automatic post-bacc?

[medanthgirl]

A question for debate: does having an F and 2-3 D's on your transcript automatically mean that you should do post-bacc, rather than directly apply to medicial school, even if your GPA is above 3.0? (aight, it's 3.1) What if you have a really good mcat score (say 35 or above) and strong extracurricular, ie. fellowship awards, chemical and international research, really good references, lots of hospital/patient interaction, etc. or is there a chance you could get into med school on the first try? I wouldn't be disappointed to do a post-bacc, it's just that i would love to get started right away if i could.

Many thanks in advance.

 

[Sundarban1]

A question for debate: does having an F and 2-3 D's on your transcript automatically mean that you should do post-bacc, rather than directly apply to medicial school, even if your GPA is above 3.0? (aight, it's 3.1) What if you have a really good mcat score (say 35 or above) and strong extracurricular, ie. fellowship awards, chemical and international research, really good references, lots of hospital/patient interaction, etc. or is there a chance you could get into med school on the first try? I wouldn't be disappointed to do a post-bacc, it's just that i would love to get started right away if i could.

Many thanks in advance.

If your D's and F's are in your BCPM classes, you should take them over, yes. Even with your MCAT and EC's your GPA is still significantly out of range from the average MD acceptances (>/= 3.55 Sci.GPA).

 

[medanthgirl]

If your D's and F's are in your BCPM classes, you should take them over, yes. Even with your MCAT and EC's your GPA is still significantly out of range from the average MD acceptances (>/= 3.55 Sci.GPA).

mmm, good point. one D was in physics, which i retook last semester and got an A. the next F and D go together, i took 3rd semester calc, got an F, retook it and got a D. ouccccccccccccchhhhhh.