how early? Help please!

[Hope14]

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hey guys...

so basically I messed up my first two years in college and am pretty upset because now it seems soo hard to bring up the gpa...well in anycase I hope there is still chance since i havent taken the mcat yet and im going to be a junior in college.....well i am tryin my best to fix the issue but I dont know if its even going to help

Any advice?????

well for the future, what do you all think is the best time for me to apply???

and i know to apply early is good but how early is the question???

thanks for any help!

 

[NewNick]

Any advice?????

Bring up your GPA, at least 3.0. The higher, the better. Get a good MCAT score (in your case).

well for the future, what do you all think is the best time for me to apply???

The best time is when you have acceptable GPA, and MCAT score.

and i know to apply early is good but how early is the question???

Some time in June is considered "early".

 

[Hope14]

thanks...

 

[Hope14]

also...do you guys think I should apply at the end of my junior year or wait and apply at the end of my senior year which gives me a gap of a yr in between???
depending on the situation i am right now with the messed up first two years of college???

and also can i apply to some schools at the end of my junior and then apply to other schools later on? or they all have to be submitted at once?

 

[lainy105]

also...do you guys think I should apply at the end of my junior year or wait and apply at the end of my senior year which gives me a gap of a yr in between???
depending on the situation i am right now with the messed up first two years of college???

and also can i apply to some schools at the end of my junior and then apply to other schools later on? or they all have to be submitted at once?

I was kind of in a similar position as you, and I waited to apply after graduation. Having senior year gives you two more semesters to bring up your GPA; I brought mine up from a 3.3 to 3.45 just in my senior year. And having a year off in between is actually looking pretty good, considering how sick I am of school at this point. If you look at the average age of med school matriculants, it's around 23-24, so most people take time off. Better to apply with better chances, after all it's a lot of money and only 1 year!

Good luck!!