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[koloche]

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I graduated with a bio major and a 3.1 gpa last year. i've been working full time ever since. now i want to give med school a shot. however my gpa is too low. what's the best way to pull it up.

 

[mamadoc]

did you do all the pre-med prerequisites? You've given your overall GPA - how was your BCPM (bio-chem-physics-math) GPA? Same, better or worse?

you've got lots of options for improving that - post-bacc, masters, courses on your own. You really haven't given enough information about your situation to say what would be a good choice for you.

For starters I suggest reading awhile here and finding out what other people have done. That might give you some ideas.

 

[maygirl]

The best way to pull it up is to take a lot of post-bacc classes. These grades are actually calculated into your AMCAS GPA. Another alternative is a masters program, but I wouldn't recommend it if you want to raise your GPA. Those grades aren't included in your AMCAS GPA (however, since you were a science major, I'm not sure what other choices in post-bac classes you have left so a masters program may be a valid choice). Also, you should really strive hard to get a good MCAT score to compensate for your GPA.