3.45 cGPA 3.3 sGPA 27 diagnostic MCAT

[James Wallace]

So what are my chances with 3.45 cGPA and 3.3 GPA? I may be underrating myself as I haven't graduated yet and I still have two semesters to pull my GPA up. Also my MCAT diagnostic through Kaplan Test Prep was 27.

EC's:
-member of Judicial Council on campus
-3 mths in India @ emergency clinic
-2 summers working as ophthalmic technician
-100+ hrs clinical experience
-started own non-profit
-150+ shadowning hours (ER, local offices, etc.)
-Letters of Rec: 1 Family Doc, 1 ER doc, 1 opthalmologist, 1 peer (harvard med student), 1 anatomy professor, and faculty member that governs the judicial board on campus (powerful lady).

I have been told by all doc's that I have a pretty good chance at DO (which I think I may actually like better). But part of me wants to go for MD. Assuming I am able to pull my GPA up to 3.55-3.6 and maintain or improve my MCAT score what are my chances at a low-mid range MD school?

Please constructive criticism only. Thanks.

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[thegypsyqueen]

You would be competitive for a lot of DO programs. To be competitive for MDs you would need that higher GPA you mentioned and to bring the MCAT up to 30, preferably 32 or greater.

 

[Goro]

Strongly concur

You would be competitive for a lot of DO programs. To be competitive for MDs you would need that higher GPA you mentioned and to bring the MCAT up to 30, preferably 32 or greater.

 

[brickbybrick27]

It depends how much you've studied before your diagnostic. If that is before any studying, then you're not in that bad of shape

 

[aspiring20]

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So what are my chances with 3.45 cGPA and 3.3 GPA? I may be underrating myself as I haven't graduated yet and I still have two semesters to pull my GPA up. Also my MCAT diagnostic through Kaplan Test Prep was 27.

EC's:
-member of Judicial Council on campus
-3 mths in India @ emergency clinic
-2 summers working as ophthalmic technician
-100+ hrs clinical experience
-started own non-profit
-150+ shadowning hours (ER, local offices, etc.)
-Letters of Rec: 1 Family Doc, 1 ER doc, 1 opthalmologist, 1 peer (harvard med student), 1 anatomy professor, and faculty member that governs the judicial board on campus (powerful lady).

I have been told by all doc's that I have a pretty good chance at DO (which I think I may actually like better). But part of me wants to go for MD. Assuming I am able to pull my GPA up to 3.55-3.6 and maintain or improve my MCAT score what are my chances at a low-mid range MD school?

Please constructive criticism only. Thanks.

3.5/3.6 cGPA and a 3.3 sGPA along with a 35ish MCAT should have relatively little difficulty getting into some MD. given, of course, the ECs are strong.

a 27 diagnostic MCAT is very good, and you can easily aim for the upper 30s with intensive studying. my kaplan diagnostic was a 24 with a 10 in verbal. my actual is a 35 with a 15 in verbal.

raise your GPA however much you can, but at this point, you really need that MCAT to spearhead your MD assault. your ECs also look a bit sparse, so work on that as well.

 

[occams_razor]

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3.5/3.6 cGPA and a 3.3 sGPA along with a 35ish MCAT should have relatively little difficulty getting into some MD. given, of course, the ECs are strong.

a 27 diagnostic MCAT is very good, and you can easily aim for the upper 30s with intensive studying. my kaplan diagnostic was a 24 with a 10 in verbal. my actual is a 35 with a 15 in verbal.

raise your GPA however much you can, but at this point, you really need that MCAT to spearhead your MD assault. your ECs also look a bit sparse, so work on that as well.

Strongly concur.

OP try to get your GPA to 3.5 and really focus on the MCAT. A 27 is a good place to start you should have no problem scoring in the 30s after you study and take more practice exams. Good luck!