Hello everyone.
I'm creating this post due to my concerns of getting accepted to an Allopathic, (M.D), Medical School.
I writing this because I want honest opinions from students and physicians to see if I still have a shot.
In my first two years of Undergrad, I did very well in my MD pre-requite classes. I got an A in General Chemistry 1, a B in General Chemistry 2, A in General Biology 1, B in General Biology 2, A in Physics 1, B in Physics 2, and topped my Organic Chemistry classes 1 and 2 with high A's. I did well in my other classes as well and my lab grades were a mix of A's and B's. Throughout my years, I was shadowing doctors and helping the needy. I especially helped one family whose mother had cancer and had two kids who were in elementary school. I took care of them time to time and helped them out. I took them to movies and made them feel like family. At the end of my second year, (GPA at a 3.7), that mother died of cancer. Those two kids were motherless and ended up going back to Asia. They told me how I didn't spend enough time with him and all I did was study school. This made me very upset at myself because I felt a bit selfish on only caring for myself. This feeling of sadness lingered on during my first semester of my third year. My blood sugar raised, I gained a lot of weight and my grades went down. I got all B's in my science courses and brought my GPA down to a 3.6. I was upset at myself for doing poorly but sad because I felt that sadness of losing someone. I took my winter break to get back to eating healthy and my blood sugar went back to normal. I set my mind to start fresh this spring semester and wanted to do better, especially because I was studying for my MCAT. However, a few weeks into my classes, while I was putting the past behind me, I lost another person to cancer. I was again upset because I lost two people to cancer in less than a year. I decided to take my MCAT and scored decent, (512: 130 Chem/Phys; 129 CARS; 128 Bio/Biochem; 128 Psych/Socio ), but I knew I could've done better. On top of that, I was getting teased a lot at my University from other pre-meds because of me being shy and not talking to anyone, (FYI; my EC's are listed as followed: 1000 hours of shadowing primary care physician and orthopedic surgeon clinical and surgical hours, 3 semesters of Chemical Research with 2 poster presentations at committees, 1+ year(s) Organic Chemistry tutoring, 3+ years of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with competition wins, and just got employed CNA at a nursing home for 2 months and I am currently looking for another job in the ER), due to my crazy schedule, I didn't have much time to socialize with many people except for my doctors that I shadowed, my sports and research team, and the CNA's, LPN's, and RN's at work. This hurt me very much and disturbed me inside even to this day. I ended up with a C in my 300 level Cell Biology class and was heartbroken. I quickly transferred to another University to complete my degree in Biology, but I have to wait another year to graduate. During this semester, I was still feeling sad about people at my old school and was also intimidated by going to a new school with teachers I didn't know and living in the city all by myself. I also ran into financial problems because this new school is much more expensive and I developed pneumonia from one patient at the nursing home I worked at, (which is why I am looking for a job at the ER so it doesn't affect my studies) which caused me to W from my Russian foreign language class and currently getting a C+ in my 300 level Molecular Genetics class, ( I have a high A in my other classes). My GPA is a 3.5 cumulative, 3.4 science.
I know this is a lot to read but I really wanted sincere and serious advice if I still have a shot at medical school? I will definitely make it my mission to do better next semester and get that 4.0!!! I want to raise my cGPA to a 3.57 and my sGPA to a 3.43! I am willing to retake the MCAT and hope to score higher than a 512. Please comment serious and honest remarks.
Thank You.
I'm creating this post due to my concerns of getting accepted to an Allopathic, (M.D), Medical School.
I writing this because I want honest opinions from students and physicians to see if I still have a shot.
In my first two years of Undergrad, I did very well in my MD pre-requite classes. I got an A in General Chemistry 1, a B in General Chemistry 2, A in General Biology 1, B in General Biology 2, A in Physics 1, B in Physics 2, and topped my Organic Chemistry classes 1 and 2 with high A's. I did well in my other classes as well and my lab grades were a mix of A's and B's. Throughout my years, I was shadowing doctors and helping the needy. I especially helped one family whose mother had cancer and had two kids who were in elementary school. I took care of them time to time and helped them out. I took them to movies and made them feel like family. At the end of my second year, (GPA at a 3.7), that mother died of cancer. Those two kids were motherless and ended up going back to Asia. They told me how I didn't spend enough time with him and all I did was study school. This made me very upset at myself because I felt a bit selfish on only caring for myself. This feeling of sadness lingered on during my first semester of my third year. My blood sugar raised, I gained a lot of weight and my grades went down. I got all B's in my science courses and brought my GPA down to a 3.6. I was upset at myself for doing poorly but sad because I felt that sadness of losing someone. I took my winter break to get back to eating healthy and my blood sugar went back to normal. I set my mind to start fresh this spring semester and wanted to do better, especially because I was studying for my MCAT. However, a few weeks into my classes, while I was putting the past behind me, I lost another person to cancer. I was again upset because I lost two people to cancer in less than a year. I decided to take my MCAT and scored decent, (512: 130 Chem/Phys; 129 CARS; 128 Bio/Biochem; 128 Psych/Socio ), but I knew I could've done better. On top of that, I was getting teased a lot at my University from other pre-meds because of me being shy and not talking to anyone, (FYI; my EC's are listed as followed: 1000 hours of shadowing primary care physician and orthopedic surgeon clinical and surgical hours, 3 semesters of Chemical Research with 2 poster presentations at committees, 1+ year(s) Organic Chemistry tutoring, 3+ years of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with competition wins, and just got employed CNA at a nursing home for 2 months and I am currently looking for another job in the ER), due to my crazy schedule, I didn't have much time to socialize with many people except for my doctors that I shadowed, my sports and research team, and the CNA's, LPN's, and RN's at work. This hurt me very much and disturbed me inside even to this day. I ended up with a C in my 300 level Cell Biology class and was heartbroken. I quickly transferred to another University to complete my degree in Biology, but I have to wait another year to graduate. During this semester, I was still feeling sad about people at my old school and was also intimidated by going to a new school with teachers I didn't know and living in the city all by myself. I also ran into financial problems because this new school is much more expensive and I developed pneumonia from one patient at the nursing home I worked at, (which is why I am looking for a job at the ER so it doesn't affect my studies) which caused me to W from my Russian foreign language class and currently getting a C+ in my 300 level Molecular Genetics class, ( I have a high A in my other classes). My GPA is a 3.5 cumulative, 3.4 science.
I know this is a lot to read but I really wanted sincere and serious advice if I still have a shot at medical school? I will definitely make it my mission to do better next semester and get that 4.0!!! I want to raise my cGPA to a 3.57 and my sGPA to a 3.43! I am willing to retake the MCAT and hope to score higher than a 512. Please comment serious and honest remarks.
Thank You.
