GPA, DO

[Morguean]

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My freshman year of undergrad was very rough. I had some serious family issues and I was not focusing on school. I transferred to a school close to home for the rest of undergrad. I am wondering about how admissions look at the gpa.

My undergrad work at the second school gave me a gpa of 3.3. I added in the classes from my freshman year and that turned out to be 3.08. I also took an EMT Basic course at a tech college and if I added that in, I'd have a 3.13.

Do the combine all of this and make one final gpa? I have been working on my application to DO schools, but I'm not sure if I should go through with this. I have quite a bit of patient contact hours from being an EMT, I also have leadership, volunteering, and research experience. I am scheduled to take the MCAT in a couple of weeks. Please give me an honest opinion. I'm just feeling like I'm wasting my time.

 

[qwertypie]

Skip this year. Focus on your MCAT first. Then worry about classes after.

Do something with your time while taking classes, preferably clinical experience.

Good luck.

 

[kelminak]

Skip this year. Focus on your MCAT first. Then worry about classes after.

Do something with your time while taking classes, preferably clinical experience.

Good luck.

Are you and I reading something different? If he's finished undergrad with a GPA over 3.0, has good ECs, and will have a (hopefully high) MCAT score, I'm not sure why he needs to hold off? It's still fairly early in the cycle so I don't see why he couldn't give it a shot if he applies broadly.

 

[deleted436726]

The 3.1 GPA is not ideal, but if you nail the MCAT I think you have a reasonable chance if you apply broadly.

 

[qwertypie]

Are you and I reading something different? If he's finished undergrad with a GPA over 3.0, has good ECs, and will have a (hopefully high) MCAT score, I'm not sure why he needs to hold off? It's still fairly early in the cycle so I don't see why he couldn't give it a shot if he applies broadly.

I honestly think that even with a high MCAT (30+), he's going to have a tough time at a lot of places. 3.1 is as @wh2k13 said, not ideal. His GPA is more than a standard deviation from the average anyways. AND adding on to the fact that he's going to take the MCAT - he's going to wait a month after that before he gets any looks.

@Morguean, you CAN apply but I think that you will have an extremely tough time. Make sure you highlight your ECs. Back them up as best you can. Oh, and kill the MCAT.

 

[Goro]

Concur!

Skip this year. Focus on your MCAT first. Then worry about classes after.

Do something with your time while taking classes, preferably clinical experience.

Good luck.

 

[hallowmann]

Take the MCAT, see what you get, then decide. If I were you and had the money, I'd finish the promary and submit to 1 school to get it verified. Even if your MCAT score is mediocre and you'll be retaking classes in the fall/spring, you'll at least have the app finished and ready to go next cycle.

If you do well (30+), I'd apply to places you'd really like to attend (again if you have the money to risk).

 

[adriano710]

My freshman year of undergrad was very rough. I had some serious family issues and I was not focusing on school. I transferred to a school close to home for the rest of undergrad. I am wondering about how admissions look at the gpa.

My undergrad work at the second school gave me a gpa of 3.3. I added in the classes from my freshman year and that turned out to be 3.08. I also took an EMT Basic course at a tech college and if I added that in, I'd have a 3.13.

Do the combine all of this and make one final gpa? I have been working on my application to DO schools, but I'm not sure if I should go through with this. I have quite a bit of patient contact hours from being an EMT, I also have leadership, volunteering, and research experience. I am scheduled to take the MCAT in a couple of weeks. Please give me an honest opinion. I'm just feeling like I'm wasting my time.

With that GPA, you need a 28+ MCAT to have any sort of shot if you apply broadly.