Hi All,
I'm currently working on a post-bacc and have about 29 unenrolled credits, plus another 15 credits from this current semester and 8 graduate credits I'm waiting on grades for. I had a pretty terrible gpa in undergrad, but have done a lot of work to show and upward trajectory. I'll be nearly nearly 30 when I apply to medical school....if that matters. These are my current stats:
Post Bacc GPA: 3.76
Science GPA: 3.35 (there are two c's from my undergrad which have brought this down, but the rest of my courses are hard science so I'm hoping this will improve)
Cumulative GPA: 2.58
Undergrad GPA: 2.17
I'm hoping that with the remaining 52 credits I'll be able to bring my cumulative up to a 3.0. I'm worried that a cumulative with a 2 in front of it will mean that my application is thrown immediately in the bin.
Extra curriculars include volunteering with HIV/AIDS patients & volunteering on the current vaccination effort. I also was recently certified as an EMT and trained in wilderness first aid & SAR. I'm looking for clinical hours, ride alongs, work, whatever relating to that but it's been tricky in the pandemic. I'm interested in working in low income/rural healthcare, possibly specializing in psychiatry.
I'm looking at DO schools, because that seems like my best option given my grades. But I'd also like to put some feelers out for recommendations of any MD schools that may not immediately reject me. I don't have an advisor, so i'm really just looking for a jump off to do a bit of research of my own. There are so many medical schools in the US I'm not quite sure where to start.
Thanks in advance.
- M
Edit: I'm not sure if this makes a difference but I hold a BA in Photography. All of my undergrad classes were art conservatory classes. So my post-bacc is a total change of pace
I'm currently working on a post-bacc and have about 29 unenrolled credits, plus another 15 credits from this current semester and 8 graduate credits I'm waiting on grades for. I had a pretty terrible gpa in undergrad, but have done a lot of work to show and upward trajectory. I'll be nearly nearly 30 when I apply to medical school....if that matters. These are my current stats:
Post Bacc GPA: 3.76
Science GPA: 3.35 (there are two c's from my undergrad which have brought this down, but the rest of my courses are hard science so I'm hoping this will improve)
Cumulative GPA: 2.58
Undergrad GPA: 2.17
I'm hoping that with the remaining 52 credits I'll be able to bring my cumulative up to a 3.0. I'm worried that a cumulative with a 2 in front of it will mean that my application is thrown immediately in the bin.
Extra curriculars include volunteering with HIV/AIDS patients & volunteering on the current vaccination effort. I also was recently certified as an EMT and trained in wilderness first aid & SAR. I'm looking for clinical hours, ride alongs, work, whatever relating to that but it's been tricky in the pandemic. I'm interested in working in low income/rural healthcare, possibly specializing in psychiatry.
I'm looking at DO schools, because that seems like my best option given my grades. But I'd also like to put some feelers out for recommendations of any MD schools that may not immediately reject me. I don't have an advisor, so i'm really just looking for a jump off to do a bit of research of my own. There are so many medical schools in the US I'm not quite sure where to start.
Thanks in advance.
- M
Edit: I'm not sure if this makes a difference but I hold a BA in Photography. All of my undergrad classes were art conservatory classes. So my post-bacc is a total change of pace
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