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Posting this for a legit friend who doesn't really understand SDN or reddit for asking premed questions.
A nontraditional friend of mine is from South Korea, and received both a bachelor's and Masters from a top Korean university. She tells me her uGPA was in the 3.2-3.3 range. No science classes. Since then, she immigrated to the US, and is now a Green Card holder.
She completed about 90 units in the US at a community college and 4-year state school. About 70 of these units are science classes. She maintained a 3.8+, so her sGPA is around 3.8. She says she got a 505 on the MCAT 2 months ago. She has no research experience, and has ~400 hours clinical volunteering at hospitals and a hospice, and ~400 hours nonclinical.
She's applying all DO with maybe a few MD's.
1) She's worried about not having a US Bachelor's. Her B.A. and M.A. are from a fairly well-recognized Korean university, and she's completed about 90 units of coursework in the US. Would this offset any potential issues with a non-US degree?
2) Is she OK to apply this coming cycle? Including her masters and post-bacc work, her cGPA is around 3.4-3.5, and her sGPA is 3.8+ (depending on her additional coursework). Her coursework are primarily in the prereqs + math/english classes. She has 2 upper division bio coursework.
2) If she's ok to apply this cycle, what are some schools she should aim for?
Thank you.
A nontraditional friend of mine is from South Korea, and received both a bachelor's and Masters from a top Korean university. She tells me her uGPA was in the 3.2-3.3 range. No science classes. Since then, she immigrated to the US, and is now a Green Card holder.
She completed about 90 units in the US at a community college and 4-year state school. About 70 of these units are science classes. She maintained a 3.8+, so her sGPA is around 3.8. She says she got a 505 on the MCAT 2 months ago. She has no research experience, and has ~400 hours clinical volunteering at hospitals and a hospice, and ~400 hours nonclinical.
She's applying all DO with maybe a few MD's.
1) She's worried about not having a US Bachelor's. Her B.A. and M.A. are from a fairly well-recognized Korean university, and she's completed about 90 units of coursework in the US. Would this offset any potential issues with a non-US degree?
2) Is she OK to apply this coming cycle? Including her masters and post-bacc work, her cGPA is around 3.4-3.5, and her sGPA is 3.8+ (depending on her additional coursework). Her coursework are primarily in the prereqs + math/english classes. She has 2 upper division bio coursework.
2) If she's ok to apply this cycle, what are some schools she should aim for?
Thank you.
