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So this is my 1st post here (although Ive been lurking for months). I'm just wondering if I'm at all competitive for a US med school. I live in Florida
I'm currently a PreMed and Economics major at a top 25 University here in the US. I'm a senior and have not yet applied. Just got a 30Q on my 1st MCAT take (was getting 30-35avg on MCAT, but happy I have atleast a 30...). My main problem, however, is my GPA. My 1st 2yrs here I really slacked off and wasted a lot of time not studying. My current GPA is a 3.0, but it's been slowly climbing ever since I finally realized that I REALLY wanted to go to med school my junior year. Junior GPA was a 3.3. Now in my senior year, I'm confident I can pull off atleast a 3.5 (although I'm not taking any science classes currently, possibly next semester?).
My 1st 2 summers, I worked at Siemens (the big electronic company, not the beds) in a paid internship. This was when I was undecided about med school. I wasnt too involved in school: I volunteered by reading to kids 1 semester my sophomore year, and I was in a few clubs, but nothing too big.
But again, everything changed junior year when I became EXTREMELY motivated to go to med school, and began cracking down. This past summer, I volunteered in hospitals in Bolivia for 4 weeks, working alongside doctors in Bolivia. I was able to do exams, scrub in and help during surgery etc. This program was mostly for med students but somehow I got in. I also retook organic chemistry because I did horribly in it. Got a B+ 2nd time around. Junior year i volunteered in the ER at the local hospital for 4hrs a week, and I'm doing that again this semester.
Currently, I'm also doing research here with a doctor/professor, and plan on picking up another volunteer opportunity.
ANYWAY, sorry for the life story. Am I at all competetive? I want to get in somewhere, don't care where. I know my GPA is horrible, but will the fact that it is MUCH better after realizing my dream to go to med school help much? Should I apply this coming June or do a Post Bacc program?
thanks for your help!
I'm currently a PreMed and Economics major at a top 25 University here in the US. I'm a senior and have not yet applied. Just got a 30Q on my 1st MCAT take (was getting 30-35avg on MCAT, but happy I have atleast a 30...). My main problem, however, is my GPA. My 1st 2yrs here I really slacked off and wasted a lot of time not studying. My current GPA is a 3.0, but it's been slowly climbing ever since I finally realized that I REALLY wanted to go to med school my junior year. Junior GPA was a 3.3. Now in my senior year, I'm confident I can pull off atleast a 3.5 (although I'm not taking any science classes currently, possibly next semester?).
My 1st 2 summers, I worked at Siemens (the big electronic company, not the beds) in a paid internship. This was when I was undecided about med school. I wasnt too involved in school: I volunteered by reading to kids 1 semester my sophomore year, and I was in a few clubs, but nothing too big.
But again, everything changed junior year when I became EXTREMELY motivated to go to med school, and began cracking down. This past summer, I volunteered in hospitals in Bolivia for 4 weeks, working alongside doctors in Bolivia. I was able to do exams, scrub in and help during surgery etc. This program was mostly for med students but somehow I got in. I also retook organic chemistry because I did horribly in it. Got a B+ 2nd time around. Junior year i volunteered in the ER at the local hospital for 4hrs a week, and I'm doing that again this semester.
Currently, I'm also doing research here with a doctor/professor, and plan on picking up another volunteer opportunity.
ANYWAY, sorry for the life story. Am I at all competetive? I want to get in somewhere, don't care where. I know my GPA is horrible, but will the fact that it is MUCH better after realizing my dream to go to med school help much? Should I apply this coming June or do a Post Bacc program?
thanks for your help!