Dismissed

[HitBDCman]

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Hello,

I had recently transferred to a 4 year university from a local community college. Due to a ton of family and money issues, I had major issues with my classes and was academically dismissed from the university. I have transferred back to the community college and and taking just enough credit hours to be full time to avoid paying back my loans, while trying to work out my other issues.

I will be applying to my state's university soon for fall semester, but I am wondering whether or not I still have a chance to get accepted into DO schools by the end of the next school year. I will retake the courses, and that should bring my GPA back up to around 3.4-3.5

Based on practice MCAT I am expecting to get around a 30-32, and have plenty of volunteer experience.

I'm just really worried that the dismissal will be a huge red flag and no matter how my GPA and MCAT look they will automatically overlook me. Is this the case?

Thanks in advance

 

[beckhunter116]

I'm not sure how much of a red flag it is. I would contact one school you are interested in and ask how they view this situation? I mean I doubt they would throw your app out right off the bat, but who knows. You may want to look into a post-bacc after you graduate and take a few extra upper-level sciences to prove once again that it was a fluke that you were dismissed. If you do contact a school let us know what they say. Good luck!

 

[BioENG 215]

Hello,

I had recently transferred to a 4 year university from a local community college. Due to a ton of family and money issues, I had major issues with my classes and was academically dismissed from the university. I have transferred back to the community college and and taking just enough credit hours to be full time to avoid paying back my loans, while trying to work out my other issues.

I will be applying to my state's university soon for fall semester, but I am wondering whether or not I still have a chance to get accepted into DO schools by the end of the next school year. I will retake the courses, and that should bring my GPA back up to around 3.4-3.5

Based on practice MCAT I am expecting to get around a 30-32, and have plenty of volunteer experience.

I'm just really worried that the dismissal will be a huge red flag and no matter how my GPA and MCAT look they will automatically overlook me. Is this the case?

Thanks in advance

Will you be completing your degree? There are some schools that require completion of the undergrad degree before starting.

 

[DitchDoc73]

Hello,

I had recently transferred to a 4 year university from a local community college. Due to a ton of family and money issues, I had major issues with my classes and was academically dismissed from the university. I have transferred back to the community college and and taking just enough credit hours to be full time to avoid paying back my loans, while trying to work out my other issues.

I will be applying to my state's university soon for fall semester, but I am wondering whether or not I still have a chance to get accepted into DO schools by the end of the next school year. I will retake the courses, and that should bring my GPA back up to around 3.4-3.5

Based on practice MCAT I am expecting to get around a 30-32, and have plenty of volunteer experience.

I'm just really worried that the dismissal will be a huge red flag and no matter how my GPA and MCAT look they will automatically overlook me. Is this the case?

Thanks in advance

I was acadmeically dismissed from a school (when I was younger and stupid), but I was able to get into several programs. The important thing is to show a good (long and sustained) academic performance after this ocurrence. It will not be an easy road, but it is one that you are able to travel down. Expect to address this in your interview, but it is not an "application killer."

 

[HitBDCman]

Thank you for your quick replies!

As for a degree by the time I apply I will have a little over 100 credit hours of classes.

Ditchdoc, how long did you wait to apply after your dismissal? I may give it a shot by spring of next year, and by then I will have 3-4 semesters (including summer, and if needed I can have everything ready to go by and finish those spring classes and then apply). Do you believe this will be sufficient?

EDIT: Oh I will be taking plenty of more upper science courses, my major is biochem with a minor in philosophy. I plan on doing very well in them once things settle down.

 

[DitchDoc73]

Thank you for your quick replies!

As for a degree by the time I apply I will have a little over 100 credit hours of classes.

Ditchdoc, how long did you wait to apply after your dismissal? I may give it a shot by spring of next year, and by then I will have 3-4 semesters (including summer, and if needed I can have everything ready to go by and finish those spring classes and then apply). Do you believe this will be sufficient?

EDIT: Oh I will be taking plenty of more upper science courses, my major is biochem with a minor in philosophy. I plan on doing very well in them once things settle down.

I took 8 full time semesters after returning to school (Most of my previous credits did not apply to my major). 4 semesters may be enough, but I would try talking to a sympathetic med school admissions couselor to get their opinion. Also try talking to your pre-health professions advisment counselor (if you have one at your school). If you need a medical school advisor that is known to at least talk to students, PM me (he's allopathic, but it will give you some insight).

 

[marke]

but will u be still getting ur BA or BS?? i know some school say BS or BA is strongly recommend, but in actuality it is more like REQUIRED. Correct me if I am wrong, but I haven't heard of anyone getting into medical school without either on their way to complete their bachelor, already had a bachelor degree or has a higher degree. So I really think you should still try to transfer to an University and be on track in getting a bachelor degree before you apply. That's just my 2 cent