Do I have a chance anywhere?

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I am a student at Texas A&M. I screwed around my first few years and now have been working my butt off just to get my GPA decent. I have had an upward trend in gpa the last 2 years of college but still have really low overall. I got an A & B in O-Chem recently, I haven't taken the Mcat yet but feel I could probably get around a 33 - 35. The highest my GPA will be when i graduate will be between a 2.9 and a 3.05 ish. I'm getting really bogged down, and wondering if I have any kind of a chance for a U.S. Medical School?

Or 2nd question... could I get a surgical residency coming out of Ross University in the Caribbean?
 
1) I think your chance for US MD schools is slim to none...even for TTech. I think they have a GPA cutoff @ around 3.3-3.4.

I think if you ace your MCAT, you still stand a chance for DO school. TCOM is a great school that worth trying. cheer!

2) Of courses, as long as you do well in med school and ace the USMLE.
 
I think the general reply from most people will be that they can't tell you much without the MCAT score. A lot of people feel like they can do extremely well on the MCAT and underestimate it. Take some practice tests until you start getting into the score range where you feel an acceptance is probable.

That GPA will be a huge red flag at many schools, and many will toss out the application instantly if it is under a 3.0. However, some schools will take a look at your application if you do get that high MCAT and will notice the upward trend you speak of.

Make sure you study for that MCAT as dilegently as possible, and get that 33-34 that yout think you can get. Try taking some courses to increase that GPA over a 3.0 and I think some schools will look at you, and possibly extend an interview.

Also, if you don't mind, I would consider D.O schools. Retake some of those classes that you did poor in (C's or less) and ace them. Your science GPA will rise faster as the old grades get replaced with new grades (for MD schools they average both).

What are your EC's like? You will need to have a very nice set of extra curricular activites that you did in your undergraduate years in order to get some ADCOM's to give a little more attention to your application.

Coming out of a carribean school will be make it very tough on you to obtain a surgical residency. But it is not impossible, especially if you study well and perform well on your USMLE step 1 and 2. If you do get a good score on your USMLE, then surgical residency is definitely possible coming out of the carribean. You should check out the match list in the carribean forums for the big 4 schools. Just know that MD's and DO's from a US school will have the upper hand if they are at or near your USMLE score.
 
With a GPA over 3.0 and a decent MCAT, you'd have a good shot at osteopathic med schools.

With a great MCAT score and a GPA over 3.0, you might get into an SMP (Special Masters Program) with linkage to an allopathic med school, and get in after 2 years of a very-good GPA. (See Post-bac Forum for more info.)
 
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