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Sorry that this might be a long-ish post. Basically, I have a few concerns, so I will try to level with everyone as best I can.
I started undergrad in 2007, had an abysmal year, ended up leaving school in the middle of second semester. I had a lot of family issues and sort of self-destructed. After that, I spent 3 years at a junior college taking non science courses, then applied for readmission to the same school I left. Got accepted and will be graduating in about 6 weeks.
The problem is my gpa. My gpa is based only on the grades I received from the original state school, so the 3 years of junior college doesn't factor into my gpa. When I left the state school, I had a 1.4 gpa, so when I got re-accepted, I had to start with a 1.4 gpa. I have made decent grades since then (except 1 C in organic II, which is killing me), my graduating gpa will be about a 3.1-3.2. It's pretty tough to go from a 1.4 to 3.2 in just a few semesters
I'm thinking about applying to graduate school for biomedical science with an emphasis on pathology (core science, not like MPH). If I get in, I will have 2 years to make a strong graduate gpa. My question is does anyone think graduate school will help my chances of getting into an MD school? Provided that I pull a solid 3.9 during 2 years. And do research and write a thesis (all required for this program).
Will also be retaking the mcat, didn't do terrible, but I know I can do better. The rest of my ECs look fine. tons of good shadowing and volunteer work. member of 2 societies. Have also had 2 jobs in the medical field for almost 3 years now. Also doing an EMT program this summer so I can work as an EMT during graduate school.
So I want honest input on chances of landing an MD school eventually? Also, any advice on what to do to hedge my chances. Let me be clear here: I. Will. Do. Anything. Literally anything to improve my chance of getting accepted. I can answer personal questions through chat. The people on this site have great ideas and I constantly read people's threads. Now I need help. So thank you ahead of time.
I started undergrad in 2007, had an abysmal year, ended up leaving school in the middle of second semester. I had a lot of family issues and sort of self-destructed. After that, I spent 3 years at a junior college taking non science courses, then applied for readmission to the same school I left. Got accepted and will be graduating in about 6 weeks.
The problem is my gpa. My gpa is based only on the grades I received from the original state school, so the 3 years of junior college doesn't factor into my gpa. When I left the state school, I had a 1.4 gpa, so when I got re-accepted, I had to start with a 1.4 gpa. I have made decent grades since then (except 1 C in organic II, which is killing me), my graduating gpa will be about a 3.1-3.2. It's pretty tough to go from a 1.4 to 3.2 in just a few semesters
I'm thinking about applying to graduate school for biomedical science with an emphasis on pathology (core science, not like MPH). If I get in, I will have 2 years to make a strong graduate gpa. My question is does anyone think graduate school will help my chances of getting into an MD school? Provided that I pull a solid 3.9 during 2 years. And do research and write a thesis (all required for this program).
Will also be retaking the mcat, didn't do terrible, but I know I can do better. The rest of my ECs look fine. tons of good shadowing and volunteer work. member of 2 societies. Have also had 2 jobs in the medical field for almost 3 years now. Also doing an EMT program this summer so I can work as an EMT during graduate school.
So I want honest input on chances of landing an MD school eventually? Also, any advice on what to do to hedge my chances. Let me be clear here: I. Will. Do. Anything. Literally anything to improve my chance of getting accepted. I can answer personal questions through chat. The people on this site have great ideas and I constantly read people's threads. Now I need help. So thank you ahead of time.
