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Hello all,
This is my story.
I am an international students in the United States studying Biology- Molecular Biology as a concentration. I am a pre-med but things haven't really been working out for me. First of all, last semester, I had to transfer out of my previous school because the economy in my country took a downturn and we couldn't afford the high tuition I was originally paying. As a result of grade transfer, my GPA went from a 3.68 to a 3.53. This wasn't so bad but last semester was my worst semester ever, maybe because I started working crazy hous to pay my bills as the situation in the country didn't really get better, or I wasn't studying enough, but I did really bad in my classes. I had a C in organic Chemistry 1, a C in Genetics a B in Microbiology. This further dropped my GPA to a 3.42(terrible, I know). However, I decided not to retake Organic 1 because I didn't want to waste more time and I wanted to graduate early. So I took Ochem 2 this semester and I had a C again. I did better in my other classes but I still have a GPA of 3.42. I am on track to graduate with a Bachelors in Biology in May 2018 or at most December 2018.
Now, I don't have any research experience yet, I'm trying to get something started next fall semester, I have some leadership experience. I have less than a hundred service hours which I intend to fill up this summer. I'm really lost right now and I'm just wondering if Med school is still achievable for me. I understand that there better applicants with better grades but what if I do exceptionally well on the MCAT(this is possible, I'm really brilliant, I just suck at Time Management) and get enough service hours? Will that help me? This is all in addition to doing well and trying to raise my GPA (even if i have to starve), although I'm not sure how much further I can raise it before graduation.
So, what do y'all think my chances are?
should I just pick another path? I've been really thinking about PA school these days.
Also, should I retake the organic chemistry classes? I hear about how much med schools look at organic chemistry when viewing an applicant.
Any advice is really appreciated no matter how frank.
This is my story.
I am an international students in the United States studying Biology- Molecular Biology as a concentration. I am a pre-med but things haven't really been working out for me. First of all, last semester, I had to transfer out of my previous school because the economy in my country took a downturn and we couldn't afford the high tuition I was originally paying. As a result of grade transfer, my GPA went from a 3.68 to a 3.53. This wasn't so bad but last semester was my worst semester ever, maybe because I started working crazy hous to pay my bills as the situation in the country didn't really get better, or I wasn't studying enough, but I did really bad in my classes. I had a C in organic Chemistry 1, a C in Genetics a B in Microbiology. This further dropped my GPA to a 3.42(terrible, I know). However, I decided not to retake Organic 1 because I didn't want to waste more time and I wanted to graduate early. So I took Ochem 2 this semester and I had a C again. I did better in my other classes but I still have a GPA of 3.42. I am on track to graduate with a Bachelors in Biology in May 2018 or at most December 2018.
Now, I don't have any research experience yet, I'm trying to get something started next fall semester, I have some leadership experience. I have less than a hundred service hours which I intend to fill up this summer. I'm really lost right now and I'm just wondering if Med school is still achievable for me. I understand that there better applicants with better grades but what if I do exceptionally well on the MCAT(this is possible, I'm really brilliant, I just suck at Time Management) and get enough service hours? Will that help me? This is all in addition to doing well and trying to raise my GPA (even if i have to starve), although I'm not sure how much further I can raise it before graduation.
So, what do y'all think my chances are?
should I just pick another path? I've been really thinking about PA school these days.
Also, should I retake the organic chemistry classes? I hear about how much med schools look at organic chemistry when viewing an applicant.
Any advice is really appreciated no matter how frank.
