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How bad are these red flags and how to overcome them?
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Aceing courses is the best way to convince AdComs that you can handle medical school.
What will be needed to turn this around and prove yourself a medical leader?
There are a number of schools (ex. Tufts, Tulane, NYMC, all DO programs) that value reinvention.
I know this sounds totally hypothetical, but what if the person was able to pull his gpa up from a <2.0 to >3.6 after spending an extra year in undergrad?
That's a really intensive course load. Can you really do it? Do NOT engage in magic thinking!
Able to take 45+ credits a year, 2+ years research experience with publications, a solid honors thesis and valuable international internships?
Yes, IF combined with a good GPA. A 45 MCAT will not rescue a 3.0 GPA for MD programs. A 40 MD is in the >99.8th %ile, so please be realistic.
Would a stellar MCAT (40+) be able to offset the past?
That would be the next step, if a UG performance wasn't good enough.
What about enrolling in prestigious smp or harvard extension school to prove ability to handle life situations?[/quote]
What will be needed to turn this around and prove yourself a medical leader?
There are a number of schools (ex. Tufts, Tulane, NYMC, all DO programs) that value reinvention.
I know this sounds totally hypothetical, but what if the person was able to pull his gpa up from a <2.0 to >3.6 after spending an extra year in undergrad?
That's a really intensive course load. Can you really do it? Do NOT engage in magic thinking!
Able to take 45+ credits a year, 2+ years research experience with publications, a solid honors thesis and valuable international internships?
Yes, IF combined with a good GPA. A 45 MCAT will not rescue a 3.0 GPA for MD programs. A 40 MD is in the >99.8th %ile, so please be realistic.
Would a stellar MCAT (40+) be able to offset the past?
That would be the next step, if a UG performance wasn't good enough.
What about enrolling in prestigious smp or harvard extension school to prove ability to handle life situations?[/quote]
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