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I am currently in my last semester of undergrad. I will be graduating with a BA in Biological Sciences
After this semester I will have around a 3.3 cGPA and 3.0 sGPA. The low GPA really comes from my first 2 years of college but my last 2 years I have gotten between a 3.5 and a 3.8 every semester and I am on track to finish my last semester with a 4.0. I haven't taken the MCAT yet.
I have thousands of hours from scribing for 2 years, volunteering in an emergency department for about a year, and volunteering at the food bank. I also did a study abroad internship in which I shadowed doctors for a month.
I am retaking 2 med school prereq courses (Bio 1 and Orgo 2) that I received a C- in since I know they will not be accepted by medical schools. The problem is I received a B- in many of my other prereqs, which is partly why my sGPA is so low. However, I have been told multiple times that I should not retake prereq classes unless I received a C- or lower.
I was recently admitted to the ABS (George Squared) program and I have the option to get my MS in Physiology. I have read that master's programs usually do not help too much because medical schools will not overlook a low undergrad GPA. But, I have also heard that the type of master's matters and since this is a physiology master's I'm wondering if it would be a good choice for me. Most of the courses I would be taking are the same as/extremely similar to the first year medical students at Georgetown (even though I am technically not in the SMP). So maybe if I do well in the masters and get a very high MCAT score, med schools would consider me?
I would be applying to both MD and DO schools during the program (definitely more DO than MD), but I am wondering if it would be more beneficial for me to do a post bacc (either DIY or formal) or if I should do the Physiology MS? I am leaning more towards the MS because after doing the calculations, I found the highest a year long post bacc will raise my sGPA to is only a 3.2 (if I get straight As). So, wouldn't it make more sense for me to do a year long master's and at least have a degree to work with in case I do not get into med school my first time applying? Plus I showed a significant upward trend in my last 2 years of undergrad and did very well in my upper level undergrad science classes. So, would it even make sense for me to keep taking more undergrad classes?
Side note: I am NOT only doing the master's for a GPA boost. I have the opportunity to do research and gain really good experiences from the master's (even though it is lecture and not research based) and I will also receive MCAT prep courses and a committee letter. The program is also tailored towards pre-med, pre-dental, etc students.
Sorry for the long post. Any advice is helpful! Thanks in advance!
After this semester I will have around a 3.3 cGPA and 3.0 sGPA. The low GPA really comes from my first 2 years of college but my last 2 years I have gotten between a 3.5 and a 3.8 every semester and I am on track to finish my last semester with a 4.0. I haven't taken the MCAT yet.
I have thousands of hours from scribing for 2 years, volunteering in an emergency department for about a year, and volunteering at the food bank. I also did a study abroad internship in which I shadowed doctors for a month.
I am retaking 2 med school prereq courses (Bio 1 and Orgo 2) that I received a C- in since I know they will not be accepted by medical schools. The problem is I received a B- in many of my other prereqs, which is partly why my sGPA is so low. However, I have been told multiple times that I should not retake prereq classes unless I received a C- or lower.
I was recently admitted to the ABS (George Squared) program and I have the option to get my MS in Physiology. I have read that master's programs usually do not help too much because medical schools will not overlook a low undergrad GPA. But, I have also heard that the type of master's matters and since this is a physiology master's I'm wondering if it would be a good choice for me. Most of the courses I would be taking are the same as/extremely similar to the first year medical students at Georgetown (even though I am technically not in the SMP). So maybe if I do well in the masters and get a very high MCAT score, med schools would consider me?
I would be applying to both MD and DO schools during the program (definitely more DO than MD), but I am wondering if it would be more beneficial for me to do a post bacc (either DIY or formal) or if I should do the Physiology MS? I am leaning more towards the MS because after doing the calculations, I found the highest a year long post bacc will raise my sGPA to is only a 3.2 (if I get straight As). So, wouldn't it make more sense for me to do a year long master's and at least have a degree to work with in case I do not get into med school my first time applying? Plus I showed a significant upward trend in my last 2 years of undergrad and did very well in my upper level undergrad science classes. So, would it even make sense for me to keep taking more undergrad classes?
Side note: I am NOT only doing the master's for a GPA boost. I have the opportunity to do research and gain really good experiences from the master's (even though it is lecture and not research based) and I will also receive MCAT prep courses and a committee letter. The program is also tailored towards pre-med, pre-dental, etc students.
Sorry for the long post. Any advice is helpful! Thanks in advance!
