MD & DO Canadian, 36 MCAT, 2.82 cGPA, 2.3 sGPA

[Pdoc387]

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Imprimis, I will repeat, I don't make generalizations with regards to adcoms and what they do and do not consider difficult. I'm sure the scope is broad ranging as in anything. Thus, yes, I agree, there are adcoms with no care for a graduate degree and it is not with in my right to tell them how they should view it as it is not in my right to make a blank statement that adcoms, everywhere, do not care for graduate degrees and/or less than postbaccs.

Secondly, whatever @jonnythan 's stats were is no one's business. He, currently, attends medical school and thus, his own application should not be brought up on a thread about someone else's application stats.

Lastly, I believe this person was given enough advice that we may drop the issue. Even if this individual's citizenship was here, the U.S., the chances are not very good. However, if there are facts we are missing and/or information not completely shared then by all means give it here. But until such time, I think we may all agree, you're unfortunately, going to have to do something drastic in order to fix your application, i.e. postbacc, etc..

 

[el_duderino]

I appreciate the comment, but not only did I post all my stats to this forum myself, but I first brought them up in this very thread. They are fair game.

 

[Pdoc387]

I appreciate the comment, but not only did I post all my stats to this forum myself, but I first brought them up in this very thread. They are fair game.

Yes, but then, someone personally attacked you. You brought your stats up due to the statistics argument stating that this is the hurdle you had to go through to get where you needed to be. Attacking your credentials was a low blow from anyone. Just my viewpoint.

 

[el_duderino]

Yes, but then, someone personally attacked you. You brought your stats up due to the statistics argument stating that this is the hurdle you had to go through to get where you needed to be. Attacking your credentials was a low blow from anyone. Just my viewpoint.

No one attacked me. If you think they did, report the post. I don't need anyone to speak or argue in my defense in a thread I'm participating in. Thank you though, I do genuinely appreciate it.

 

[V5RED]

Imprimis, I will repeat, I don't make generalizations with regards to adcoms and what they do and do not consider difficult. I'm sure the scope is broad ranging as in anything. Thus, yes, I agree, there are adcoms with no care for a graduate degree and it is not with in my right to tell them how they should view it as it is not in my right to make a blank statement that adcoms, everywhere, do not care for graduate degrees and/or less than postbaccs.

Secondly, whatever @jonnythan 's stats were is no one's business. He, currently, attends medical school and thus, his own application should not be brought up on a thread about someone else's application stats.

Lastly, I believe this person was given enough advice that we may drop the issue. Even if this individual's citizenship was here, the U.S., the chances are not very good. However, if there are facts we are missing and/or information not completely shared then by all means give it here. But until such time, I think we may all agree, you're unfortunately, going to have to do something drastic in order to fix your application, i.e. postbacc, etc..

It clearly matters to you whether gGPA counts as much as cGPA. From inductive reasoning using data from SDN adcom members, it it almost useless for MD and barely useful for DO. If you want to keep objecting to that, I suggest you contact as many MD and DO schools as possible and ask them. If they tell you gGPA can override cGPA then you have your answer, but be clear to ask whether it can make up for a poor cGPA, not just whether it can help at all.

 

[Pdoc387]

It clearly matters to you whether gGPA counts as much as cGPA. From inductive reasoning using data from SDN adcom members, it it almost useless for MD and barely useful for DO. If you want to keep objecting to that, I suggest you contact as many MD and DO schools as possible and ask them. If they tell you gGPA can override cGPA then you have your answer, but be clear to ask whether it can make up for a poor cGPA, not just whether it can help at all.

I have called several institution, the most prestigious of the schools I've called is Dartmouth, and the answers appear to be across the board similar: gGPA cannot "override" cGPA, which is not what I'm suggesting, but indeed, it is looked at with serious consideration. Particularly if one were to do badly on a sGPA, but made up for it in gGPA. Obviously, both would be looked at and the query of how much weight one is given over the other was something no school would comment on. However, a stress was placed on that "recent" work, i.e. gGPA, can be given preference in figuring out who you "currently" are and not who you were.

Off the record one NY school adcom said that gGPAs, particularly for URMs, are looked at seriously especially when there appeared to be an upward trend.

Truth matters to me, not my subjectivity.

 

[Shams al Deen]

You were able to search back to find his WAMC thread, but didn't take the time to read his previous post in this thread?

What are you on about man. Who said I didn't read his last post? Jeez, dudes on sdn tryna start stuff. Don't talk down to me, zz.

 

[onelastpuff23]

OP, as a fellow Canadian I strongly urge you to look away from US schools for now. You need to fix your GPA. Do another undergraduate degree here in Canada or take courses after graduating 1-2 at a time in sciences courses. If you do a degree , it would be better since you could always reapply to Canada. Anyway, the reason to come here? US schools are expensive and they provide no added benefit to your situation.

You need courses and a high GPA and do not take it as a difficult institution. US adcoms know little about Canadian universities for that to matter.

If you are prudent about it, you could keep your MCAT and have a solid year or two of 4.0s

 

[AlbinoHawk DO]

Man, what a shame for such a beautiful MCAT to be paired with such GPA. Unfortunately, that GPA takes you out of the running for any Osteopathic program.