMCAS GPA- BCPM 3.09, overall 3.03

High school: 1.60
Freshman: 1.20
Sophmore: 3.30
Junior: 4.00
Senior: 3.90 (note that senior hours make up 60+ credits, kind of like a post-bacc before graduating)

I also worked full time and went to school 20+ credit hours a semester during my good semesters. I was just verified today (submitted 10/24 transcripts in on 10/26, verifed 11/21).
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While you have a "chance", SMPs were designed for people with exactly your stats. You may want to look into them, if you want to up the odds a bit. Good luck.
 
Law2Doc said:
While you have a "chance", SMPs were designed for people with exactly your stats. You may want to look into them, if you want to up the odds a bit. Good luck.
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Law2Doc- Are you recommending the SMP because the OP has already finished pre-reqs or because any postbac work would not have much impact on a low GPA?

Just curious if there's a point at which trying to raise a low undergrad GPA should be abandon and further coursework taken at the graduate level.
 
Eh, I'd go and give it a shot. I'm not saying you'll get in, but your MCAT is actually around the average of what SUNY Upstate takes, so it's not horribly low.

And the trend might very well make up for the fact that it looks horrible. I definitely know what you mean about hindsight and not dropping classes though, lol.

Anyways I'm just a little confused as to how you got into college if your high school GPA was a 1.6.
 
notdeadyet said:
Law2Doc- Are you recommending the SMP because the OP has already finished pre-reqs or because any postbac work would not have much impact on a low GPA?

Just curious if there's a point at which trying to raise a low undergrad GPA should be abandon and further coursework taken at the graduate level.
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That would work too, but some of the SMP's have decent track records of getting folks in the 3.0 GPA range into med school. If the OP has that GPA with close to 60 credits in senior year alone he is going to have to get a lot of years of A's to budge the GPA up much.
 
Cirrus83 said:
Eh, I'd go and give it a shot. I'm not saying you'll get in, but your MCAT is actually around the average of what SUNY Upstate takes, so it's not horribly low.

And the trend might very well make up for the fact that it looks horrible. I definitely know what you mean about hindsight and not dropping classes though, lol.

Anyways I'm just a little confused as to how you got into college if your high school GPA was a 1.6.
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AMCAS calculates any college credits taken as a high school student. My high school had a horrible drop out rate and all of my friends were and still are into some very unproductive stuff. My high school had a program that allowed me to take all college courses for my senior year. I was accepted into the program because I had good test scores, although I was only a C student in high school. The only reason I wanted into this program to begin with was to escape all the bull**** at my high school.

If I could go back in time, I wouldn't have done the college thing until I was at least 21.
 
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