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[AffluenzaLife]

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I have a scary past, because I took some business classes & got many D's.
However, I received 3.6 GPA Associate Degree & graduated with honors from a community college. Now I am in 4 year university & about 1 1/2 years left towards my Bachelors, my GPA here is 3.8 I only had 2 B's, most biology, chem, and physics are A's. Took an MCAT got 30.
is it almost certain that Caribbean school will accept this, and I only mean Ross ,AUC or SGU

thanks

 

[Pons Asinorum]

I have a scary past, because I took some business classes & got many D's.
However, I received 3.6 GPA Associate Degree & graduated with honors from a community college. Now I am in 4 year university & about 1 1/2 years left towards my Bachelors, my GPA here is 3.8 I only had 2 B's, most biology, chem, and physics are A's. Took an MCAT got 30.
is it almost certain that Caribbean school will accept this, and I only mean Ross ,AUC or SGU

thanks

Why, in the name of all that is holy, would you only consider Caribs? If you have a 3.6-3.8, you didn't get "many" D's. Your grades aren't bad, your MCAT isn't bad, why make it so difficult for yourself to match into whatever residency that you might like in the future? Please do more research on the match rates of Carib MD's into non-family medicine, non-IM residencies.

 

[AffluenzaLife]

I had D's before receiving my Associate in Science, although only GPA counted was for classes I took at that community college, the D's I got from another university. I took a hell of a road to get to where I am today. Today I'm doing good because a 4 Year university (U of Houston) gave me a fresh start.
The concern about D's come from submitting paperwork of all previous college attended.

P.S. Every time I call SGU counselors - different answers regarding med & premed programs and eligibility 😕

 

[Pons Asinorum]

I had D's before receiving my Associate in Science, although only GPA counted was for classes I took at that community college, the D's I got from another university. I took a hell of a road to get to where I am today. Today I'm doing good because a 4 Year university (U of Houston) gave me a fresh start.
The concern about D's come from submitting paperwork of all previous college attended.

P.S. Every time I call SGU counselors - different answers regarding med & premed programs and eligibility 😕

If you call the SGU counselors, they will ably and efficiently give you answers regarding the cost of attendance and how to get started processing your financial aid paperwork. Therein lies the rub.

 

[Total180]

Why, in the name of all that is holy, would you only consider Caribs? If you have a 3.6-3.8, you didn't get "many" D's. Your grades aren't bad, your MCAT isn't bad, why make it so difficult for yourself to match into whatever residency that you might like in the future? Please do more research on the match rates of Carib MD's into non-family medicine, non-IM residencies.

I think they meant that they have the 3.6 at the new school, and have a bunch of D's from another school a long time ago, which would bring the cumGPA down quite a bit...If that is the case, the only way to know what your chances really are is to calculate your total gpa both science and cumulative including all credits taken at every university you have attended.

 

[AffluenzaLife]

I wonder what makes you stand out to a delirium of apathetic behavior, perhaps you failed miserably in life, but I will leave this for God to decide.

First of all, it is 3.8, not 3.6.

Second, don't downgrade my potentials to become an MD while you attend a ****ty DO school.

Medical schools are interested in your pre reqs, your GPA in those courses, and then your MCAT. They do not care about your associates degree if you got a BA in Biology with 3.8 Cumulative & 3.8 overall.

I bet you failed badly and taking out on new comers who are in need of help here.

That was not helpful what so ever, or even a bit informative.

 

[Pons Asinorum]

I wonder what makes you stand out to a delirium of apathetic behavior, perhaps you failed miserably in life, but I will leave this for God to decide.

First of all, it is 3.8, not 3.6.

Second, don't downgrade my potentials to become an MD while you attend a ****ty DO school.

Medical schools are interested in your pre reqs, your GPA in those courses, and then your MCAT. They do not care about your associates degree if you got a BA in Biology with 3.8 Cumulative & 3.8 overall.

I bet you failed badly and taking out on new comers who are in need of help here.

That was not helpful what so ever, or even a bit informative.

Not sure what your point is here, my friend. Going the DO route is far superior to a Carib MD. Them's the facts. You can ignore them at your discretion. No program will "ignore" anything about your prior undergraduate work. You have some considerable misconceptions on how MD admissions work, and it looks like a bit of a problem with good advice that isn't to your liking. Best of luck.

 

[Geneticist]

Second, don't downgrade my potentials to become an MD while you attend a ****ty DO school.

Etzio, is that you?

 

[Total180]

I wonder what makes you stand out to a delirium of apathetic behavior, perhaps you failed miserably in life, but I will leave this for God to decide.

First of all, it is 3.8, not 3.6.

Second, don't downgrade my potentials to become an MD while you attend a ****ty DO school.

Medical schools are interested in your pre reqs, your GPA in those courses, and then your MCAT. They do not care about your associates degree if you got a BA in Biology with 3.8 Cumulative & 3.8 overall.

I bet you failed badly and taking out on new comers who are in need of help here.

That was not helpful what so ever, or even a bit informative.

I am confused at who this is directed at...no one told you you couldn't go to an MD school. No one was downgrading your potential to become an MD, me and Pons were just trying to get an accurate picture of your situation. It is telling though that you got so defensive, when no one was trying to "downgrade your potential" or be mean to you. We were trying to help you...Also, if you don't want to hear what people had to say, why did you ask the question? Were you just looking for a bunch of people to be "yes men" agreeing with everything you say? That doesn't seem very productive...

 

[Pons Asinorum]

Etzio, is that you?

Etzio would have to use a random grammar error generator to make this post. Guy was a dbag, no doubt, but he could express himself reliably at the least.

 

[bullsfan1986]

 

[bonsaipalmtree]

Looks like Etzio found a new IP address.

 

[TOcho118]

Etzio, is that you?

+1 lmao

 

[theWUbear]

Stock up on suntan lotion and read up on the mechanism of metformin. You'll be using it a lot in your family practice in North Dakota.

North Dakota has the 48th highest concentration of people living with diabetes in the US (that's second lowest for those of you named gary yogurt), but hey - who needs rational thinking when you're bashing the carribean? 🙄


Glad that medical education's working out for you though - there is still far from a consensus regarding the mechanism by which metformin increases AMP kinase activity...

 

[AffluenzaLife]

poor skepticism on your behalf, a whole blog goes around judging peoples ability to ask rational questions.
My answer to everyone here - get a life & stop hating.

 

[Pons Asinorum]

poor skepticism on your behalf, a whole blog goes around judging peoples ability to ask rational questions.
My answer to everyone here - get a life & stop hating.

My answer to you, from everyone, is to stop worrying about us and work on the GPA and MCAT score. I would also continue with the ESL courses, but that's just from me. I'm sure the Caribs will accept you with open arms just the way you are, however. Best of luck.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

I wonder what makes you stand out to a delirium of apathetic behavior, perhaps you failed miserably in life, but I will leave this for God to decide.

First of all, it is 3.8, not 3.6.

Second, don't downgrade my potentials to become an MD while you attend a ****ty DO school.

Medical schools are interested in your pre reqs, your GPA in those courses, and then your MCAT. They do not care about your associates degree if you got a BA in Biology with 3.8 Cumulative & 3.8 overall.

I bet you failed badly and taking out on new comers who are in need of help here.

That was not helpful what so ever, or even a bit informative.

Someone's got a stick up their butt. Wat.