Low GPA High MCAT?

[Dr.Mantix]

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Just to speculate...

Let's say a guy with a 2.7 cumulative undergrad GPA does very well on his MCATs (score of 35)...no post-bacc to raise GPA, and all the pre-requisite courses are complete. Good shot at getting in anywhere (U.S. or Islands) or no?

Thank you much.

 

[mshheaddoc]

ok no offense, but truly NONE OF US knows. There are tons of variables. He does have a better chance but he will need to show an upward trend towards end of degree, plus depends on his major, school, EC's, LOR's, work experience, is he just out of college etc. I have low GPA and need high MCAT along with other coursework to prove that I can do well. Just having crappy coursework and low GPA hurts you because that is 4 years of your life ... Most likely to get into MD schools here in US he will need to do post-bacc. Just my observation in discussing situations with med schools. Its all personalized, asking these sorts of questions gets you no where. Tell him to call up and talk to an admissions counselor. They can give you better advice. Its not that hard and will save space on this server for Lee 👍

 

[EvoDevo]

Please read this

http://forums.drslounge.com/showthread.php?t=155303

for a no-BS answer to your question. Good luck.

 

[stoic]

even with a 35 you're going to need a cummulative and science gpa of above 3.0 to have a realistic shot at getting in.

 

[mshheaddoc]

Please read this

http://forums.drslounge.com/showthread.php?t=155303

for a no-BS answer to your question. Good luck.

👍

 

[Dr.Mantix]

Ah thanks for the replys.

Sorry about the thread...I'm new - didn't know! 🙂

 

[EvoDevo]

Ah thanks for the replys.

Sorry about the thread...I'm new - didn't know! 🙂

No problem. That's what we "old timers" are here for. 🙂

 

[DrYo12]

No problem. That's what we "old timers" are here for. 🙂

Where'd the frog go?

 

[nicholonious]

Just to speculate...

Let's say a guy with a 2.7 cumulative undergrad GPA does very well on his MCATs (score of 35)...no post-bacc to raise GPA, and all the pre-requisite courses are complete. Good shot at getting in anywhere (U.S. or Islands) or no?

Thank you much.

Also, check out the MSAR (Medical school admission requirements) booklet. In the beginning it has statistics on entering class GPAs, MCATs...which includes the range they posses (some having around a 2.7 GPA, note that some is miniscule to the mean size population)

Most of the 150+ M.D. Schools also list the avg. GPA and MCAT score of their entering class too.

Hope this helps.

 

[Old_Mil]

Just to speculate...

Let's say a guy with a 2.7 cumulative undergrad GPA does very well on his MCATs (score of 35)...no post-bacc to raise GPA, and all the pre-requisite courses are complete. Good shot at getting in anywhere (U.S. or Islands) or no?

Thank you much.

Well, I'll give you my real life example.

2.5 cum undergrad GPA, 33 MCAT, 32 hours of postbacc preqs resulting in a 4.0...

Two of two with DO interviews and admissions.

0-fer for MD interviews with three rejections. Interestingly enough, two other traditional premeds from my postbacc school with MCAT scores 8 and 11 points below mine were interviewed by the state allopathic school.

Plan wisely.

 

[sfbear]

What state are you in? If you're in California, you'll face even more of a battle, but there are always some success stories.

 

[funshine]

Well, I'll give you my real life example.

2.5 cum undergrad GPA, 33 MCAT, 32 hours of postbacc preqs resulting in a 4.0...

Two of two with DO interviews and admissions.

0-fer for MD interviews with three rejections. Interestingly enough, two other traditional premeds from my postbacc school with MCAT scores 8 and 11 points below mine were interviewed by the state allopathic school.

Plan wisely.

are you not allowed to factor those post-bacc courses into your end-result gpa (both BCPM and overall gpa) though?

because then, your gpa should be significantly higher...........

😕

this is actually really impt to me because i took a ton of college classes in high school and did really well in them (4.0), but then my gpa from my 4 years in college is not so great (~3.5).

 

[mercaptovizadeh]

are you not allowed to factor those post-bacc courses into your end-result gpa (both BCPM and overall gpa) though?

because then, your gpa should be significantly higher...........

😕

this is actually really impt to me because i took a ton of college classes in high school and did really well in them (4.0), but then my gpa from my 4 years in college is not so great (~3.5).

I'm in a kind of similar situation. All my high school college classes were 4.0, but my college GPA is 3.5. It seems you can definitely factor them into the overall GPA, but I think they also want your GPA from the primary institution, meaning the college you attended.

 

[skypilot]

The two numbers that really matter are your Science (PCBM) GPA and your overall GPA including all postbacc courses.

If those are in the zone a good MCAT will get you in.