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Hello everyone! I'm looking for some advice and I'm hoping to get some input as to whether or not I would be competitive for DO (or MD). Non-traditional, two years off from school. I took the MCAT last summer (507) and just last week (won't receive scores until next month). I know my GPA is on the low side, but it's my transcript I'm afraid of.
Freshman year, I took bio/chem/calculus/other core curriculum classes and ended with a GPA of 3.95 . In the summer after freshman year, a lot happened. The end result was that my family would be unable to provide me with any financial help (tuition/food/etc) and I had to get a job my sophomore year. This wasn't necessarily bad (medical scribe) but I didn't have a car at the time, it was across the city, I had commitments for other extracurricular activities, so my GPA took a hit. I ended dropping out of Ochem and biochem my first semester. The next semester, I ended with C's in both Ochem II and biochem II.
I ended up buying a car junior year and started doing better, however the damage was done. Since then, I've averaged a GPA of 3.60 each semester.
Would schools consider me despite having a C in a prerequisite course? I know I can retake it post-bach, but I'm currently working full time to put my younger sister through college and I'm barely making ends meet (she graduates soon! 2018). Do I have a shot this year? Or should I wait until next year after retaking those courses?
EC:
Pre-med club president (1 year, 1 year treasurer)
ER Scribe (3000 hours)
Summer camp resident assistant for non-profit (3 summers)
Volunteered in college for a lot of clubs.. but didn't keep track of hours :/
Freshman year, I took bio/chem/calculus/other core curriculum classes and ended with a GPA of 3.95 . In the summer after freshman year, a lot happened. The end result was that my family would be unable to provide me with any financial help (tuition/food/etc) and I had to get a job my sophomore year. This wasn't necessarily bad (medical scribe) but I didn't have a car at the time, it was across the city, I had commitments for other extracurricular activities, so my GPA took a hit. I ended dropping out of Ochem and biochem my first semester. The next semester, I ended with C's in both Ochem II and biochem II.
I ended up buying a car junior year and started doing better, however the damage was done. Since then, I've averaged a GPA of 3.60 each semester.
Would schools consider me despite having a C in a prerequisite course? I know I can retake it post-bach, but I'm currently working full time to put my younger sister through college and I'm barely making ends meet (she graduates soon! 2018). Do I have a shot this year? Or should I wait until next year after retaking those courses?
EC:
Pre-med club president (1 year, 1 year treasurer)
ER Scribe (3000 hours)
Summer camp resident assistant for non-profit (3 summers)
Volunteered in college for a lot of clubs.. but didn't keep track of hours :/
