Is an SMP program right for me?

[Medprospect6]

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Hey everyone, this is my first post here after reading many others, but I wanted to know if people could give me their advice from their experiences.

I wanted to know if an SMP would be a positive choice for me to so that I can enter a US medical school. I was unsuccessful in my first round of applying to many medical schools and think an SMP would make me more competitive. I was thinking about a couple programs such as: Boston, Tufts, Albany, NYMC, Drexel, Temple, PSU, Wayne State, Case Western, USC, EVMS, VCU, USF, Georgetown, RFU, to name a few haha.

Would anybody give me their thoughts?

I have a 3.62 GPA and my MCAT is a 29R and I have spent the year after I graduated from college working in genetic research.

Thank you for yoiur help!

 

[DrMidlife]

No, your GPA is too high to spend $50k+ on an academic enhancement program.

Usually people with a decent GPA get rejected because:
1. low MCAT
2. late application (complete after August)
3. poor packaging such as a bad essay
4. bad letters

More info here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=942893