So I'm currently a junior at UC Davis in California, majoring in Psychobiology, after transferring from a CC. I'm 23 years old now, and spent the first few years in a CC without direction, basically dicking around getting B's and C's (never less than that though). Eventually, I shaped up, transferred CC's and I've steadily improved as I've gotten older and more mature, with a set goal of getting into health care. It took me awhile to figure that out, but now that I have that goal in mind I've got it focused with laser precision with the motivation to back it up.
So here it is, as of today, according to AMCAS:
cGPA: 3.37
sGPA: 3.23
Broken down
Freshman (2 years at first CC):
cGPA: 2.86
sGPA: 2.58
This included some math and semester 1 of gen chem
Sophomore (2 years at second CC):
cGPA: 3.62
sGPA: 3.43
This included a quarter of calc, 2 quarters of gen chem, a year of bio, a year of ochem, and a year of physics, so most of the pre-reqs
Junior (2 quarters at Davis, I can say with confidence at this point I will get a 4.0 for this 2nd quarter):
cGPA: 4.0
sGPA: 4.0
This included genetics and physio, in terms of hard science, so far.
I haven't taken the MCATs yet (scheduled for this September) but I know I need to do above average on them to make up for my below average GPA. The positive is that there's a strong upward slope for my GPA, and I'm working my butt off to maintain A's in Davis. I'm doing all I can to raise my GPA until graduation, but is it too little too late?
My EC's aren't that impressive either, basically non-existant while in CC. The summer before I transferred to Davis I shadowed an anesthesiologist for 8 hours. I'm currently involved in a clinical internship at the UCD Medical Center ICU, which will get me to 40 hours by the end of this quarter, and I plan to continue with that each quarter until I graduate in 2015. I also just got accepted in a lab as an RA, I'll start that in a few weeks with the option for undergrad research in the future.
All I want to know is if I have a decent chance at getting into a US school, and what I could to do make myself a more competitive applicant. I'm tentatively hopeful for DO, but I think I'd prefer MD if given the chance (I know it's a long shot). Thoughts, suggestions?
So here it is, as of today, according to AMCAS:
cGPA: 3.37
sGPA: 3.23
Broken down
Freshman (2 years at first CC):
cGPA: 2.86
sGPA: 2.58
This included some math and semester 1 of gen chem
Sophomore (2 years at second CC):
cGPA: 3.62
sGPA: 3.43
This included a quarter of calc, 2 quarters of gen chem, a year of bio, a year of ochem, and a year of physics, so most of the pre-reqs
Junior (2 quarters at Davis, I can say with confidence at this point I will get a 4.0 for this 2nd quarter):
cGPA: 4.0
sGPA: 4.0
This included genetics and physio, in terms of hard science, so far.
I haven't taken the MCATs yet (scheduled for this September) but I know I need to do above average on them to make up for my below average GPA. The positive is that there's a strong upward slope for my GPA, and I'm working my butt off to maintain A's in Davis. I'm doing all I can to raise my GPA until graduation, but is it too little too late?
My EC's aren't that impressive either, basically non-existant while in CC. The summer before I transferred to Davis I shadowed an anesthesiologist for 8 hours. I'm currently involved in a clinical internship at the UCD Medical Center ICU, which will get me to 40 hours by the end of this quarter, and I plan to continue with that each quarter until I graduate in 2015. I also just got accepted in a lab as an RA, I'll start that in a few weeks with the option for undergrad research in the future.
All I want to know is if I have a decent chance at getting into a US school, and what I could to do make myself a more competitive applicant. I'm tentatively hopeful for DO, but I think I'd prefer MD if given the chance (I know it's a long shot). Thoughts, suggestions?
