how much good will a post bac do for me, or am i beyond help?

[ziria]

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EDIT: cGPA is 2.84.

It looks really terrible when I type it out. I hate to type it, especially through these teary eyes, but is it salvageable through a post-bacc, or should I cut my losses and ask God for a new mission?

Please be honest.

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Hi, I'm going to try and keep this as short as possible while including pertinent info.
TL;DR bad history, what can I do to turn it around?

Undergrad school: Very large state school in the south
Undergrad major: Sociology (BA 2009)
Undergrad GPA: 3.1
Good in undergrad: Started clubs, won awards for research on stalking victims (obviously non-medical research)
Bad in undergrad: Had a bunch of F's (7, maybe) in community college

Did 1.5 years of grad school (MA in Sociology), but quit to move to California because my husband got a job at Google (I got a job as a contractor for Google, where I currently am blowing off work to write this) - GPA was 3.3 until I quit in the middle of a semester and got some F's because of it. I don't know what it is now, but it can't be much higher than 2.7 or so. I think this is the biggest stumbling block for my application.

GRE 1270 (700V/570Q), didn't study at all so I could easily bring up the Q if necessary for some reason.

Volunteering: Hospice with patient contact, Red Cross as community disaster educator, Cat shelter; will continue volunteering for 3+ years before applying

Looking at doing a post-bac at Mills, if they'll take me. I live in the Bay Area so a second bachelors is not possible (local universities simply won't allow second bachelors students). I don't think CC credits will do me any good.

No MCAT scores yet, obviously, but I generally test fairly well.

I'm a first-generation college student, although white and comparatively wealthy.

Will anything that I do get me into med school?

MD, DO, Pod, PA, it doesn't matter to me. Assume time and money are no issue.

I will do anything.

 

[FrkyBgStok]

so what is your GPA including every class you have ever taken? and do you have an MCAT practice scores? it also doesn't look good for leaving classes mid course. Kind of like you bailed.

Figure out your cGPA of every undergrad class you took. Don't include the grad classes. than we can give you a better idea. MD is going be very hard, DO is going to be tough but possible because of grade replacement, PA, not sure, and pod would still be tough, but probably the easiest of the 4. That is a very superficial assumption though.

 

[1TB4RKSB4CK]

7 F's?
Is that 3.1 with grade replacement or without?

 

[Goro]

MD is out of the question now. DO possible, but you're on the low side of GPA, and wouldn't get an interview at my school. if you're going to take the MCAT, better score at least high 20s.

Post-bac STRONGLY encouraged!

 

[ziria]

I added this to the original post, but I'll add it here to as a reply to previous posters.

cGPA is 2.84.

I never retook a class so the DO GPA would be the same, I think, unless it's calculated differently than the AMCAS GPA.

Salvageable, or cut my losses?

Please be honest. Kindness is optional.

 

[music2doc]

Looks like a PB would be necessary to be competitive anywhere. With a PB and a good (balanced 30+/try for a balanced 32+) MCAT and excellent ECs, a DO program should be attainable. Don't underestimate life experience, BTW. If you can, develop that side of things while you're at it. Based on the students I've been interviewing with, I'd estimate my ECs have probably boosted my application about 3-4 MCAT points' worth. Outstanding achievement in several areas can make up for weaknesses elsewhere (although only to a limited degree and a 2.8 GPA is beyond that point without a PB).