A little help.

[nmathew25]

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Good evening,

I've been sitting here for a few hours now trying to ask this question and I do apologize in advance if this is long.

A little big about me. I was a very poor high school student I should have graduated in 2009, but I ended up getting my GED in 2011. I've been majoring at our local community college now for 3 year in criminal justice and I have now found it is no longer what I want to do. I've been working in hospitals for 5 years now and have been kicking around the idea med school recently.

I guess my question would be "Do I still have a shot at med school even though my grades in community college were not that great?" I currently have a GPA around 2.6 after this next semester I will be transferring to a 4 year university where I wanted to leave everything behind and start over. Sorry if I posted this in the wrong spot.

 

[ehwhatsupdoc]

Of course you still have a chance, but you have to dig yourself out of that gpa hole. Assuming you have a 2.6 after 60 or so credits, you will need over 60 more credit hours of straight A's to raise it above a 3.3. I would also suggest to get your bachelors in a marketable field in case medical school doesn't work out. Maybe major in an allied health field like Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing, Respiratory Therapy etc.. This would give you clinical experience for PA school as well.

 

[Mr. Vandemar]

You need to identify why you have bad grades, and really strive to correct the issue so that you can raise that GPA before graduation. Aside from that, it's hard to say without knowing how other things will pan out, especially the MCAT. But don't shy away from applying DO when the time comes, and look into whatever grade replacement policy exists for DO schools.

 

[nmathew25]

Of course you still have a chance, but you have to dig yourself out of that gpa hole. Assuming you have a 2.6 after 60 or so credits, you will need over 60 more credit hours of straight A's to raise it above a 3.3. I would also suggest to get your bachelors in a marketable field in case medical school doesn't work out. Maybe major in an allied health field like Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing, Respiratory Therapy etc.. This would give you clinical experience for PA school as well.

I have been thinking paramedic science. Should I retake the classes I did poor in or take new classes? Should I transfer or stay at the community college?

 

[ehwhatsupdoc]

I have been thinking paramedic science. Should I retake the classes I did poor in or take new classes? Should I transfer or stay at the community college?

This depends on how many credits you have so far. I mean if it's like only a few classes you did bad in (less then C) then it might be a good idea to retake it. But if you have a bunch of credits you did bad in, then only focus on the science courses. Paramedic science is not a bad way to go, just be sure you keep your debts low. Paramedics don't make much money eventhough they save lives and know a lot, it's strange why that is. Being a paramedic is great experience though. Also make sure you would be able to continue working on your bachelors while being a paramedic. Make sure to study your but off when taking the pre-reqs.