MD GED, CC and Low GPA

[DrIbarra]

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Hello Everyone,

I have been a member of this forum for some time now but this is my first time posting anything. OK, so here it goes...

I am 25 yr old female, residing in FL, I dropped out of HS and received my GED in 2010. I am currently attending a State College (CC?) to complete an AS in Cardiovascular Technologies and will also complete BAS in Cardiopulmonary at the same School. The first two years of college were hard (new baby, I was young and stupid) and i have the following grades for non pre-med pre-reqs (low pre-reqs to pre-reqs for college classes since i didn't have a HS transcript)
A - 11
B - 6
C - 11
D - 2
F - 3
W - 1

I currently have a 3.0 GPA at my institution (State College) and an overall (transfer and current) of 2.73. I took 19 credits last semester and made the schools Dean List and plan on taking 12 credit (minimum) each semester to make the Deans List, to make up for those C's, D's, and F's. Now here are my questions....

1. What are my chances? LOL (no really, am I shooting too high?)
2. Is the Dean's List idea mentioned above a good idea, or does it really not matter?
3. Should i complete the rest of the Pre-Med courses at a University or just finish them at my current school?
4. The course ID for some of the classes at my school are different than what the schools requirements are, does that matter (ex. CHM2045 vs CHM1045)

If you have gotten to this point THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!

Any advise is greatly appreciated!

 

[Cardboard101]

1. Nonexistent, especially without a MCAT. You need to raise the GPA and start acing classes if you want a shot.
2. Doesn't really matter, Deans List is reflected through your GPA anyway, just do well.
3. Finishing the classes at a University would be ideal. For MD and a handful of DO, CC classes for prereqs are frowned upon when you can take them at a 4 year.
4. This sounds like something you need to work out with your adviser, AMCAS/AACOMAS will not care about the prefix unless you're doing a retake and trying to apply grade replacement for AACOMAS from the same institution.

 

[Turkishking]

Chances are very bad.
Time for plan B.

 

[shopsteward]

Chances are very bad.
Time for plan B.

Oh come on. This is a high school drop-out still going through the reinvention process.

OP: I think you've done two and a half years at college level? You need to get the AMCAS/AACOMAS calculations of your cumulative and science grades above 3.0 as a minimum. The higher you can get them over that, the better your chances. I would suggest that

1. You aim for as close to 4.0 in classes you take from now on as you can get, and certainly no lower than 3.5. Take your time over it if that helps, rather than trying to cram it all in quickly and failing to get the grades. Low grades from now on are the main thing which will stop you. Look at using grade replacement for quick improvements in your AACOMAS GPA.

2. When your grades are high enough and you've done all the standard pre-reqs and proper preparation, take the MCAT. Your chances will be best if you take it once and do it right: a low score or a series of re-takes will cast serious doubt on your reinvention story.

3. Cardboard is right that a 4 year university is better, so you need solid reasons for not going to one. A 4 year will also have pre-med advisers to help you. Otherwise, look up the admission criteria for all the med schools nearest to you and keep checking on how you measure up.

4. Keep a close eye on your levels of student debt. Accumulating student debt before med school and then adding 4 years of med school debt could be a killer for you.

Best of luck.

 

[Faha]

If your can raise your GPA to over 3.2 and obtain a MCAT score of 500 or higher you would be able to receive interviews at some DO schools, mainly the newer ones.