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I was hoping somebody who was accepted with a checkered past could enlighten me a little. 6 years ago I graduated high school and went to a community college. I had no maturity or motivation. I failed almost every class and was academically dismissesd. So I joined the Army for 4 years. This proved to be the kick in the @ss I needed. Now that I'm discharged, I'm back in undergrad, doing really well. Cum GPA a year since re-entering college is 3.85.
BUT, I was wondering how in the world my app is even going to get looked at. I just did some math and made an Excel spreadsheet that listed all my grades. Right now I have a 2.14 cum GPA. This is despite the fact that for the last 2 semesters I've had 3.91 and 3.94 term GPA...that tells you how bad my community college record was back in 1996. And it's mathematically impossible for me to bring it up over 3.0 during undergrad. Now, I know some schools will see my reformation, but I can't help wondering if they are just going to junk my app automatically without looking at the trend. Did you have to apply to a huge number of schools? Am i strictly limited to DO schools? It's funny, my current academics (all my pre-med reqs) are stellar - I don't have any problems with school now. It's just my past that continues to screw me. Has anyone else ever gone through this?
Anyway, sometimes I despair and think that its hopeless. I would really appreciate it if you could give me your take on it.
Thanks a million
BUT, I was wondering how in the world my app is even going to get looked at. I just did some math and made an Excel spreadsheet that listed all my grades. Right now I have a 2.14 cum GPA. This is despite the fact that for the last 2 semesters I've had 3.91 and 3.94 term GPA...that tells you how bad my community college record was back in 1996. And it's mathematically impossible for me to bring it up over 3.0 during undergrad. Now, I know some schools will see my reformation, but I can't help wondering if they are just going to junk my app automatically without looking at the trend. Did you have to apply to a huge number of schools? Am i strictly limited to DO schools? It's funny, my current academics (all my pre-med reqs) are stellar - I don't have any problems with school now. It's just my past that continues to screw me. Has anyone else ever gone through this?
Anyway, sometimes I despair and think that its hopeless. I would really appreciate it if you could give me your take on it.
Thanks a million