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Ok, so long story short. I'm almost 30 years old and finishing up my Bachelors in Biology. At 18 I had high hopes but no real ambition. I was truly lost in a sense. It took me joining the military at 21 to find out my true calling. I served my first deployment as an airborne infantry platoon medic in Afghanistan and finished out my active duty enlistment as an ER medic at Ft. Carson.
After leaving active duty I found a slot as a flight medic in the national guard and started back into college. Since returning, I've gotten A's in most of my classes except 2(chem 2 and humanities lol). The caveat to that is that before joining active duty my grades were not that stellar. I really stopped going to school and made terrible grades. A lot of the previous grades have been "reprieved", but I still believe that they show up when submitted to medical schools. My "overall" right now is a 3.6, but when you add in those bad semesters its more like a 3.0. Since joining the national guard I have subsequently deployed again to Afghanistan as a flight medic for a total of 2 years in Afghanistan.
So my question is this: Will my experience and current grades trump my F ups in the past? I know that no one can tell me for sure and no, I haven't taken the MCAT yet. I take it mid next year. I'm just trying to get a feel from people that have gotten accepted or people with experience to see what my chances are.
I really appreciate any help!
After leaving active duty I found a slot as a flight medic in the national guard and started back into college. Since returning, I've gotten A's in most of my classes except 2(chem 2 and humanities lol). The caveat to that is that before joining active duty my grades were not that stellar. I really stopped going to school and made terrible grades. A lot of the previous grades have been "reprieved", but I still believe that they show up when submitted to medical schools. My "overall" right now is a 3.6, but when you add in those bad semesters its more like a 3.0. Since joining the national guard I have subsequently deployed again to Afghanistan as a flight medic for a total of 2 years in Afghanistan.
So my question is this: Will my experience and current grades trump my F ups in the past? I know that no one can tell me for sure and no, I haven't taken the MCAT yet. I take it mid next year. I'm just trying to get a feel from people that have gotten accepted or people with experience to see what my chances are.
I really appreciate any help!