Any programs that accept sub 3.0 sGPA and cGPA?
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Depending on how low your GPA is, most people will suggest you take more undergrad level courses to get your GPA above a 3.0 so SMPs will accept you.
I believe EVMS is one of the only programs that accepts 2.75+ GPA.
I believe EVMS is one of the only programs that accepts 2.75+ GPA.
midwestern does as well
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EVMS has a minimum of 2.75. Effectively nobody with that undergrad GPA actually gets into the med masters program. There are 500+ applicants for 28 seats. When a sub-3.0 GPA is considered, it's for a VA resident who has done grad work and has a killer MCAT.
If you get into an SMP or other program with a low GPA, then what? You still have to account for your undergrad transgressions, MD or DO. If it's mathematically possible to get up over 3.0 with more undergrad, then do more undergrad and get up over 3.0. If it's not mathematically possible to get up over 3.0, you should still do more undergrad to help med school admissions committees believe you're capable of multiple years of hard science with mostly A's. On a GPA comeback you have to exert yourself in painful ways to make it easy for a med school to comprehend what you've done to amend your ways. Generally undergrad is substantially cheaper than an SMP or similar.
Furthermore, an SMP or similar is a total waste of money if you can't get a very high GPA. An SMP or similar is going to be a magnitude more difficult than undergrad. Don't go do an SMP with the expectation that your academic weaknesses are magically gone, or with the expectation that you can have great discipline by simply wanting great discipline.
No, you need to show two separate things:
1. that you can thrive in a multiple-year academic pursuit
2. that you can thrive in an hours-long exam that covers multiple years of material
With a sub-3.0, you are likely fooling yourself to think you can "rock the MCAT".
Lots of people recover from sub-3.0's, but it takes multiple years of very very very hard work, it's very expensive, and there are no guarantees. Make sure there's no other career you want to be in, before you take this on.
Best of luck to you.
RFU and VCU do - a good number of students in each of these programs had sub-3.0s and assert that they wouldn't have had a chance had it not been for these programs. I've seen mention of EVMS and even a BU applicant stating they've gotten in with sub-3.0s, though I don't know these folks personally.
It's doable, if that's your question. You'll find the postbac/low GPA threads peppered with people who have gotten in with 2.5-3.0s. The problem is there are plenty of people who jump into these programs simply because they get accepted without ever fixing whatever got them into that position in the first place. The two programs I mentioned accept a large number of students, and every year, there is a chunk who withdraw or do poorly, end up in a ton of debt, and have no results to speak of. If you're 100% positive you've fixed whatever was holding you back in the past, then an SMP's for you. If you're certain you'll rock the MCAT, then actually rock the MCAT.
But if you have any doubt that you can handle it, first and foremost, figure out what you need to fix. There's no shame in that, and plenty of people hold off on applying to SMPs until they can get it together. If you're planning on working out the kinks in school - do it in undergrad classes, not in an SMP. The volume and complexity of material in an SMP won't show you any mercy. If you think a poor undergrad GPA is difficult to come back from, it's nothing compared to a poor SMP performance.
It's doable, if that's your question. You'll find the postbac/low GPA threads peppered with people who have gotten in with 2.5-3.0s. The problem is there are plenty of people who jump into these programs simply because they get accepted without ever fixing whatever got them into that position in the first place. The two programs I mentioned accept a large number of students, and every year, there is a chunk who withdraw or do poorly, end up in a ton of debt, and have no results to speak of. If you're 100% positive you've fixed whatever was holding you back in the past, then an SMP's for you. If you're certain you'll rock the MCAT, then actually rock the MCAT.
But if you have any doubt that you can handle it, first and foremost, figure out what you need to fix. There's no shame in that, and plenty of people hold off on applying to SMPs until they can get it together. If you're planning on working out the kinks in school - do it in undergrad classes, not in an SMP. The volume and complexity of material in an SMP won't show you any mercy. If you think a poor undergrad GPA is difficult to come back from, it's nothing compared to a poor SMP performance.
Several of my classmates at RFU BMS have sub 3.0 GPAs.
It's possible to get into a program w/ a sub-3.0 GPA. I know someone who was accepted to the EVMS med masters program w/ a sub-3.0 GPA and sub-30 MCAT and out of state.
Numbers are one thing, but a lot of programs take a hollistic approach to accepting people. DrMidlife is right in saying that a >3.0 GPA will help you a lot. However, it's not 100% necessary for SMPs. It also might not be wise to apply anywhere with a GPA lower than 2.9 though.
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