I recently made a post about wanting to go to med school with a low GPA and despite getting in some debates about whether I am capable of doing this, I took a while to think about my options and have more of a level-headed approach. I have a passion for medicine and honestly, I'm not sure if I can see myself doing anything else.
GPA: 2.65. B.A Psych. Terrible, I know. I was immature and careless. I have taken only 2 science courses because I had to as a university requirement, so I'd be signing up for classes at the local community college to complete the prerequisites and get no less than a 3.7 in any of my classes. At the same time, I'll hopefully be shadowing a physician.
My question(s): Where do I have the best chances? Do I have a better shot at taking all of the pre-med prereqs and acing them, and applying for a DO school? If I ace them, would I still need to do grade replacement? Or will a really high science GPA from the comm college possible be enough to rebound from a 2.65 and get into a decent MD program (assuming MCAT is good)?
Also, I'm looking into PA school. I'd rather be a practicing physician, but I do enjoy the fact that it is a little more flexible, work under doctors, good salary and a high demand position. For this, (I'm assuming, correct me if I'm wrong) I'd be taking the prereqs to get into a good PA school, GRE and also try to become a scribe or get an EMT certificate to complete the patient contact hours.
Thanks guys!
GPA: 2.65. B.A Psych. Terrible, I know. I was immature and careless. I have taken only 2 science courses because I had to as a university requirement, so I'd be signing up for classes at the local community college to complete the prerequisites and get no less than a 3.7 in any of my classes. At the same time, I'll hopefully be shadowing a physician.
My question(s): Where do I have the best chances? Do I have a better shot at taking all of the pre-med prereqs and acing them, and applying for a DO school? If I ace them, would I still need to do grade replacement? Or will a really high science GPA from the comm college possible be enough to rebound from a 2.65 and get into a decent MD program (assuming MCAT is good)?
Also, I'm looking into PA school. I'd rather be a practicing physician, but I do enjoy the fact that it is a little more flexible, work under doctors, good salary and a high demand position. For this, (I'm assuming, correct me if I'm wrong) I'd be taking the prereqs to get into a good PA school, GRE and also try to become a scribe or get an EMT certificate to complete the patient contact hours.
Thanks guys!
