Low GPA with turnaround

[Mattius]

Hello, I attended university as a philosophy major for three years and failed out with a 1.67 overall GPA. I then went to community college part time for two years. I was readmitted to the same university and aside from having a 2.7 GPA first semester back, I have had a 4.0 since (two years). In summary, My first 80 credits were mostly general education requirements and humanities and averaged a 1.67. My more recent 70 hours has been almost exclusively science and nearly 4.0. My overall GPA for my entire college career is now just barely under 3.0. I took an MCAT practice test under simulated conditions and got a 33. I believe that I could get a good score on the written portion as well. Any informed input on the matter?

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[Ion1776]

If you get a high MCAT, do SMP. Its probably your only chance. Excellent job with the turnaround thats impressive, 3.0 is just too low. Average GPA for MD is 3.65 and DO is 3.45

 

[Catalystik]

You´ll need to check on minimum GPAs considered by various SMPs to see if you need to get over a 3.0 before you have a chance at wherever you´d want to go. There is lots of information on this in the Postbaccalaureate Programs Forum.

 

[J ROD]

get a 33+ MCAT, plenty of ECs, and then try to get a SMP.