Great EC but okay GPA....Help?

[yocharlie]

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[Catalystik]

For many DO schools, you'd be fine applying with your cGPA of 3.44 and an MCAT score of 26+. For MD, you'd have a chance at some less-selective schools with a 3.44 cGPA and an MCAT of 33+. If you wait to apply until next year and get your cGPA up to 3.5+, then an MCATof 32+ would be your goal.

 

[yocharlie]

Yeah that sounds good but my problem is I have a 3.44 GPA with 210 units. I will probably take me forever to be able to get it to that level. Should I look at post-bacs?

 

[Catalystik]

With 210 units a postbac of straight As won't help your cGPA much. But if you don't have recent excellent grades, a postbac would still help to establish a trend of recent excellent grades, which adcomms would regard positively.

BTW, you are aware that the DO application service only includes the most recent grade if you retake a class, right? So that would take out the negative effect of the Ds and F on your cGPA/sGPA since you retook them.