so here is my story , i just finished my undergrad BS program in 3 years (which normally takes 5 years) and i have a horrible GPA 3.0< X < 3.25. my grades were low because my grandmother ( she raised me by herself) passed away right before i started college and took on a heavy course loads to avoid grieving which made me sink into a deep depression. i did not work at my full potential through the majority of college and im now beating my self up for it. i wasn't able to seek help for my depression until my last year in college because my "family" does not believe in mental health problems and i did not have health insurance and would need to be pregnant or have dependents to qualify for medicaid
. my grade had a drastic upward trend during my senior year ( i even ruined the curve in my physics class ending with a 102 ... A+). im happy with my improvement but its was too late to save my GPA.
fun facts about me :
i completed 32 college credit hours doing joint enrollment in high school ( i had a 3.7 college gpa during high school until i dropped the ball and got a D in calculus when losing my Ma started to hit me and i lost focus and had to start the first day of my freshman year with a 3.4 gpa)
ive been on medical missions to third world countries since i was 17 , one to Haiti a week after the earthquake and while on the mission i had the chance to "save a baby's life on my 18th birthday
. ( the local news paper even did a story on me )
i work as an emergency department medical scribe so im pretty sure that counts as clinical experience
my mentor who trains me on the medical missions is a retired MSM professor , and I have been involved in her nonprofit org since i was 16
I was part of my schools international genetically engineered machinery research team.
I just completed 900 volunteer service hours with americorps as a assist math & science instructor in the urban and under-served schools of greater ATL
I am a first generation college grad and American, black, and my family has always been broke
.
i am willing to donate my medical services to under-served areas because i grew up and still living in these under-served areas , and i know how hard it is and i will never forget where i came from.
I cant afford to do post bac and only place i want to really go is MSM. but my GPA is craps and i just took my MCAT on AUG 15th and i dont think i did any better that a 26 because i worked 40 hours a week and volunteer with americorps 20 hours a week and took 11 credit hours this summer while studying for MCAT ( so basically i didnt study)......
do i have a chance ???? should i submit my primary (yes i haven't even sent my app in) ???? im so stressed in my early 20's with GERD