xiko
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Good evening everyone!
I would love some insight and help with my current situation. Becoming a doctor has always been a dream of mine since I was little. Younger me decided to have too much fun and my early grades suffered from it.
I am in my early 30's, I just graduated with my bachelor's in Kinesiology with a 3.72. However, my overall cgpa and sgpa is a 2.12 and 2.4, respectively (from classes taken 2011-2025). I have about 199 undergrad credits taken. Last 60 units shows upward trend of 3.7.
I have calculated that it would take me around 120 credits of straight 4.0 to bring my gpa over a 3.0 which does not sound feasible. I have all of my pre-reqs completed with B/A's, however 3 classes will be expiring this year so I will need to retake those. I currently work full time as a CNA (I have over 8000 PCE hours), ~9000 HCE hours (scribe, scribe leader). I am in the process of studying for the MCAT.
What should my next steps be? Should I be applying for SMP with linkage programs? Is it worth it for me to just do a DIY post-bacc and look for programs once I take the MCAT? Are there any programs you recommend I look into? Any help with this is truly appreciated! Thank you!
I would love some insight and help with my current situation. Becoming a doctor has always been a dream of mine since I was little. Younger me decided to have too much fun and my early grades suffered from it.
I am in my early 30's, I just graduated with my bachelor's in Kinesiology with a 3.72. However, my overall cgpa and sgpa is a 2.12 and 2.4, respectively (from classes taken 2011-2025). I have about 199 undergrad credits taken. Last 60 units shows upward trend of 3.7.
I have calculated that it would take me around 120 credits of straight 4.0 to bring my gpa over a 3.0 which does not sound feasible. I have all of my pre-reqs completed with B/A's, however 3 classes will be expiring this year so I will need to retake those. I currently work full time as a CNA (I have over 8000 PCE hours), ~9000 HCE hours (scribe, scribe leader). I am in the process of studying for the MCAT.
What should my next steps be? Should I be applying for SMP with linkage programs? Is it worth it for me to just do a DIY post-bacc and look for programs once I take the MCAT? Are there any programs you recommend I look into? Any help with this is truly appreciated! Thank you!
