Low GPA, low mcat, what should I do?

[cln24]

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My gpa and mcat score aren't competitive enough to be considered as a good candidate. My extracurricular activities are decent enough but I believe won't make up for how low my grades and mcat score is. What should I do?

 

[Slowpoke]

marry the medical school's dean of admission's daughter

 

[HeatherMD]

fix your GPA and MCAT score, obviously.

 

[202781]

fix your GPA and MCAT score, obviously.

HeatherMD that is exactly what I was going to say...

Increase your MCAT by having sex with Salty for 3 months

Increase your GPA by studying and getting better grades (maybe a Post-bac or take less credits for a couple terms)

Improve your EC's...If you think they are decent...chances are they are less than stellar. (most people over estimate their EC's IMO)

 

[202781]

I 😍 heatherMD

 

[HeatherMD]

I 😍 heatherMD

aww =)

 

[UNMorBUST]

I 😍 heatherMD

Get a thread. * Bad joke 😀*

 

[202781]

Get a thread. * Bad joke 😀*

I actually think that is funny.

What are your thoughts on this "joke" HeatherMD?

 

[GoSpursGo]

I actually think that is funny.

What are your thoughts on this "joke" HeatherMD?

Stalker alert

 

[HeatherMD]

oh we'll get more than a thread.. we'll need more than a thread!

 

[poisonivy]

My gpa and mcat score aren't competitive enough to be considered as a good candidate. My extracurricular activities are decent enough but I believe won't make up for how low my grades and mcat score is. What should I do?

Re-take the MCAT. My friend re-took it three times before she applied (verbal was her weakness) and is now happily an allopathic student.

 

[cln24]

but is her gpa decent?

 

[HeatherMD]

what is your low GPA exactly? Because there's being "non-competitive" with a 3.5, and there's being "non-competitive" with a 2.5..

 

[cln24]

non-competitive 2.5

 

[HeatherMD]

ouch.

Ok, but you can fix this. If you really want medicine, you CAN make it happen -- it's probably just going to take you longer.

Keep taking courses. Enroll in some post-bacc classes, or a second degree and work your ass off. You CAN bring it up, and even if you're overall just cracks the 3.0-range, earning straight-A's will always look awesome.

 

[mfrizzo3]

marry the medical school's dean of admission's daughter

What if he/she has a son?

 

[HeatherMD]

What if he/she has a son?

then marry HIM.

 

[cln24]

Should I retake classes I received below a C or take more challenging courses?

 

[UNMorBUST]

Should I retake classes I received below a C or take more challenging courses?

Definatly. If it is a prereq you will be tossed out. You are required to have at least a C in all pre req classes.

 

[mfrizzo3]

then marry HIM.

What if the dean is a highly conservative republican? It would be counterproductive eh?

 

[Slowpoke]

What if the dean is a highly conservative republican? It would be counterproductive eh?

hope that he has a forgiving heart; or a massage with a happy ending should work.