Non-traditional Undergrad

[balquees]

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Hi all,

I've been in school--undergrad since '00; mostly because I've transferred to several different schools and either repeated many classes (due to poor grades or due to W's); which caused me to take not a complete load each semester; and I occassionally worked part time during those years; and my grades were fluctuating from a 4.0 some semesters to a 1.5 another semester. I've managed to become more focused now; I got last semester a 4.0 and trying to maintain my grades. I'll be graduating in another four more semesters, so hopefully the trend will be better. Currently my cum gpa at one school is 3.55; and another 3.2 and the other is a 2.8; I also went to the carribbean for med school and it was not what i expected and left after a year (they didn't require a b.s. degree) and decided to finish my b.s. degree and do it the right way. My overall cum gpa (in the U.S.) is 2.9; but i'm sure it's going to improve within the next year or so.

So, now I'm studying for the mcats so I can score well on them--what do you think my chances or odds are ? I'm thinking of applying to maybe a few M.D. programs and mostly D.O. programs. And if I don't get into either--I'm thinking of PA school (instead of a masters degree or a post-bac) and then reapplying for med school.

Any suggestions or ideas to improve my chances, is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[awk]

You need to stop repeating yourself. Repeating classes, repeating first year of med school (if you can get back in) and now your talking about going to PA school first? Your looking to repeat training again! Quit bouncing around from school to school and finish you BS or BA with the best grades you can. It goes without saying that need to take the pre-reqs and MCAT (which both should be very strong). Once your ready, apply to schools....the more the better. By the way you should realize that your "GPA" is not your school GPA. If you take a look at the AMCAS application you will notice that you must list all your courses (repeats included) that you have ever taken including the ones at your med school. Also note that W's often = F if you are leaving these out. Best to plan now because you will have to report them on your application.