I went to U-M for economics and graduated with a 3.2gpa in 2007. Slacker, volunteered rarely, nothing on my app will look good from my 4 years there. Luckily I took no science classes at this point in my life.
Take life much more serious now and definitely want to join the medical field. Have since enrolled at a local university (Oakland University - moderate school) and took 12 credits over summer, 14 last semester, 12 this semester, and will take 4 this upcoming summer. I have a 4.00gpa after 26 credits. Assuming I get a 4.00gpa after all 42 credits have been completed - honestly, this is completely reasonable, specially now that orgo chem is out of the way. I love what I am learning now and haven't struggled whatsoever to obtain 4.0 thus far.
This would make my overall gpa of 2 schools 3.40 with a 4.0 science gpa. I visited MSU for open house and the dean of admissions told me they would look purely at my credits from my second school, as long as I took more than 16 credits. I was delighted to hear this. However, I seem to be getting a different message from this forum so now I'm worried they will use my 3.4 combined gpa.
I work 30hrs/wk with individuals with internal brain injuries. I volunteer 4 hrs/wk at hospital (should have around 100hrs logged by this summer). I run my own lawn care business with a partner (small, but licensed, insured...we didn't just drag mowers out of our garage). I am part of H4H and am doing the Alternative Spring Break. 20 hours of shadowingAnd I have sporadic other volunteer events I have participated in (maybe 30 hours total). Also, starting Hospice volunteering within weeks. Really want to do research (interested in it), but don't have time in my schedule.
No idea what I will get on MCAT. How am I looking, tho. I know it's hard to evaluate without MCAT, but I thought I was looking really good, until i considered they may more heavily weigh my U-M gpa than I previously thought. Am I going to need a great MCAT?
Worried.
Take life much more serious now and definitely want to join the medical field. Have since enrolled at a local university (Oakland University - moderate school) and took 12 credits over summer, 14 last semester, 12 this semester, and will take 4 this upcoming summer. I have a 4.00gpa after 26 credits. Assuming I get a 4.00gpa after all 42 credits have been completed - honestly, this is completely reasonable, specially now that orgo chem is out of the way. I love what I am learning now and haven't struggled whatsoever to obtain 4.0 thus far.
This would make my overall gpa of 2 schools 3.40 with a 4.0 science gpa. I visited MSU for open house and the dean of admissions told me they would look purely at my credits from my second school, as long as I took more than 16 credits. I was delighted to hear this. However, I seem to be getting a different message from this forum so now I'm worried they will use my 3.4 combined gpa.
I work 30hrs/wk with individuals with internal brain injuries. I volunteer 4 hrs/wk at hospital (should have around 100hrs logged by this summer). I run my own lawn care business with a partner (small, but licensed, insured...we didn't just drag mowers out of our garage). I am part of H4H and am doing the Alternative Spring Break. 20 hours of shadowingAnd I have sporadic other volunteer events I have participated in (maybe 30 hours total). Also, starting Hospice volunteering within weeks. Really want to do research (interested in it), but don't have time in my schedule.
No idea what I will get on MCAT. How am I looking, tho. I know it's hard to evaluate without MCAT, but I thought I was looking really good, until i considered they may more heavily weigh my U-M gpa than I previously thought. Am I going to need a great MCAT?
Worried.
