I was an engineering major at West Point. I recieved a 2.9 cum GPA and have only taken 2 medical pre reqs chemistry and physics. What are my chances and what do I need to get into any allopathic med school?
I was an engineering major at West Point. I recieved a 2.9 cum GPA and have only taken 2 medical pre reqs chemistry and physics. What are my chances and what do I need to get into any allopathic med school?
Wow. I should have majored in underwater basket weaving.
No one really cares what your major was. Do a post-bacc/SMP. You need the prereqs anyway.
OP is aiming for MD. As impressive as your anecdote is it isn't exactly what he is posting about.Don't worry about all the negativity on here. People here told me not to bother applying with my stats, and I've had 5 IIs so far this year with an acceptance already. I'm also a West Point grad, social science major, not great GPA in the math and sciences.
You need to take organic chem and biology, then take the MCAT, then take some biochem and take it from there! PM me with more questions. Your MCAT score and your personal statements/ activities will be important. Plus, get excellent grades from here on out. It's much harder to get good grades at the academy than out here in the civilian world.
Right! And congrats! I was talking about an MD acceptance! Which you are probably close toBut thanks for policing the airways! Always good to have a fact-checker around.
Look "claduva," if you are going to come onto a PREMED forum and be demeaning, you better be Ben f****** Carson. I get it, MD is more competitive and therefore they think they are so much cooler. I just want to be a doctor and help people. I want USUHS or Mercer and MD schools are my top choice, but if I end up in a DO school I could care less. As long as in ten years I'm helping people live a healthier life. BLUF: everyone's comments so far have been very helpful, but "thanks for policing the airways"
You won't get into an allopathic school, or an osteopathic school with that GPA. That is the harsh reality.
Haha!
You are amusing. I especially like the way you say "you won't...." as if you know what you're talking about!
Welcome to my ignore list.
And FYI, a 2.9 gpa is below the cut off range for most osteopathic medical schools. If anyone here is "amusing," it is you.
Indeed, it's below the cut off for most schools, whether osteopathic or allopathic. That does not mean "You won't get into an allopathic school, or an osteopathic school with that GPA." I am proof of that.
You took a generalization I made, and made it seem like I staked my life on that statement. It is true, most people with 2.9 GPA's "won't" get into an allopathic school. It is not impossible obviously.
You didn't make a generalization. You used a generalization to make a very specific statement about a specific individual.
There's a big difference between "in general, people with that GPA don't get into medical school" (which would be accurate) and "You won't get into medical school" (which may not be).
I was an engineering major at West Point. I recieved a 2.9 cum GPA and have only taken 2 medical pre reqs chemistry and physics. What are my chances and what do I need to get into any allopathic med school?
Do you think there is any mercy for engineering majors? I understand the average GPA is around 3.5 and I'm willing to go back to undergrad and major in kinesiology and get a 4.0 for 2 years if need be, but even then I'd only have around a 3.3. Did I just put myself too much in the hole to even consider medicine?