Odds of getting into MD school?

[tomtico22]

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Hello,

I currently am finishing my junior year and have a GPA of 3.5 but trending in the positive direction. I am curious what all your thoughts would be on my chances of getting into an MD school (I would prefer MD over DO)
- My GPA is a 3.5 - it started at a 3.8 my freshman year then had a bad sophomore year with a lot going on but after this semester it came back up to a 3.5.

-I am in the military and work as a medic so I'm trained in pre-hospital as well as hospital care and worked in two different air force hospitals for a year doing anything from driving an ambulance to blood draws to catheter insertion, etc. I have experience in the ER, ICU, med/surg unit, birthing clinic, inpatient/ outpatient units, wound treatment, hyperbaric chamber, and the lab. I work on a team now as the lead triage medic for a package that responds to natural disasters, large chemical spills or other CBRNE incidents. I received a state-level award for my actions throughout the year (my sophomore year) which I was required to be out of school a large amount of time (in my opinion led to a deflated GPA).

-I also shadowed/interned with a family care physician the summer between my sophomore and junior year, my senior year in high school, and will be there 8 hours per week in the upcoming fall semester. Additionally I currently work as an LPN at an adult day care center for elders with Alzheimers and have been there for 2 years.

-I have not yet taken the MCAT but plan to the summer of 2016

-my LOR will hopefully be written by my current commander who is a professor at a the medical school associated with my current school, or potentially the doctor i am currently interning with.

I feel as though I have a lot more experience, mainly clinical experience than the average applicant, however I am curious if that will be enough to get me beyond my less than stellar GPA. Any opinions would be appreciated.

 

[gyngyn]

Placing odds will require an MCAT score.

 

[NeuResurgens]

If you're taking the MCAT in the summer, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to study thoroughly, destroy the thing and then apply in the 2016 cycle. That'd give you more time to bring your GPA up and then you could apply as early as the application opens, which helps your chances. If you do that I think you'd be in a decent position for an MD school.

 

[HCHopeful]

Hello,

I currently am finishing my junior year and have a GPA of 3.5 but trending in the positive direction. I am curious what all your thoughts would be on my chances of getting into an MD school (I would prefer MD over DO)
- My GPA is a 3.5 - it started at a 3.8 my freshman year then had a bad sophomore year with a lot going on but after this semester it came back up to a 3.5.

-I am in the military and work as a medic so I'm trained in pre-hospital as well as hospital care and worked in two different air force hospitals for a year doing anything from driving an ambulance to blood draws to catheter insertion, etc. I have experience in the ER, ICU, med/surg unit, birthing clinic, inpatient/ outpatient units, wound treatment, hyperbaric chamber, and the lab. I work on a team now as the lead triage medic for a package that responds to natural disasters, large chemical spills or other CBRNE incidents. I received a state-level award for my actions throughout the year (my sophomore year) which I was required to be out of school a large amount of time (in my opinion led to a deflated GPA).

-I also shadowed/interned with a family care physician the summer between my sophomore and junior year, my senior year in high school, and will be there 8 hours per week in the upcoming fall semester. Additionally I currently work as an LPN at an adult day care center for elders with Alzheimers and have been there for 2 years.

-I have not yet taken the MCAT but plan to the summer of 2016

-my LOR will hopefully be written by my current commander who is a professor at a the medical school associated with my current school, or potentially the doctor i am currently interning with.

I feel as though I have a lot more experience, mainly clinical experience than the average applicant, however I am curious if that will be enough to get me beyond my less than stellar GPA. Any opinions would be appreciated.

You will need more than one LOR. Your GPA isn't that far below the median (3.6). And the "interning" you're doing with the family care physician isn't going to benefit you beyond 50 hours, because it's going to be considered shadowing. I would recommend kind of backing off of the clinical stuff so you have more time to focus on academics and other activities. Your clinical experience is great, and working in the military as a medic will look amazing. Just focus on academics, maybe an interesting hobby/extracurricular and kill the MCAT (87th percentile or above).

 

[jqueb29]

Completely impossible to give you odds with no MCAT score. GPA is definitely low but not crippling.

 

[Goro]

All I can add is "so far, so good" and many thanks for your service to our country.

Hello,

I currently am finishing my junior year and have a GPA of 3.5 but trending in the positive direction. I am curious what all your thoughts would be on my chances of getting into an MD school (I would prefer MD over DO)
- My GPA is a 3.5 - it started at a 3.8 my freshman year then had a bad sophomore year with a lot going on but after this semester it came back up to a 3.5.

-I am in the military and work as a medic so I'm trained in pre-hospital as well as hospital care and worked in two different air force hospitals for a year doing anything from driving an ambulance to blood draws to catheter insertion, etc. I have experience in the ER, ICU, med/surg unit, birthing clinic, inpatient/ outpatient units, wound treatment, hyperbaric chamber, and the lab. I work on a team now as the lead triage medic for a package that responds to natural disasters, large chemical spills or other CBRNE incidents. I received a state-level award for my actions throughout the year (my sophomore year) which I was required to be out of school a large amount of time (in my opinion led to a deflated GPA).

-I also shadowed/interned with a family care physician the summer between my sophomore and junior year, my senior year in high school, and will be there 8 hours per week in the upcoming fall semester. Additionally I currently work as an LPN at an adult day care center for elders with Alzheimers and have been there for 2 years.

-I have not yet taken the MCAT but plan to the summer of 2016

-my LOR will hopefully be written by my current commander who is a professor at a the medical school associated with my current school, or potentially the doctor i am currently interning with.

I feel as though I have a lot more experience, mainly clinical experience than the average applicant, however I am curious if that will be enough to get me beyond my less than stellar GPA. Any opinions would be appreciated.

 

[MrLogan13]

Former Army medic here. Do well on your MCAT and apply broadly and you should be fine.

 

[Hospitalized]

Rough estimate: 50,000 applicants last year, 20,000 accepted and matriculated.

 

[aconn51]

I'm not really fond of trying to assess anyone's odds of getting in anywhere via internet, but I'd say you definitely shouldn't consider yourself down for the count.
Are you considering USUHS at all?
Thank you for your service and good luck!

 

[Neutropix]

Moving wo WAMC thread

 

[tomtico22]

What do you mean by an interesting hobby exactly? I'm an avid hiker she I've already climbed all the 4k footers in the white mountains (NH) so I suppose I would consider that interesting?

As far as my internship I'll probably continue it just because my upcoming semester will be very easy. I only have biology requirements left.

And for the LOR that's the only one I mentioned but I've got others lined up, just seemed pointless to mention them. Thanks for your advice though

You will need more than one LOR. Your GPA isn't that far below the median (3.6). And the "interning" you're doing with the family care physician isn't going to benefit you beyond 50 hours, because it's going to be considered shadowing. I would recommend kind of backing off of the clinical stuff so you have more time to focus on academics and other activities. Your clinical experience is great, and working in the military as a medic will look amazing. Just focus on academics, maybe an interesting hobby/extracurricular and kill the MCAT (87th percentile or above).

 

[Law2Doc]

Placing odds will require an MCAT score.

Agreed. Until you have an MCAT score odds are zero.