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I've got a 3.34 sGPA and 3.49 cGPA following graduating with a Math Education degree. If you remove theoretical math and a bad student teaching grade (thanks to an advising teacher who hated me, which the university agreed on), my sGPA jumps to a much more competitive 3.74 while my cGPa is a 3.77. I also took Honors Calculus II and Honors Diff Equations. I am currently back in school taking pre-reqs.
I am a somewhat non-traditional student (23M, have a wife and upcoming baby) that has worked hard to get where I am, but I am not sure how to communicate that to an admissions board. I am starting clinical volunteering very soon, but have zero hours as of today.
Possibly relevant things:
Have not taken the MCAT yet (plan to August 2015).
Worked two summers in leadership at a children's camp in Columbus, TX (Pine Cove). Did get paid but not very much. Served as head of lifeguards.
100+ hours of volunteering at church while in high school.
Have been a worship pastor at a small church in Columbus, MS for 2.5 years.
Currently am the youngest Baptist Student Union director in the state of Mississippi, overseeing activities on two separate campuses. Also paid, but not much.
Completed student teaching rotation (which may qualify as volunteering?).
Tutored a group of kids in Algebra and ACT for a year.
Currently hold two part-time jobs in ministry, two side jobs, taking Physics II and Chem II at Mississippi State, and will begin volunteering shortly.
Will apply broadly, but would prefer to go to UMMC in Jackson, MS.
I have heard that many schools throw out applications from people with low GPAs and I really feel like mine does not tell my entire academic story. So my main question is how do I overcome those very tough classes I took for my math degree?
What are my chances?
I am a somewhat non-traditional student (23M, have a wife and upcoming baby) that has worked hard to get where I am, but I am not sure how to communicate that to an admissions board. I am starting clinical volunteering very soon, but have zero hours as of today.
Possibly relevant things:
Have not taken the MCAT yet (plan to August 2015).
Worked two summers in leadership at a children's camp in Columbus, TX (Pine Cove). Did get paid but not very much. Served as head of lifeguards.
100+ hours of volunteering at church while in high school.
Have been a worship pastor at a small church in Columbus, MS for 2.5 years.
Currently am the youngest Baptist Student Union director in the state of Mississippi, overseeing activities on two separate campuses. Also paid, but not much.
Completed student teaching rotation (which may qualify as volunteering?).
Tutored a group of kids in Algebra and ACT for a year.
Currently hold two part-time jobs in ministry, two side jobs, taking Physics II and Chem II at Mississippi State, and will begin volunteering shortly.
Will apply broadly, but would prefer to go to UMMC in Jackson, MS.
I have heard that many schools throw out applications from people with low GPAs and I really feel like mine does not tell my entire academic story. So my main question is how do I overcome those very tough classes I took for my math degree?
What are my chances?
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