Hi there!
I am a bit confused about my options now. I am currently working on a thesis masters (Biology with Neuro&Behav concentration), I have been published two times so far with more to come and have great LORs. I also have all the other good stuff like volunteering (medical and non medical) shadowing, sports, clubs, leadership, awards, TA, etc...However, my undergraduate gpa is not good and I have taken the MCAT 3 times, twice as an undergrad and once now. 18,22,20... my last MCAT went down which I have been told is the kiss of death for my chances in the US. I truly have no idea what happened, but that is not what I would like to address here at this time.
UNDERGRADUATE
BCPM=3.02
AO=3.49
Overall=3.13
GRADUATE
GPA=4.00
Would I be better off just applying to the top 4 Caribbean schools? Would I even have a chance at those schools? I know many of you will bash me for this, but I don't want to retake the MCAT and would like to go ahead and start medical school. If I don't get into the Caribbean ones, then of course I will have to reevaluate things and take it again, but I don't want to think about that until I figure this out first.
Would my masters degree really make a difference and show them that I have improved and become a better student with the capability to combat complex topics?
I saw the thread about Caribbean chances, but with my MCAT score dropping, could I still get into SGU or Ross without having to do their prep program? Do they weed applicants out based only on MCAT or do they look at the whole picture from the start? I know there are some threads that address some of these questions, but I saw them to be extremely outdated, so I am hoping for updated info.
Thank you so much for reading all this. This was my first time posting and I hope I did it correctly. 😀
I am a bit confused about my options now. I am currently working on a thesis masters (Biology with Neuro&Behav concentration), I have been published two times so far with more to come and have great LORs. I also have all the other good stuff like volunteering (medical and non medical) shadowing, sports, clubs, leadership, awards, TA, etc...However, my undergraduate gpa is not good and I have taken the MCAT 3 times, twice as an undergrad and once now. 18,22,20... my last MCAT went down which I have been told is the kiss of death for my chances in the US. I truly have no idea what happened, but that is not what I would like to address here at this time.
UNDERGRADUATE
BCPM=3.02
AO=3.49
Overall=3.13
GRADUATE
GPA=4.00
Would I be better off just applying to the top 4 Caribbean schools? Would I even have a chance at those schools? I know many of you will bash me for this, but I don't want to retake the MCAT and would like to go ahead and start medical school. If I don't get into the Caribbean ones, then of course I will have to reevaluate things and take it again, but I don't want to think about that until I figure this out first.
Would my masters degree really make a difference and show them that I have improved and become a better student with the capability to combat complex topics?
I saw the thread about Caribbean chances, but with my MCAT score dropping, could I still get into SGU or Ross without having to do their prep program? Do they weed applicants out based only on MCAT or do they look at the whole picture from the start? I know there are some threads that address some of these questions, but I saw them to be extremely outdated, so I am hoping for updated info.
Thank you so much for reading all this. This was my first time posting and I hope I did it correctly. 😀