MD Do I have a chance of getting accepted into med school? Any specific actionable/cost efficient specific steps to increase sGPA😭

[ariaofthesoul]

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Hi!

I’m on my 2nd gap year (had to deal/still dealing with a lot of life stuff & saving money for the application cycle), my sGPA & GPA are pretty low (2.802, not including psychology classes & 3.251 respectively) but I have accumulated 1300 hours of volunteering & 1100+ hour of clinical experience as an MA for Dermatology, no research. Still, I was a part of many meaningful organizations at a top 10 public university in the US with a BA in Biology & a minor in psychology.

I took a practice exam on Blueprint and got a 518, which surprised me! I’m currently working and want to take the real MCAT in September!

What do you think I should do? What steps should I take to increase my GPA? I was considering the Georgetown SMP program, but money is tight. What schools, if any, are within reach based on my stats?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

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I've had a not-so-great past 4 years as an undergrad at UVA (at least compared to when I was applying to colleges in high school - 4.3 cum gpa + tons of leadership and extracurriculars). I graduated back in May with my Bachelor of Arts in Biology and minored in Psychology hoping to get into medical school but I realized, I wasted my undergrad years.

I have done a lot of extracurriculars (resident advisor for 3 years, student government/community work/advocacy/event planning all 4 years) and worked as a health promotion assistant at the wellness center for a year. Throughout the pandemic...

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