DO: low cGPA, decent sGPA, avg MCAT

[GoodLawd]

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Non-trad student here with a 500 MCAT with a break down of 127,123,127,123. cGPA 3.18 and sGPA 3.58. How are cGPA looked versus sGPA?

background: two bachelor of science degrees in biology, health science, and minor in history. Work as a medical tech job and I have research experience.

 

[pms_testosterone]

Upward grade trend?

 

[Dr. Meliodas]

@Goro and @Faha could give you the best advice.

 

[Goro]

Non-trad student here with a 500 MCAT with a break down of 127,123,127,123. cGPA 3.18 and sGPA 3.58. How are cGPA looked versus sGPA?

background: two bachelor of science degrees in biology, health science, and minor in history. Work as a medical tech job and I have research experience.

Apply broadly to DO, especially targeting the newest schools. Avoid Wm Carey and LUCOM

 

[Faha]

Where is your state of residence? You could receive interviews at some DO schools and I suggest all these:
ACOM
ARCOM
NYIT-Arkansas
BCOM
UIWSOM
ICOM
LMU-DCOM
UP-KYCOM
WVSOM
VCOM (all 3 schools)
CUSOM
PCOM Georgia and South Georgia
LECOM (both schools)

 

[GoodLawd]

Upward grade trend?

Yup, I've received one B+ in the last 3 years. This includes a 4.0 post-bacc (second science degree). I tanked my GPA 10 years ago when I first started college.

 

[GoodLawd]

Where is your state of residence? You could receive interviews at some DO schools and I suggest all these:
ACOM
ARCOM
NYIT-Arkansas
BCOM
UIWSOM
ICOM
LMU-DCOM
UP-KYCOM
WVSOM
VCOM (all 3 schools)
CUSOM
PCOM Georgia and South Georgia
LECOM (both schools)

Thank you for the advice, does cGPA outweigh sGPA? Or are they equally important?

 

[GoodLawd]

Apply broadly to DO, especially targeting the newest schools. Avoid Wm Carey and LUCOM

why avoid those two schools? I looked into LUCOM

 

[Faha]

sGPA is more important which is to your advantage.

 

[Goro]

why avoid those two schools? I looked into LUCOM

Wm Carey: VERY high attrition rates and only a 92% placement rate for their Class of 2018. That means 8% of their grads are now unemployed, NOT doing residency. No SOAP, no scramble, no TRI. This is simply NOT acceptable. I expect they'll be put on probation very soon.

LUCOM: I have a profound distaste for the politics of their parent organization; their Faculty make blatant attempts to twist facts to match their theology.
From the wise gyngyn: Liberty is poorly regarded due to the history of intolerance of their founding fathers. This school's reputation for intolerance puts its grads at a disadvantage at many reputable residency programs.