First of all, very refreshing to see a dude take responsibility and own up. That attitude will get you far. Combine that with a stellar work ethic and I promise you you can get in and people will like you.
Both GPAs are low. If a masters is out of question, have you considered post-bac or retaking core sciences and getting all As? May put you a year back but it would do wonders for your GPA. Get both to a 3.0-3.2 and you have a shot.
For mcat, never take anything for granted. I was pushing 502-503 on a good day on practices but ended up with 493-496 on actual (took it 3 times....heh). Work your ass off for it and see if you can score a solid 500. It'd help you loads if you could score higher to offset GPA.
Research and shadowing are on point. No shame there and you shouldn't have to do any more than that.
As for your personal life- You gotta get off the couch and quit the gaming on certain days man. I was exactly like you with the gaming. It was hella fun and I still keep up with it sometimes, but when you have work at 9am and your whole team is getting rektd on a biased server at 1am...I just had to put down the mouse and just go to bed. Sleep and priorities man.
So my personal advice (I'm sure a lot of other peeps on here have solid advice for you as well):
1) Kill the MCAT. Kill it.
2) Retake core-sciences at local CC and get all As
3) Get back in shape, eat a clean diet, and you can still game but limit it. Know when to put it down. Don't let your gf take away from you trying to get into the career you want either. Put your foot down and tell her how important it is that you get this **** figured out.
You have potential man. Everything rides on how bad you want it.
Thanks dude. That meant a lot to me.
Thing about re-taking/taking courses at a CC is that most science classes are offered during the day time and I work a full 9-5 job. I can't go part-time because my company is relatively small and I am next in line to become the manager of my regulatory department. If I quit, I won't be able to pay off my loans or help support my family. It really sucks how there's no flexibility/compromise in terms of working full-time and taking courses at a
Thanks for your advices on personal life. I believe you will be glad to hear that I picked up weight training my last year of college and have been fairly active going to the gym on a consistent basis now.
I actually cut computer games out of my life and only play mobile games every now and then. I know I can stay at my regulatory job and lead a mediocre average life, but I don't want that.
Question now would be, assuming I score a 502 (pretty confident that's what I can get). If I apply this cycle, would I get any interview invites? Cause if I know there's a chance of being able to start my career in podiatry, I can drop my current job and focus solely on taking courses at CC during the Jan 2017-June2017 period.
First of all, very refreshing to see a dude take responsibility and own up. That attitude will get you far. Combine that with a stellar work ethic and I promise you you can get in and people will like you.
Both GPAs are low. If a masters is out of question, have you considered post-bac or retaking core sciences and getting all As? May put you a year back but it would do wonders for your GPA. Get both to a 3.0-3.2 and you have a shot.
For mcat, never take anything for granted. I was pushing 502-503 on a good day on practices but ended up with 493-496 on actual (took it 3 times....heh). Work your ass off for it and see if you can score a solid 500. It'd help you loads if you could score higher to offset GPA.
Research and shadowing are on point. No shame there and you shouldn't have to do any more than that.
As for your personal life- You gotta get off the couch and quit the gaming on certain days man. I was exactly like you with the gaming. It was hella fun and I still keep up with it sometimes, but when you have work at 9am and your whole team is getting rektd on a biased server at 1am...I just had to put down the mouse and just go to bed. Sleep and priorities man.
So my personal advice (I'm sure a lot of other peeps on here have solid advice for you as well):
1) Kill the MCAT. Kill it.
2) Retake core-sciences at local CC and get all As
3) Get back in shape, eat a clean diet, and you can still game but limit it. Know when to put it down. Don't let your gf take away from you trying to get into the career you want either. Put your foot down and tell her how important it is that you get this **** figured out.
You have potential man. Everything rides on how bad you want it.
Thank you very much! Your response meant a lot to me.
Definitely will try to slaughter this MCAT. Took the sample yesterday and got around 75 percentile so looking at like 504-510 and doing the scored practice exam tonight. Previous attempts at FL's were usually around 502-508.
Issue with taking core science courses at CC is the fact that it conflicts with work. I can't go part-time here because I am next in line to take over my manager's position (small company, small regulatory department) If there were night classes, oh that would solve so many problems. I'm used to long days so it wouldn't be an issue..
Around end of 2014 my gf and I broke up and I started hitting the gym again. Now, I am with a very supportive gf who was also a catalyst for me deciding to try and embark on my podiatry route. I stopped gaming besides the every now and then candy crush on the phone and 2k16 on weekends. I gym twice a week and keep myself physically active. Life has taken a turn for the better after I decided to accept my responsibilities and own up to my mistakes and failures.
Question now is, with my sGPA 2.6ish, cGPA 2.9ish, 23 mcat (~497 after conversion) solid chance at 500+ mcat this time, 40ish hrs of shadowing, 1.25 years of research, 3 recs, working 30+ hrs weekly since I was 18, and working a full time job in my field right now, will I have a CHANCE of getting interview invites? (esp from NYpod)
Will be applying to all 9 schools (maybe not AZpod due to hard cutoffs or DMU) so 7 schools.
