LOW GPA, Avg MCAT, LOTS of extracurriculars, Hispanic, 1st generation

[feelingreen]

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[DrSolus]

Your ECs are excellent and show a pretty compelling story of wanting to be a doctor. So that's good. (I saw that you were a fellow AmeriCorps member and a 1st generation college applicant - awesome and congrats! *Be sure to write about this in your app!) Your MCAT is fine (average).

You're right about not applying to the Caribbean, and probably right about being a decent candidate for DO, but your sGPA will hurt you no matter where you apply.

I know it's pricey, but I would consider doing a md school SMP (post-bac program) to really resolve the red flags in your academic track record. I would say your chances of admittance to MD programs are very limited with that GPA. Can't really speak to your chances for DO since I don't know. I'll let someone else here answer that.

Best of luck! You'll get there if you keep at it. Keep the faith!

 

[feelingreen]

Your ECs are excellent and show a pretty compelling story of wanting to be a doctor. So that's good. (I saw that you were a fellow AmeriCorps member and a 1st generation college applicant - awesome and congrats! *Be sure to write about this in your app!) Your MCAT is fine (average).

You're right about not applying to the Caribbean, and probably right about being a decent candidate for DO, but your sGPA will hurt you no matter where you apply.

I know it's pricey, but I would consider doing a md school SMP (post-bac program) to really resolve the red flags in your academic track record. I would say your chances of admittance to MD programs are very limited with that GPA. Can't really speak to your chances for DO since I don't know. I'll let someone else here answer that.

Best of luck! You'll get there if you keep at it. Keep the faith!

I keep seeing SMP around this forum, but am not sure what it stands for? Could you please explain it a little more to me?

Thanks for the advice!

 

[DrSolus]

Glad you asked. I will refer you to this thread: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=346106 "**The Official Guide to Special Masters Programs**," a bit dated, but still accurate.

 

[feelingreen]

Thank you! I will look into it. The AAMC also has some information that I found as well.