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So here are the facts:
I'm a senior majoring in biochemistry. I always wanted to apply to med school but my hesitation is my GPA. Right now I have a 3.65 overall. The reason that it's so low is because I was originally majoring in biomedical engineering. Fall semester of my sophomore year, I had to drop calc based Physics II with a W, I made a C in honors calc III, and D's in both organic I and engineering mechanics. After that I switched my major to biochemistry and have been doing better ever since. I retook organic I and got a B and got an A in organic II. Had it not been for that awful semester I believe my GPA would be significantly higher (I had a 4.0 my freshman year).
So I guess my questions are
1) is my GPA too low to apply?
2) if not, what would be a good MCAT score to shoot for to be a competitive applicant?
I'm a senior majoring in biochemistry. I always wanted to apply to med school but my hesitation is my GPA. Right now I have a 3.65 overall. The reason that it's so low is because I was originally majoring in biomedical engineering. Fall semester of my sophomore year, I had to drop calc based Physics II with a W, I made a C in honors calc III, and D's in both organic I and engineering mechanics. After that I switched my major to biochemistry and have been doing better ever since. I retook organic I and got a B and got an A in organic II. Had it not been for that awful semester I believe my GPA would be significantly higher (I had a 4.0 my freshman year).
So I guess my questions are
1) is my GPA too low to apply?
2) if not, what would be a good MCAT score to shoot for to be a competitive applicant?