Hi guys!
It was recommended to me to mosey on over heretofore glean some advice from other non trads (which I technically am).
I'm a 23 year old biomedical engineer at a big company that manufactures medical devices. I'm also doing my masters inbiomedical engineering as well at UMiami, where I did my undergrad (also BME).
I had a rough 2.5 yrs in the middle of college where my parents separated, I had to work 40+ hrs a week in a restaurant to support myself and my family (my dads salary was cut in half) and my GPA plummeted. Just when I thought everything was on keel, I spent a year and a half in and out f surgery for 2 damaged ureters and kidney stone complications, making my GPA drop to an abysmal 2.4. I worked hard my senior year, made Deans List with a 3.9 and brought my cGPA up to 2.75 although my sGPA remains at 2.6.
I have impressive research credentials in spinal cord injury repair, vascular growth and biomaterials. I've written 4 papers, published 2 an am working on a medical device patent.
So, that's me.
My questions are:
1) do some or most programs take a holistic view at your app or throw out based on numbers? I have a 4.0 in my masters
work so far.
2) AMCAS doesn't care about graduate work per se... What are some schools that weigh that heavily?
3) for the nontrads with low GPAs, do you think I should pump up my MCAT studying and take it in JUne? Will taking it in July really affect me negatively? Do I need that extra jump since my GPA is bad or do u think they'd give me a Better shot later in te application process since they have their "numbers" applicants already?
Thanks in advance!!
It was recommended to me to mosey on over heretofore glean some advice from other non trads (which I technically am).
I'm a 23 year old biomedical engineer at a big company that manufactures medical devices. I'm also doing my masters inbiomedical engineering as well at UMiami, where I did my undergrad (also BME).
I had a rough 2.5 yrs in the middle of college where my parents separated, I had to work 40+ hrs a week in a restaurant to support myself and my family (my dads salary was cut in half) and my GPA plummeted. Just when I thought everything was on keel, I spent a year and a half in and out f surgery for 2 damaged ureters and kidney stone complications, making my GPA drop to an abysmal 2.4. I worked hard my senior year, made Deans List with a 3.9 and brought my cGPA up to 2.75 although my sGPA remains at 2.6.
I have impressive research credentials in spinal cord injury repair, vascular growth and biomaterials. I've written 4 papers, published 2 an am working on a medical device patent.
So, that's me.
My questions are:
1) do some or most programs take a holistic view at your app or throw out based on numbers? I have a 4.0 in my masters
work so far.
2) AMCAS doesn't care about graduate work per se... What are some schools that weigh that heavily?
3) for the nontrads with low GPAs, do you think I should pump up my MCAT studying and take it in JUne? Will taking it in July really affect me negatively? Do I need that extra jump since my GPA is bad or do u think they'd give me a Better shot later in te application process since they have their "numbers" applicants already?
Thanks in advance!!