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I'm currently finishing my last year of my undergraduate degree and have been working on applying to DO schools. I have a major red flag in my academic record in that I have 16 W's. I fell on some really difficult times in regards to health which also lead to financial problems. I was a complete idiot and tried to push through school during that time which resulted in the W's. I'm incredibly angry with myself and know that my goal to become a physician is pretty much gone, but I just want some advice on if I should even continue to try and become a DO.
My GPA also suffered greatly during that time. My science GPA is 3.0 and cumulative GPA is 3.15. I know if I have any shot at getting into a DO school, it will be with a master's degree. I'm thinking of doing a master's in biomedical sciences. The program I've been looking at accepts either the GRE or the MCAT so I decided to go with the MCAT. I did take the MCAT in August and received my score of a 515.
Other things of importance on my resume include:
450 volunteer hours
3500 hours of health care experience
60 hours of pharmaceutical research
40 hours of shadowing experience
Held a position in student government at my University
Again, any advice would be great. Thank you.
My GPA also suffered greatly during that time. My science GPA is 3.0 and cumulative GPA is 3.15. I know if I have any shot at getting into a DO school, it will be with a master's degree. I'm thinking of doing a master's in biomedical sciences. The program I've been looking at accepts either the GRE or the MCAT so I decided to go with the MCAT. I did take the MCAT in August and received my score of a 515.
Other things of importance on my resume include:
450 volunteer hours
3500 hours of health care experience
60 hours of pharmaceutical research
40 hours of shadowing experience
Held a position in student government at my University
Again, any advice would be great. Thank you.
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