First post, but I wanted to say that this thread gives me so much hope haha.
I am still a senior undergrad-- bit of a weird situation. Started off with the wide-eyed pre-med thing at my old school-- quickly learned that I wasn't cut out for it (and the university too, I guess) and went through a sort of nervous breakdown. Dropped the premed, continued on with just being a Psychology major till I realized I hated my school, wanted to transfer out, and stopped giving a crap about grades (leading to my dangerously low cumulative GPA and worst idea EVEr) until I transferred schools.
Now, I go to a school that I LOVE in Chicago with a pretty decent reputation as a Psychology major-- since the other grades don't count my current school GPA is like 3.875. I wasn't thinking of going back to pre-med-- but after noticing my school sparked a partnership (even though I knew I wouldn't be able to take advantage of it, as the programs start after I graduate), there was that spark and burn within me that was just like "Yeah, eff... I gotta get into medicine anyway I can..." So, I'm back on the drawing board, and trying to go to postbacc after I keep the steady trend of my grades (I will be able to graduate summa cum laude since my school starts fresh when you transfer!) But if we're talking AMCAS cGPA... right now it's at a 2.8/2.9, which bums me out. Calculated it if I get A's/A-'s for the rest of the year until I graduate and I barely hit 3.0 cGPA. My sGPA is terrible (it's like a 2...) -- which is why I'm aiming to get into a post-bacc program.
With grade replacement in AACOMAS, my cGPA would be much higher-- if I average both my 1st school + 2nd school grades (with grade replacement), my cGPA is realistically around a 3.3/3.4, with all A's it will get me to ~3.5.
Any advice? Is going postbac a good idea? Would it be better to take a year or two off, get some life experience and then apply post bac? Or do informal DIY postbac? Either way, I didn't finish all my science requirements (I only took 1 yr bio and 1 sem of gen chem) so I'd have to do prereqs somehow...
Would love some advice/words of wisdom! Thanks everyone!