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[I'mJustCurious]

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I'm kind of curious as to why you would even take the MCAT despite on your GPA. However, I did recently read about someone who graduated with around a 2.4 and go into 2 medical schools. What they did was ace a few science classes after graduating and that helped him get into a post-bacc or masters program (I forgot which) in which he got a 4.0. After all of this he scored 510+ on the MCAT. If you're really willing to put a lot of money and time into this then go for it, but no one knows how hard you will work for it but yourself.

 

[de Ribas]

Okay so I clearly calculated my gpa completely wrong. Including all credits to date my cGPA is 2.53 and my science gpa is 2.34. I am planning on taking classes through UNE as opposed to brick and mortar due to the fact that my work schedule will not allow me to take classes in a traditional setting. Now, as for your question...18-22 year old me, no chance. How I am now (24) most definitely. I took a completely different approach to school during my post bacc and received As, A-, and B+s the whole way through.

BTW, how many total science credits you have so far?

 

[Doc2Be93]

There are plenty of CC colleges that have online courses too for half the cost. In your case, of you have completed prerequisites, I think CC might work. DO schools are.more forgiving on CC courses than most MD schools. You might even go to your local CC colleges or some state university if it's not too expensive.

You need at least 30 credits, preferably 50, to repair your GPA and prove that "you of now is not you of then". UNE is expensive I heard. If any of your prereqs at C- or below, you might need to retake it.

Make sure you have C or above in following courses:

1 year of Bio with Lab
1 year of Gen Chem with Lab
1 year of Orgo Chem with Lab
1 year of Physics with Lab
1 year of English
Biochemistry at least 1 semester


Recommended courses:
Psychology courses, Sociology, Cell Bio Molecular, Immunology, Pthology/Pathophysiology, Microbio, Virology, Histology, Genetics, Anatomy, Physiology, Zoology.


I would suggest taking only science course from this point forward because it will raise both GPAs at the same time.

I have a grade of C or better in all the classes listed. I will definitely look into CC courses...need to act quickly as the semester begins soon. I’ve already taken sociology (B) and genetics (B lecture, B+ lab), micro (B-) but definitely will try to take as many of the other courses as possible. Psych classes are factored into sci gpa?

 

[de Ribas]

I have a grade of C or better in all the classes listed. I will definitely look into CC courses...need to act quickly as the semester begins soon. I’ve already taken sociology (B) and genetics (B lecture, B+ lab), micro (B-) but definitely will try to take as many of the other courses as possible. Psych classes are factored into sci gpa?

Psychology are not factored into science GPA. They are just recommended courses for MCAT and in general good courses to take. If you, don't have to, I would not take it then. Your best move is to take science courses now.

So how many total science credits you have now? I guess it is about 35-45 which means that it will raise quicker if you get As from now on in science courses. At the same time you can make your cGPA get about 3.0 mark too.

Use online GPA calculators to estimate how many As you have to get in science courses to raise your sGPA above 3.0 mark. But again it is all theoretical at this point.

 

[Ehhhwhatsup]

Time to move to Texas!

 

[fldoctorgirl]

That's nice. I took Calc (5 credits) in HS as dual course and got an A. My undergrad simply says CR. I can't locate that course anywhere else except my HS transcript.

Did you take it at the college level, or AP?

 

[de Ribas]

Did you take it at the college level, or AP?

At university level.

 

[kelminak]

@kelminak

I think what Goro advised with his guide is pretty much all that is left. I was able to get in with a 2.4 this semester because the post-bacc I did was still doing grade forgiveness and had a guaranteed acceptance. I think OP will definitely need to spend a couple years getting his GPA up to the minimums for SMPs and then do one from a medical school. If he got it up to a 3.0, he could apply to the VCOM one like I did. The reason I couldn't get my own GPA higher than mine was I had entire semesters of Ds and Fs before getting things turned around. OP hasn't done *that* poorly I'm guessing and could push it up to that 3.0 limit. It'd be a looooong road though.

