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[rmcharles2011]

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I graduated with a BS of microbiology and immunology gpa of 2.8. If i decide to go to medical school should i do post-bacc or get a masters degree. I had academic probation from my university but i did well my last yr and a half but it was not enough to get my gpa over 3.0 reguardless of how many A's i had. I know that having 140 credits for my BS degree makes it harder to get a desirable GPA. Now that i am serious about my education and where i want to be in life what should i do?
P.S. my mcat score is 32

 

[xXIDaShizIXx]

Do a post-bacc. Get your GPA to at least 3.0 and do plenty of ECs. Apply D.O. The academic probation may come to haunt you though.

 

[0919mmk]

I graduated with a BS of microbiology and immunology gpa of 2.8. If i decide to go to medical school should i do post-bacc or get a masters degree. I had academic probation from my university but i did well my last yr and a half but it was not enough to get my gpa over 3.0 reguardless of how many A's i had. I know that having 140 credits for my BS degree makes it harder to get a desirable GPA. Now that i am serious about my education and where i want to be in life what should i do?
P.S. my mcat score is 32

Obviously you have an uphill road ahead of you if you are to have a shot at med school. The most important thing to do now is to figure out why you couldn't get A's in college - bad study habits? concentration problems? Whatever they are, you need to work them out first. Talk to your professors, your TAs, see if you can figure out a trend that led to your academic issues. Then, you need to go get A's, a lot of A's. I would recommend against a masters degree, even though that's what I did (I had a college GPA of 3.1), just because it's super expensive and is not a substitute for a poor undergrad GPA. A post-bac IS a substitute for a poor undergrad GPA, so that might be a good place to start. Good luck!

EDIT: And yes, as the above poster stated, if you have a chance at a career as a physician, it will most likely be as DO (and obviously that will still take a lot of work).

 

[Soccer171983]

Post bac is the way to go if you want medical school. Masters if you are considering other fields.