3.2 gpa 524 mcat

[Woods90]

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I will be graduating next month and I’m considering applying this upcoming cycle.

Here is my info:

Black male (URM)
School: top Ivy

cGPA: 3.2
sGPA: 3.1
(upward trend to finish)
MCAT: 524

Clinical Experience/Volunteering
- EMT, scribe, PCA
- Hospital, clinic, and hospice volunteering (hundreds of hours)
- Free blood pressure screenings for local community
- medical outreach trip to Central America

Non-Clinical Volunteering
- Habitat for Humanity
- agency that assists people find housing/employment
- literacy tutoring

Research
~ 1 year cell bio (1 publication)
~ 1 year health disparities research
~ 1 year clinical outcomes research

- Public health summer internship in South Asia

Additional
- Fluent in Spanish, conversational in Japanese


What are my chances to top 20s as is? Would it be worth it for me to do an SMP before applying?

I’m an Ohio resident.

 

[Detective SnowBucket]

You've got a good shot nearly anywhere, be reasonable with the GPA though, definitely t20 maybe not t10.

 

[Walter Raleigh]

Your URM status and your stellar MCAT go a long way. How steep is that upward trend? I can't really say much other than don't go too top heavy...but you have a shot at Harvard or Yale.

 

[thenucleusaccumbens]

you definitely still have a chance at some of the top 20 schools, but still apply broadly. I don't think you need an SMP. regarding your high mcat/low gpa with an upward trend see below for what I said to another applicant in a similar situation

Well I can tell you from my experience as a med student at Mayo, in terms of your "will my undergrad GPA kill me?" question, I don't think it will here. Mayo doesn't have a GPA screen (they do have an MCAT screen), so your application will at least get looked at and your personal statement will be read. again in my experience (also applied with a high MCAT/low GPA with an upward trend), the admissions committee here is very holistic and can be quite forgiving when it comes to poor grades in the past. The rest of your application is very impressive and it sounds like you explain your undergrad GPA in your personal statement. I also agree with Faha that the older clinical volunteering is definitely still important.

 

[Walter Raleigh]

Yeah, I don't think a SMP is really necessary this time around, especially considering his upward trend. Maybe a DIY postbacc. Maybe.