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Hi folks,
-Texas resident going to a large public university in Texas. Graduating in May.
-Not a URM.
-Good EC's, very little research, some shadowing, international experience.
-No MCAT yet.
-Cumulative GPA- 3.26, BCPM GPA- 3.15.
-AACOMAS Cumulative GPA- 3.65, BCPM GPA- 3.59.
As you can see, my GPA is really holding me back here. I started off decently in my first year, then had a disastrous sophomore year due to me being diagnosed with a condition after going through some tough times health wise. I was foolish not to withdraw from university and really didn't go to class at all during the year. As a result, I paid the price and essentially failed all of my classes.
However, in my Junior and Senior year, I made straight 4.0s- and I'm set to make another 4.0 this semester. So the last two years have been great for me. I've basically retaken all of the classes I did poorly in. I came in to college with a lot of credit and am still able to graduate in 4 years despite basically failing my sophomore year.
I'm not sure what to do. I have yet to take the MCAT but I will be taking it this summer.
So my question is this-
IF I SCORE REALLY WELL ON THE MCAT- ie- 35+,
-given my health problems and my strong upward trend, do you think I have a shot at allopathic medical schools? If so, should I apply this coming cycle?
-if I don't have a shot at allopathic schools immediately and with a strong MCAT, should I enroll in a program like UNT's medical masters?
IF I SCORE AVERAGE ON THE MCAT,
-should I just go ahead and apply to osteopathic schools?
-or should I go to the Caribbean?
I guess one of my main worries is paying for medical school as well. Going to a DO school out of state would be difficult for me financially. Ideally, I would prefer to go somewhere instate, BUT I do understand where I stand with my stats. I had to accept the mistake I made in light of my medical problems and tried as hard as I could to recover academically.
-Texas resident going to a large public university in Texas. Graduating in May.
-Not a URM.
-Good EC's, very little research, some shadowing, international experience.
-No MCAT yet.
-Cumulative GPA- 3.26, BCPM GPA- 3.15.
-AACOMAS Cumulative GPA- 3.65, BCPM GPA- 3.59.
As you can see, my GPA is really holding me back here. I started off decently in my first year, then had a disastrous sophomore year due to me being diagnosed with a condition after going through some tough times health wise. I was foolish not to withdraw from university and really didn't go to class at all during the year. As a result, I paid the price and essentially failed all of my classes.
However, in my Junior and Senior year, I made straight 4.0s- and I'm set to make another 4.0 this semester. So the last two years have been great for me. I've basically retaken all of the classes I did poorly in. I came in to college with a lot of credit and am still able to graduate in 4 years despite basically failing my sophomore year.
I'm not sure what to do. I have yet to take the MCAT but I will be taking it this summer.
So my question is this-
IF I SCORE REALLY WELL ON THE MCAT- ie- 35+,
-given my health problems and my strong upward trend, do you think I have a shot at allopathic medical schools? If so, should I apply this coming cycle?
-if I don't have a shot at allopathic schools immediately and with a strong MCAT, should I enroll in a program like UNT's medical masters?
IF I SCORE AVERAGE ON THE MCAT,
-should I just go ahead and apply to osteopathic schools?
-or should I go to the Caribbean?
I guess one of my main worries is paying for medical school as well. Going to a DO school out of state would be difficult for me financially. Ideally, I would prefer to go somewhere instate, BUT I do understand where I stand with my stats. I had to accept the mistake I made in light of my medical problems and tried as hard as I could to recover academically.
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