so i was dismissed from college last spring which was my sophomore yr...before that i was on probation and really bad academic record....so this fall i am back to school again...I really want to pursue medical but i don't know if it's even worth trying given the bad record in my past...first 2 yrs of college i've really experienced many pressure mentally..there were just so many to handle with my relationship, parents and community i can't explain in words...but the 6 months break i hd to take i settled down everything....now my only focus is education and there's no more distraction...ths sem i am taking genetics, ch 2, gov nd his..i am doing good on gen and ch2(will probably get an A- if i continue doing the way i m doign now) and gov his may be a B...do you guys think i should go on pursue medical school? if so what should i do? what kind of grades i need to hv at least to qualify for an interview and what kind of MCAT score? should i get in to a research?i m really confused and any insight will be great....I am a texas resident...so any idea if it's possible to get into any state university with good mcat and improvement on my classes? please please give me advice...
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You are giving us with virtually nothing to work with. what is your gpa as it sits from every class you have taken. What are you plans and goals. How many classes you plan on taking per semester, how many to complete degree, when do you want to apply, where do you want to apply, etc. Need lots of relevant information.
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Start by earning near-straight As from now on with no more blips in your academic road. If you need counseling support to help you weather any stressors, then get it.
If you have a fire in the belly to be a physician, then commit to doing what it takes to get there. If anything else would make you happy as a career, then do that instead, as you have years of prep time, stress, and low income ahead of you before you'll become a practicing physician.
Do not engage in ECS until your academics show consistent solid performance.
Here is Texas acceptance data: http://www.utsystem.edu/tmdsas/Final%20Statistics%20Report-EY10%20-%20Medical.pdf
Be aware that nonTexas DO schools have a grade forgiveness policy where only the retaken class counts, provided the credit hours are the same or greater. This is the fastest way to repair a low GPA. AMCAS and TMDSAS, the other med school application services, count every grade earned at every school attended.
If you have a fire in the belly to be a physician, then commit to doing what it takes to get there. If anything else would make you happy as a career, then do that instead, as you have years of prep time, stress, and low income ahead of you before you'll become a practicing physician.
Do not engage in ECS until your academics show consistent solid performance.
Here is Texas acceptance data: http://www.utsystem.edu/tmdsas/Final%20Statistics%20Report-EY10%20-%20Medical.pdf
Be aware that nonTexas DO schools have a grade forgiveness policy where only the retaken class counts, provided the credit hours are the same or greater. This is the fastest way to repair a low GPA. AMCAS and TMDSAS, the other med school application services, count every grade earned at every school attended.
sry about that...i have a 1.3 GPA right now..taking 12 hrs for this semester..all classes are 3 credit hrs...i am still on probation, so hv to work around 23-28 hrs per week to support myself financially..all my financial aids were canceled due to low grades...so I am planing to take 12 hrs every sem until i recover my GPA to a point where i get my aids back..then 16 hrs per sem..I am a BS bio major....it's my third year and I plan to be in school for next 2 years which is 5 more sem..Hopefully i will be able to finish everything by then...I want to apply in in Texas and really hope that thr's something i can do abt it....if not I will apply to Australia since my fiance lives thr, i guess it would be easier than living in Caribbean...hope that gives you some idea...thanks for your interest
thank you so much...i really appreciate your advice...like the the idea of not engaging in any ECS since i was actually planning to engage in some ECs...now i am thinking of holding the thought for one more semester...i really want to be a physician and want to do anything tht's required for that...
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It is good that you decided this before it is too late. As a sophomore you don't have too many credits so if you get straight A's from now on you will be able to raise your GPA high enough to be competitive.