How's does my transcripts look?

[vs127739]

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[knv2u]

I wouldn't be overly worried about the withdrawals from the DUI accident or the one poor grade from not-withdrawing after the DUI. I would, however, be worried about that MCAT verbal score.

My advice: take a few upper division science classes at a local four year university with the goal of acquiring recommendations and study for the MCAT.

P.S. What is academic renewal? If it is what I think it is, it doesn't matter whether a school forgives a grade or not - if it appears on your transcript, it counts in the AMCAS GPA.

Also, you said the Ws were because of an accident yet I see withdrawals for both the Spring and Summer session of the one year on the first document. Are the last withdrawals not related to the accident.

 

[Catalystik]

I've been scanning my transcripts up and down and feel like I have not fulfilled most requirements, or didn't earn a high enough GPA. I've been trying to calculate my sGPA and for the life of me I can't do it or I don't think its very accurate (I think its 3.509?).
I have attached my transcripts here, with my identity hidden, so I can get some sort of assessment from the helpful SDN community.

I have some questions about my transcripts:
1) What is my sGPA?
2) These Withdrawals were medical withdrawals, but there're still "W's" so will they count against me?
3) In the eyes of medical school admission staff, how good or bad is my transcripts?
4) Am I missing anything?


but First heres my info:

The Good:

-I have a B.S in Cellular and Molecular Biology and a minor in Chemistry.
-cGPA 3.57 from CSUN (125units)
-cGPA 4.00 from community college (8 units)
-sGPA 3.509??
-Received General Education Honors Award, basically taking honors G.E courses and completing the program.
-202 hours of UCLA Care Extender Volunteering
-Six months of Health Externship
-Three months of Community Service working with poverty.
-One semester of small time research (I counted yeast cells... so exciting!)
-The highest score on Practice MCAT from Princeton review was 30.
- I am not in debt!

The Bad

-MCAT Score (just received today Oct. 15, 2013)
Total score=25
P=10
B=9
V=6 <----- Who invented English anyway?
-No research publication
-Did two science researches, got the credit and a grade A, but I don't feel like I've accomplished much from the other. I don't think I qualify to get letters of recommendations from my research professors.
-Been over a year since I graduated, might have difficulty finding letter of recommendation.


The Ugly

- Have 5 W's. (Cause a DUI driver decided to put me in a concussion until I woke up in a hospital. Yeah I know right)
- Repeated a course (Quantitative Chemical Analysis 3 times). Once because I got a D and couldn't get a the medical withdrawal for that class after DUI accident hit me, then I got a C, then I asked the dean for one last chance and got a B+ the third time around.
- I also got a C in lecture/lab in Medical Microbiology. Which is really embarrassing.
- Retake my MCATs April 11th 2014.

In addition to my transcripts, I have a English Literature (3 unit) course and Spanish I (4 units) course from community college both with a solid A. In 2007, I did take some courses when I was 16 years old and I didn't intend for them to transfer over. However, I did get an academic renewal for courses I took before 2007 for Los Angeles Community College. Please ignore anything before 2007.

This will help you figure out your cGPA and BCPM GPA for yourself. All college grades earned should be included (including dual HS credit), as AMCAS will do so, regardless of "academic renewal" policies of individual institutions, as knv2u stated. They will require an original transcript be submitted from every institution attended.

-AMCAS GPA Calculation Spreadsheet [Excel spreadsheet posted on a University of South Florida premedical resources page]
-How do I classify my courses when calculating my BCPM GPA?
-AMCAS Grade Conversion guide

 

[carlton]

@Euxox Psst - perhaps a PM would be more discreet 😕

 

[vs127739]

This will help you figure out your cGPA and BCPM GPA for yourself. All college grades earned should be included (including dual HS credit), as AMCAS will do so, regardless of "academic renewal" policies of individual institutions, as knv2u stated. They will require an original transcript be submitted from every institution attended.

-AMCAS GPA Calculation Spreadsheet [Excel spreadsheet posted on a University of South Florida premedical resources page]
-How do I classify my courses when calculating my BCPM GPA?
-AMCAS Grade Conversion guide

Oh yay, I had requiring headaches/migraines plus dizziness from the concussion so I realized I had to file for another medical withdrawal. It wasn't a good time and I was hesitant but I was advice to withdraw.

 

[Catalystik]

Oh yay, I had requiring headaches/migraines plus dizziness from the concussion so I realized I had to file for another medical withdrawals. Is wasn't a good time and I was hesitant but I was advice to withdrawal.

A W has no negative effect on your GPAs. A WF is different and is the equivalent to an F.

 

[Ismet]

Moving to WAMC