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Hi, I am a junior at the moment with a cGPA of 2.5 and a sGPA of 2.1. Is there any way I could get in if I do well on my MCATs and bring my gpa up this coming year? Thanks in advance for any advice.
Hi bobdolerson,
I will admit that I have done poorly my first 2 years as an undergrad...but as of last year, I rethought my career goals and looked into whether or not I would still like to pursue a medical career. In doing so I found out about podiatry, specifically that the requirements are lower than for medical school. Having found this out, I have been shadowing a podiatrist for about a year now and have been slowly bringing my gpa up. I will be taking the september mcats this year and plan to spend my senior year bringing my gpa up even more before applying for next year's application cycle. I just wanted to know if it was possible for me to get into a pod school if my gpa is a turnaround from from my first two years and i do well on my mcats, preferably a score of 30 or higher?
To give you an idea as to just where your grades stand, there are threads here constantly about the frustration many have with the low standards of admittance, and if you look at most any "what are my chances?!!?" thread, most all of them end with "yeah, you'll prolly get in, admission standards are low".
To put your grades in perspective, this is the first post I've seen where I think your chances are slim.
I don't say this to be rude or mean, or put salt in the wounds, I'm only saying this to say that /because/ the standards are so low, that being at the low end of /those/ is a tough place to be, and will likely take far more effort than you understand just to get to the bottom of "acceptable".
Not impossible, but like the previous poster said, you may want to look for a post-bacc program and concentrate on getting As over and over and over.
You have a long long road ahead, so good luck and godspeed.
To give you an idea as to just where your grades stand, there are threads here constantly about the frustration many have with the low standards of admittance, and if you look at most any "what are my chances?!!?" thread, most all of them end with "yeah, you'll prolly get in, admission standards are low".
To put your grades in perspective, this is the first post I've seen where I think your chances are slim.
I don't say this to be rude or mean, or put salt in the wounds, I'm only saying this to say that /because/ the standards are so low, that being at the low end of /those/ is a tough place to be, and will likely take far more effort than you understand just to get to the bottom of "acceptable".
Not impossible, but like the previous poster said, you may want to look for a post-bacc program and concentrate on getting As over and over and over.
You have a long long road ahead, so good luck and godspeed.
Since he's a junior already, it's going to that much HARDER to pull his gpa upwards. Even if he were to get straight A's in science classes for his entire senior year, if he already has 100+ units, would it be enough to get him past 2.5 sgpa by graduation? I'm too lazy to calculate it right now It's understandable that someone with poor grades discovers podiatry's low entrance requirements and is like ! But if you're a beyond borderline student, what are the chances that you will be able to step your game up and do drastically better in a much more difficult environment than undergrad? Only you can really answer this question.