A lot of CC classes, what are my chances?

[GAgrl]

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Hello,
I am a nontraditional applicant (29 years old). I have an undergraduate BA in zoology w/ a 3.71 GPA (2003) but then I took a bunch of pre reqs at a community college over the summer and regular semesters (2004) to get into physical therapy school (physics 1 and 2 and gen chem 2, statistics, and calculus) my GPA at the community college was not good because I was also working 3 jobs (3.6) but a bunch of Bs in the sciences. I got into PT school and got my DPT with a 3.91 GPA and then worked for 3 years. I took organic last year at a 4 year state school (got A s both semesters) and am applying now to all schools in GA and some elsewhere. My MCAT should be around 30-32. Do you think the community college classes will really hurt my chances? What schools outside of GA would be within reach? THanks for any advice!

 

[iceman55]

-ASSUMING you do get 30-32 like you said, you should be fine. Since you are a non-trad and have your BA already with a decent cGPA, I don't believe it really matters where you take your pre-reqs. Just keep getting As and make sure you do get that 30-32 on the MCAT along with solid EC and your good to go.

-As for schools outside of GA, may be try Northeast schools. I've heard schools in Northeast accept good bit of OOS, but with good stats of course.

 

[GAgrl]

Thanks, my MCAT practices are going well (29) and I still have a month to study (im taking July 8) so I think I should be OK except of course that I wont get my scores until I will have already applied = (

My ECs are a lot of extra stuff I take on for work (mentoring student PTs, certifications) and a few other things like several weeks medical aid in S. America, but mostly I just work but I guess this should count as many hours of patient contact time and a good knowledge of physician patient relationship.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Honestly, good gpa, good grad gpa, + doctorate degree in physical therapy (will be a great EC to put on your list), + non-trad status will put you into a very good zone. Get a good mcat score and you'll be fine. Also don't forget about DO schools, because they love their non-trads.