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I'm trying to do this without typing a small novel, so we'll be doing bullet points.
mid August: cGPA: 2.82/sGPA: 3.07
mid September: cGPA:2.86/sGPA:3.17
So, is applying this cycle possible or a pipe dream? If so, when and where would be best to do so? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
- Did full time PSEO at a CC during my junior and senior year of high school so I could be at home during the day to act as a caregiver for my father (early-onset Alzheimer's). Took mostly business classes, got crappy grades for two years.
- Transferred to a branch campus of a larger university for a year, mostly psych/behavioral science classes, crap grades first quarter,mediocre the second, good the third.
- Finally got to transfer to a real 4 year undergrad when my brother graduated and took over as primary caregiver while he worked on his MBA online.
- Got mediocre grades for 3 years then finally removed my head from my rear-end and had a pretty good final year, 3.40 gpa both semesters.
- Graduated in May 2013, have been acting as my father's primary caregiver again ever since, this time as a sort of part-time job. (His insurance provides $X per month to cover a "home health-care" worker.)
- Started post-bacc stuff earlier this year. 4.0 GPA so far, but that's only over 7 hours from 2 classes and a lab. I will have 2 more classes and a lab done in early august for 6 hours and another class that will be done mid September for 4 hours. Shouldn't have any trouble getting A's, since all the classes I have to retake are the low level stuff. (I've got A's and B's in orgo/biochem/physics and C's in genchem )
- With my last year of undergrad + post-bacc I've got an upward trend started, 3.52 over the past 37 hours (47 by September), but carrying 7 years of undergrad means my cGPA is going to stay crappy.
- 30 MCAT (9ps,10v,11bs)
- 32 hours shadowing, 16 DO, 16 MD; both primary care/family medicine. (Still actively looking around to add hours to this)
- ~150 hours of research experience through my undergrad.
- 100 hours community service volunteer (non-clinical).
- I'm going through the enrollment process to volunteer at a local hospital and a nursing home, will start building those hours soon. (Also, I know it's not in a clinical setting, but I'm hoping the 5+ years of taking care of my father will be taken into account at least somewhat)
- I have a DO letter from the guy I shadowed.
mid August: cGPA: 2.82/sGPA: 3.07
mid September: cGPA:2.86/sGPA:3.17
So, is applying this cycle possible or a pipe dream? If so, when and where would be best to do so? Any input would be greatly appreciated.