Biomedical Sciences Degree | Master of Arts | Christian Colleges VA

OP This is the program I'm referring to.

 

[DelayedGratification]

That's nice. I took Calc (5 credits) in HS as dual course and got an A. My undergrad simply says CR. I can't locate that course anywhere else except my HS transcript.

there was a university you paid to get those credits, you just have to try and remember where. College level classes in high school are often done by local universities

 

[GypsyHummus]

OP, I am going to go against the grain here and the "Rah Rah, you can do it" everyone on here is cheering and say that your chances at MD/DO schools are finished. You essentially have 3 choices:

1) Give up. Prolly the best choice
2) Move to texas for fresh start.
3) Do two years of GPA repair and get to at least a 2.5 GPA and a 500 MCAT and apply to podiatry schools.

Yes, there are those who do a 2nd Major, then do an SMP linked with a medical school and then topping it all off will score a 510+ on the MCAT. These people are outliers, and they dont tell you how many others tried to do this and failed.

I have seen so many people at my old undergrad institution hanging around/wont go away into the real world doing a masters in hopes of getting into medical school for the 3rd go around, accumulating debt and wasting money. The dumb ones went to the Caribbean, smart ones went into pharmacy, optometry, or other fields.

You dont get to wave a magic wand as a C student and instantaneously become an A student. Who gonna pay for your schooling? Add on interest for at least 7+ years.

Your best chance of setting foot inside a medical school at this point is becoming a podiatrist to do foot and ankle surgery, but even then I dont see DPM schools taking a chance on you as. Maybe you could get into a low tier pod school after a year of GPA repair, but as many people on the pod forums are finding out, pod school is just as difficult as MD/DO the first two years, 3 schools take the same exact classes with the DOs.

 

[de Ribas]

Do two years of GPA repair and get to at least a 2.5 GPA and a 500 MCAT and apply to podiatry schools.

OP already has cGPA 2.53 and sGPA 2.34

 

[jab12]

Okay, I know you said you didn't think your stats were good enough to get into a post bacc program that's affiliated with a med school but your stats are certainly not TOO far off from possibly being accepted to one if you at least tried. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has a Health Sciences post bacc program with entrance requirements of a minimum 2.7 GPA earned during undergrad (you're not quite there yet but certainly can be with a little bit of work) and a minimum of a 40th percentile score on the MCAT (which you've already passed). I also know Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) has another post bac program directly linked to their medical school as well. If you keep above a certain GPA throughout the post bacc and have a certain MCAT you get an automatic interview or acceptance into their DO class for the following year (I've heard LECOM's post bacc is a bit easier than VCOM's). I think LECOM requires you to hover over a 3.00 GPA throughout the post bacc whereas VCOM's is a 3.6 or so which could be intimidating. I just wanted you to have all options in front of you. I'm not sure if 1 year of boosting your GPA followed by a (hopeful) acceptance to one of these post baccs would be a more ideal path to take rather than taking however many years of DIY post bacc classes to boost your GPA on your own. Also, don't be discouraged by your MCAT either. I'm a second time applicant this cycle and was accepted with a 497 to my dream DO school. I actually rolled my eyes when I saw someone say you need to score at least in the 80th percentile. I think about 1% of people on this site actually know what they're talking about. There is so much more to a person's application. I wish you the best of luck and always remember that if you truly want it, you'll get it - it's just a matter of when. The time passes anyway so go for it full force 🙂

 

[Blanky]

I think although it is a long road ahead that you can do it. I also think that UNE is a terrible terrible bad idea. I don't think online prereqs is going to look good with you trying to recover your GPA and I have heard mixed reviews of UNE and the last thing you need is a couple of online Cs...
Texas is also an option as you graduated in 2015 you could start putting together a decent streak to fit with your post bac work that's already 3.5+. Once you get the gpa within a range you hope to actually work with you will need to put some serious effort into a new MCAT score! GL