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[hematosis]

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[Sabin]

New York resident

mcat: ps 10 Bio 11 v 7 total : 28
undergraduate stats
BCPM: 2.6
nonsci 2.9
overall ~2.7
2 year science postbac
3.5gpa
overall with grad school is still aroud 2.8
what do u guys think? is the uppward trend enough or should i take more classes?? i have extensive research and shadowing, volunteer, etc. I turning 29 next month and i also feel kind of old for pod school....😱

I think you'll have a decent shot. I'd apply early (August/September) to increase your chances. Your upward trend is very good (I feel your pain because I made some foolish choices my freshman year, but I got my act together when I was a sophomore and have been doing fine since). Just be sure to get your LORs. Good luck! 🙂

 

[dtrack22]

air bud is old too and that didn't stop him. As far as your chances? You could apply right now and grab any open seat at any of the programs. Stop taking classes, just apply next August and be normal during your interviews. Nothing more to say...that should be the end of this thread.

 

[CaliforniaKid]

air bud is old too and that didn't stop him. As far as your chances? You could apply right now and grab any open seat at any of the programs. Stop taking classes, just apply next August and be normal during your interviews. Nothing more to say...that should be the end of this thread.

I dont know if i would agree with this just because the overall GPA is very low.
To OP, i would suggest calling some of the schools and asking them what u need to do next. MCAT and upper trend might help but its probably not going to be enough. Good luck and don't worry about the age.

 

[catchburns]

How is it that all of you people get a solid MCAT score with such a crappy GPA? Is it just me, or does this seem illogical?

Good for you though, hematosis. Unfortunately, I think I disagree with dtrack on this one too though. Your GPA isn't good enough to get you in this late in the cycle, but if you apply early next cycle, then you'll be just fine. Your MCAT will make up for your grades for your app with most schools. I think you'd be wasting your money for this cycle though.

Good luck next year!

 

[shenanigans327]

How is it that all of you people get a solid MCAT score with such a crappy GPA? Is it just me, or does this seem illogical?

Good for you though, hematosis. Unfortunately, I think I disagree with dtrack on this one too though. Your GPA isn't good enough to get you in this late in the cycle, but if you apply early next cycle, then you'll be just fine. Your MCAT will make up for your grades for your app with most schools. I think you'd be wasting your money for this cycle though.

Good luck next year!

I can speak in my case, don't know about others, but I finished my Freshman year with a whopping 2.4cGPA. After that, I spent the next 3 years trying to get it as high as I could. I just think its that some people get to college, screw around for a bit, then realize they want to be in medicine and bust their @$$ to turn their grades around. Problem being, it's a bitch to turn around 60 credits of college coursework that's already in the books. Just a thought.

 

[165007]

I can speak in my case, don't know about others, but I finished my Freshman year with a whopping 2.4cGPA. After that, I spent the next 3 years trying to get it as high as I could. I just think its that some people get to college, screw around for a bit, then realize they want to be in medicine and bust their @$$ to turn their grades around. Problem being, it's a bitch to turn around 60 credits of college coursework that's already in the books. Just a thought.

Yeah, sounds about right. But, we are talking about podiatry not MD.
You dont need a high gpa/mcat. No need to bust your ass in undergrad.

 

[dtrack22]

Just to clarify my earlier post, I did advise the OP to apply next August. The line about applying now was more to make a point..."could" is different than should and by saying that the OP could get into a program now I was just trying to point out the nature of podiatry admissions, and the rather low standards.

But...Average GPA is around a 3.2, I was a little over .4 higher than that and your are about .4 below that. And there you have it, together we have a 3.2 average. I still think the OP could have gotten in somewhere a week ago assuming there were seats open.

I think a lot of the posters on this board who haven't stepped onto campus yet forget about the individuals on the lower end of the academic spectrum. Look at the MCAT advice thread, we're all throwing around 30+ MCAT scores. You know there are 18's getting in for the numbers to work. Same goes for GPA. Pod schools need $$$ and that means the need nothing more than warm bodies.

 

[Brodiatrist]

Honestly, the pod school "chances" and "rankings" threads need to stop. If you've checked any of the admissions numbers recently its evident they care more about your pulse status and loan eligibility rather than MCAT or GPA. Some schools still accept DAT. From start to finish, there is no standardization in this profession. Let's start by making the MCAT cutoff 24 and the GPA 3.2. That will send at least 1/2 of the applicants to nursing school, taking care of that shortage and at the same time free up pod residencies! See, I just killed two birds with one stone.

 

[air bud]

Honestly, the pod school "chances" and "rankings" threads need to stop. If you've checked any of the admissions numbers recently its evident they care more about your pulse status and loan eligibility rather than MCAT or GPA. Some schools still accept DAT. From start to finish, there is no standardization in this profession. Let's start by making the MCAT cutoff 24 and the GPA 3.2. That will send at least 1/2 of the applicants to nursing school, taking care of that shortage and at the same time free up pod residencies! See, I just killed two birds with one stone.

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[catchburns]

agreed.

 

[darazon]

Lol. I like it.

 

[RATM2010]

Honestly, the pod school "chances" and "rankings" threads need to stop. If you've checked any of the admissions numbers recently its evident they care more about your pulse status and loan eligibility rather than MCAT or GPA. Some schools still accept DAT. From start to finish, there is no standardization in this profession. Let's start by making the MCAT cutoff 24 and the GPA 3.2. That will send at least 1/2 of the applicants to nursing school, taking care of that shortage and at the same time free up pod residencies! See, I just killed two birds with one stone.

If you cut mcat to 24, then the GPA should be cut to 3.4 instead of 3.2. I still smell what the Rock is cooking!