3.2 GPA, unknown MCATS, us patents, firefighter, tons of volunteer work

[cheesesteak22]

I have a 3.2 Overall GPA from an engineering school, I find out my MCAT in like 2 weeks. Im not expecting anything unbelievable, I got kinda rocked in the PS, probably between 25 and 28 is my guess. I have been a volunteer firefighter since 2004, volunteered in the emergency room at the local hospital, and been doing research continuously since the summer after my freshman year. I am an animal surgeon on one research project right now, and have one full us patent (received at age 13) and a provisional patent i received earlier this year for a medical device. My personal statement and letters of recommendation are very strong. With a GPA that low regardless of MCAT do I have a shot? With all my other stuff, what MCAT score do I need to even consider applying?

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[prio001]

Just make sure to focus on what you HAVE done and not too much on your GPA... so you were out actually DOING stuff and not just studying- I am sure they will understand! Just make it clear! And hopefully your MCAT comes back great then you are golden.

 

[JLC]

no matter your activities, you're going to need to do very very high on the mcat to even be looked at, I mean 35+. There are many people out there who will have also accomplished a lot, who will have much better numbers than you. BTW, I think you're stressing your patents too much. There are millions of patents but very little of them actually get anywhere.

 

[nVictus]

you went to an engineering school... what exact degree did you get?

talking to a few admissions people, they tend to be more forgiving of a lower gpa if youre an engineering major.

also, what was your BCPM gpa?

hope for a 30 on your mcat and i dont see why you couldnt get in somewhere.

 

[cheesesteak22]

My degree is in biomedical engineering. I stressed the patents because both of them are medical devices, and that is the direction I want to take my MD. One makes using food utensils easier for the physically disabled, the other is a combination respiration rate/ heart rate monitor that is more comfortable then current devices. In my personal statement however, I only mentioned one of them and only as a segway into a paragraph about my creativity and foundations to pursue a career in medicine.

 

[Chuckwalla]

no matter your activities, you're going to need to do very very high on the mcat to even be looked at, I mean 35+. There are many people out there who will have also accomplished a lot, who will have much better numbers than you. BTW, I think you're stressing your patents too much. There are millions of patents but very little of them actually get anywhere.

I do not think it has to be that high to be looked at. If he got that with his firefighting I am sure he would get in somewhere. Certainly he has to get a 30+ to have a shot.