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So, I'm in my (hopefully) last year of PhD work, and I like the rest of you I want to go to medical school. Let's not dwell on the why, but the how...
I've got an UG GPA around 2.5 for both in major (Biological Sciences) and overall. I have been noticing how important UG grades are since I read about it all over the web, this site, and here it from advisors and even the admissions office where I am now. I contacted the pre-med advisor at my UG institution and he basically said don't waste your time or money trying to correct my UG GPA by going back to take classes I already have (still need orgo2 w/lab).
My question: Is this sound advice (i.e. is it really worth it to spend 2 or 3 years repeating UG classes which will have a small effect on my UG GPA)?
P.S. I am planning on taking a Kaplan course after studying for a year for the MCAT (while doing a post-doc). I'd like to blow them away with the MCAT score. I'm also volunteering in the OR here as well, which is awesome BTW. Basically I'd like to make the rest of my app as competative as humanly possible, but do I need to repeat half my UG to do so?
What say ye?
I've got an UG GPA around 2.5 for both in major (Biological Sciences) and overall. I have been noticing how important UG grades are since I read about it all over the web, this site, and here it from advisors and even the admissions office where I am now. I contacted the pre-med advisor at my UG institution and he basically said don't waste your time or money trying to correct my UG GPA by going back to take classes I already have (still need orgo2 w/lab).
My question: Is this sound advice (i.e. is it really worth it to spend 2 or 3 years repeating UG classes which will have a small effect on my UG GPA)?
P.S. I am planning on taking a Kaplan course after studying for a year for the MCAT (while doing a post-doc). I'd like to blow them away with the MCAT score. I'm also volunteering in the OR here as well, which is awesome BTW. Basically I'd like to make the rest of my app as competative as humanly possible, but do I need to repeat half my UG to do so?
What say ye?