I just got back my 9/3 mcat score and got a 32P. My overall gpa now is 2.95. When you take into account retake classes as is and not averaging them my D.O application gpa is 3.15. I got about 150 hours of volunteering at a hospital and some work experience at a Pharmacy. Thats about it. Would you say that the best thing i could do now is apply for D.O school only. Should i wait till june and apply to both MD and DO by which time i could get my GPA above 3.0? Should i go for DO now? How good of a chance would i have in getting into DO now or MD later? THanks alot🙂
GPA is low-acceptable to marginal. MCAT score decent. Now is late in this app season (by this time my app cycle some years back, my friends and I who applied in June already got acceptances, just to give you an idea). So if I were you and I could afford the time, I would def wait until my GPA is 3.0+ and so I could apply in June.
No idea on your chances of DO. I only applied to MD.
For MD, your stats not impossible, but you're fighting a huge uphill battle. Maybe if you're really accomplished in something (sport, art, research, writing, etc, on an international level) that would help some -- but still you're limited by your GPA.
I've heard of a friend of a friend who didn't get accepted on a 3.5 and 36. On the other hand, my friend, applied late in cycle ~August?, and got accepted off the wait-list to a top-ranked MD school -- but friend had a PhD and ~3.8 and 35+ and a very well-spoken person.
Just to give you an idea. Think carefully about how you spend your time and money.
