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On this thread for a reason: what are my chances? My GPA is pretty damn low, but I feel like my general experience and MCAT scores might overcome it? I really just need to know if my GPA is going to require me to do some post-bacc work or a masters degree to bring it up. I really messed up in overall scheduling by taking a bunch of AP classes and DE classes in highschool, so I'm only spending two years in college to graduate officially, but I didn't decide on medical school until last year, so my grades were pretty much average (and below). At this point, I don't really expect to get into any top tier MD schools, I just want to get in, haha. I am in my junior year, as a white female florida resident looking at MD (not DO) schools, if that matters.
Overall GPA: 3.3
Science GPA: 3.5 (it should be noted that organic (both) I had an A in, it was physics that got me)
MCAT score: 514- but I'm going for a retake in May so that could help it go up
Experience:
-Two summer study abroads, one to India and one to Vietnam
-Patient care volunteer hours: nearly 800
-Shadowing hours: 50
-Internship in medical research for class credit (6 credit hours, so around 200 real time hours)
-Several leadership positions in a variety of on campus clubs
-General volunteering hours (non-medical): 200
If my chances are low, what do you advise I do? Post bacc classes, masters, more research or volunteering? I am thinking that my low GPA and shadowing hours are my biggest gaps, but I don't really know.
Thanks!!
Overall GPA: 3.3
Science GPA: 3.5 (it should be noted that organic (both) I had an A in, it was physics that got me)
MCAT score: 514- but I'm going for a retake in May so that could help it go up
Experience:
-Two summer study abroads, one to India and one to Vietnam
-Patient care volunteer hours: nearly 800
-Shadowing hours: 50
-Internship in medical research for class credit (6 credit hours, so around 200 real time hours)
-Several leadership positions in a variety of on campus clubs
-General volunteering hours (non-medical): 200
If my chances are low, what do you advise I do? Post bacc classes, masters, more research or volunteering? I am thinking that my low GPA and shadowing hours are my biggest gaps, but I don't really know.
Thanks!!