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I had quite the surprise this morning when I read on the AACOMAS website that they now factor in all course attempts into GPA. Grade forgiveness was going to be my saving grace, or so I thought. I've been getting ready to apply next cycle (2018) and had no idea they had changed their policy.
With grade forgiveness I would have been 3.1c 3.3s. With all course attempts 2.73c 2.98s.
What do I do now?
I have literally 284 college credits. I was in undergrad for 9 years since I graduated high school, always working full time. During this time I got married, had children, dealt with family sickness, the death of my father and earned an AA, AS, paramedic license, and BS Interdisciplinary Science with minors in biology and psychology. I made some poor academic choices; including taking 29 credits one semester between my paramedic program and university classes. For the past 4 years I've been working as a paramedic in two emergency departments as well as volunteered with fire rescue.
What do I do now? Even if I took two more years of undergrad courses and got all A's I wouldn't even raise my cumulative GPA above 3.0.
I absolutely do not want to do anything else. Before becoming a medic I worked retail and worked my way up to general manager of a busy national chain store. I've considered nursing, PA school, and also the military as a career. The only thing I want to do is be a physician but I'm truly at a loss for how to make this happen. What do I do?
With grade forgiveness I would have been 3.1c 3.3s. With all course attempts 2.73c 2.98s.
What do I do now?
I have literally 284 college credits. I was in undergrad for 9 years since I graduated high school, always working full time. During this time I got married, had children, dealt with family sickness, the death of my father and earned an AA, AS, paramedic license, and BS Interdisciplinary Science with minors in biology and psychology. I made some poor academic choices; including taking 29 credits one semester between my paramedic program and university classes. For the past 4 years I've been working as a paramedic in two emergency departments as well as volunteered with fire rescue.
What do I do now? Even if I took two more years of undergrad courses and got all A's I wouldn't even raise my cumulative GPA above 3.0.
I absolutely do not want to do anything else. Before becoming a medic I worked retail and worked my way up to general manager of a busy national chain store. I've considered nursing, PA school, and also the military as a career. The only thing I want to do is be a physician but I'm truly at a loss for how to make this happen. What do I do?