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So I have a LOT of withdrawals on my undergraduate transcript. I suffered from severe depression starting my spring semester of junior year. I ended up withdrawing from all but one of my classes that semester, for which I received a "B".
I proceeded to pretty much stay in denial for the following year for all of senior year and didn't seek medical treatment until the end of my "official" senior year. I was able to receive a retro-active "university senate-approved" medical withdrawal for that entire year. It shows up on my transcript with all the classes I was enrolled in with just "W's" next to them. At the end of the transcript, it does say that that year was approved for retroactive medical withdrawal.
For my "Super-Senior" year, I got 3 A's, 1 A-, and a D the first semester. The "D" was in Physics I, and at that point I was beginning to fall back into my depressive state, after having started off strong in the beginning of the semester. I did really well in the beginning in the Physics class, but since I was falling back into my depression, that was the one class that I "gave up" to the depression, while holding on til the end of the semester in the others. At this time, I was only taking Zoloft and wasn't receiving therapy, telling myself that I would be ok and was getting better.
The depression continued second semester of the "Super-Senior" year, and I ended up withdrawing again for "personal reasons". I didn't seek out the retroactive withdrawal again, because I was ashamed that this had happened again (feeling ashamed goes hand in hand with depression). On my transcript, this shows up at the end as withdrawing for "Personal Reasons."
I took 6 classes that summer, so I could graduate. I did well that semester and made dean's list, although there is another withdrawal that semester, but only because I ended up taking that same course (along with one other) at a community college online, instead, but it was already past the initial drop/add period.
So anyway, my transcript PRIOR to my spring semester of junior year is very solid. At graduation, my cumulative undergrad GPA was 3.52.
Since graduating, I have received real treatment for my depression through therapy and have discovered the root of why it was happening and started seeing myself in a different way and believing in myself, rather than just taking Zoloft, which is what I had been doing before, which is why I fell back into the depression.
My self-confidence and motivation have returned to their pre-depressive states. I have been working a full-time job for a little over a year since graduation in a stressful/busy surgeon's office, and have had no depression or issues since that time.
I've enrolled in my alma-mater's post-baccalaureate pre-med program starting this spring semester so that I can meet all the pre-reqs. I have basically NONE of the bcpm classes, except for the year of math, which is great, b/c I can get a great bcpm GPA, and also bring up my undergrad gpa from the 3.52 to at least a 3.7 or greater.
I am DETERMINED to get a 4.0, and ace every class (or come extremely close to it), and I feel confident that I can do this. I won't be working during this time, but will doing extra-curricular activities and getting involved in research.
I just recently decided to attend med-school, changing my mind from PT school. One of the reasons I think I fell into my depression is b/c I had no goals, and didn't really truly believe I wanted to be a PT. Deep down, I always wanted to be a physician, but never really believed I could do it. Unfortunately, it took me going through a "lost" period in my life, during which I scarred my transcript, to realize this. With my newly discovered motivation for my "true calling" in life, I really believe I will do extremely well in the post-bacc program.
So my question is:
How badly will my battle with depression and its consequences affect my chances of getting into med school?
If I get a bcpm gpa of 3.9/4.0 and an MCAT > 30, and have impressive EC's/some research experience, will that help prove that I am now a different person and am now capable of handling the rigors of med school? Will that be enough? Or am I pretty much screwed?
To anyone that is still reading this, thanks so much for taking the time to read my situation and provide your insight.
Please don't post any unhelpful comments. If you don't have anything constructive to say, please refrain.
Thanks!
I proceeded to pretty much stay in denial for the following year for all of senior year and didn't seek medical treatment until the end of my "official" senior year. I was able to receive a retro-active "university senate-approved" medical withdrawal for that entire year. It shows up on my transcript with all the classes I was enrolled in with just "W's" next to them. At the end of the transcript, it does say that that year was approved for retroactive medical withdrawal.
For my "Super-Senior" year, I got 3 A's, 1 A-, and a D the first semester. The "D" was in Physics I, and at that point I was beginning to fall back into my depressive state, after having started off strong in the beginning of the semester. I did really well in the beginning in the Physics class, but since I was falling back into my depression, that was the one class that I "gave up" to the depression, while holding on til the end of the semester in the others. At this time, I was only taking Zoloft and wasn't receiving therapy, telling myself that I would be ok and was getting better.
The depression continued second semester of the "Super-Senior" year, and I ended up withdrawing again for "personal reasons". I didn't seek out the retroactive withdrawal again, because I was ashamed that this had happened again (feeling ashamed goes hand in hand with depression). On my transcript, this shows up at the end as withdrawing for "Personal Reasons."
I took 6 classes that summer, so I could graduate. I did well that semester and made dean's list, although there is another withdrawal that semester, but only because I ended up taking that same course (along with one other) at a community college online, instead, but it was already past the initial drop/add period.
So anyway, my transcript PRIOR to my spring semester of junior year is very solid. At graduation, my cumulative undergrad GPA was 3.52.
Since graduating, I have received real treatment for my depression through therapy and have discovered the root of why it was happening and started seeing myself in a different way and believing in myself, rather than just taking Zoloft, which is what I had been doing before, which is why I fell back into the depression.
My self-confidence and motivation have returned to their pre-depressive states. I have been working a full-time job for a little over a year since graduation in a stressful/busy surgeon's office, and have had no depression or issues since that time.
I've enrolled in my alma-mater's post-baccalaureate pre-med program starting this spring semester so that I can meet all the pre-reqs. I have basically NONE of the bcpm classes, except for the year of math, which is great, b/c I can get a great bcpm GPA, and also bring up my undergrad gpa from the 3.52 to at least a 3.7 or greater.
I am DETERMINED to get a 4.0, and ace every class (or come extremely close to it), and I feel confident that I can do this. I won't be working during this time, but will doing extra-curricular activities and getting involved in research.
I just recently decided to attend med-school, changing my mind from PT school. One of the reasons I think I fell into my depression is b/c I had no goals, and didn't really truly believe I wanted to be a PT. Deep down, I always wanted to be a physician, but never really believed I could do it. Unfortunately, it took me going through a "lost" period in my life, during which I scarred my transcript, to realize this. With my newly discovered motivation for my "true calling" in life, I really believe I will do extremely well in the post-bacc program.
So my question is:
How badly will my battle with depression and its consequences affect my chances of getting into med school?
If I get a bcpm gpa of 3.9/4.0 and an MCAT > 30, and have impressive EC's/some research experience, will that help prove that I am now a different person and am now capable of handling the rigors of med school? Will that be enough? Or am I pretty much screwed?
To anyone that is still reading this, thanks so much for taking the time to read my situation and provide your insight.
Please don't post any unhelpful comments. If you don't have anything constructive to say, please refrain.
Thanks!
