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What is the lowest GPA and MCAT you have seen or had that got accepted into Podiatry School?
jturpin4 said:What is the lowest GPA and MCAT you have seen or had that got accepted into Podiatry School?
jturpin4 said:What is the lowest GPA and MCAT you have seen or had that got accepted into Podiatry School?
TeamSkene's said:Just below a 3.0 but 30P MCAT so you can deff offset a low GPA
runnersfeet said:I have not even taken the MCAT and have below a 3.0 GPA...and was accepted everywhere. I do have a lot of other things on my side though...Im a competitive athlete and was all through college, I volunteer many hours/week for various non-profits, I have a very obvious and genuine passion for the profession, and I have great letters of rec from great DPMs whom I shadowed monthly for 6+months before applying. I really think that each situation is different and one's acceptance is dependent upon many variables - not just test scores and GPA.
doclm said:Hey Runnersfeet,
What day did you interview at Scholl? Did you interview with someone else that day?
Just Curious, because I interviewed with one person that sounds similar to you.
Thanks.
runnersfeet said:I interviewed back in mid-November, but I was the only potential pod student interviewing that day. I loved just about everything about Scholl, its definitely a great school. I think that many people get in to pod schools with lower GPAs and test scores who can demonstrate somehow that they will be very successful in this profession. So, I guess to clarify my overall opinion on this subject, I am not saying that I do poorly in school and that those who do should still be accepted into pod school - rather, I just know from first hand experience that there are very good and valid reasons that can justify a low GPA and I believe that those people deserve a chance to do succeed in their career of choice.
doclm said:just curious, I interviewed with one other girl some Friday in the middle of Nov. She got accepted and did not take the MCAT. So I remembered seeing your acceptance posts around Nov and was wondering by chance if you where the same person I was thinking of.
It sounds like you interviewed with a group of others.
Thanks for replying back to me.
whiskers said:No wonder...
Goof off in undergrad, who cares, you can always do podiatry!
Lol, even most of the caribbean medical schools have higher standards than this!!!!
No wonder some are so defensive about the old test issue... It's the only way to survive!!!!!
And then some wonder, "what's wrong with podiatry?"
I'll tell you, low performance and low expectations seem to come to mind from this thread. Then those former low acheivers get a few old tests and "presto" they become academic gurus overnight!!!!
Is a 14 even possible on the MCAT??? Some people score that on one subject!
Where are the standards in this profession? I mean, how low can the bar go?
And we want to talk about research????? haha. OK.
whiskers said:Just curious,
Did the ones who didn't get into the scholl medical program stay for the podiatry interviews?
It's my opinion that if a candidate couldn't get into a medical school.... and we as a profession want to be on par with the medical programs..... we should NOT be taking 14 MCATS or no MCAT and and other gross academic and personal "no-nos" who wouldn't even be let into a medical school interview.
Compassion aside, it taints the profession and really looks pathetic while letting free reign to academic misfits who further contribute to the already seemingly low standards of the profession!
And then when highly qualified prospective candidates see all of this, they flee! Leaving our profession grasping onto 14 MCATs and GPAs<3.0 as thier students of necessity.
It's a vicious cycle that I hope discountinues soon... for the profession's sake.
whiskers said:Just curious,
Did the ones who didn't get into the scholl medical program stay for the podiatry interviews?
It's my opinion that if a candidate couldn't get into a medical school.... and we as a profession want to be on par with the medical programs..... we should NOT be taking 14 MCATS or no MCAT and and other gross academic and personal "no-nos" who wouldn't even be let into a medical school interview.
Compassion aside, it taints the profession and really looks pathetic while letting free reign to academic misfits who further contribute to the already seemingly low standards of the profession!
And then when highly qualified prospective candidates see all of this, they flee! Leaving our profession grasping onto 14 MCATs and GPAs<3.0 as thier students of necessity.
It's a vicious cycle that I hope discountinues soon... for the profession's sake.
whiskers said:After further consideration, I have to retract my opinion on my previous post. I put my big foot into my mouth.
Being a physician/surgeon/podiatrist is so much more than grades.
Personally, I am very proud that our profession has the "balls" to give individuals a chance, even though some number said "don't."
Medicine is so much more than numbers and grades.
I'm sorry if I offended anyone on this forum.
Regardless of my personal axes to grind with certain aspects of the profession, be VERY proud of your personal accomplishments and please, disregard my ignorant remark.
Getting into Podiatry school IS an accomplishment.