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[actresstodoc]

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Hi Everyone!
I have been lurking here for a while and figured this would be a good place to gather some well-informed opinions on my chances of being accepted to med school. I graduated in 1997 with a theatre degree and have been working professionally in film, tele, theatre, and voice-overs for the past 6-7 years. I really love it, but it is not exactly stable. Anyway, I have always loved science but was not really encouraged
by my parents to study them because I was very talented in other areas (the arts). Recently, I have been taking my prerecs for med school: Chem 1,2 and Biology 1,2 and will take my physics and Org. this Fall. I have done very well, getting A's in everything.
The problem is that when I was getting my undergrad, my mother died of cancer and because of the time away from studies, it hurt my GPA. I ended up with a 3.36, which isn't terrible, but not really med school material.My classes were also all theatre or arts related. My transcript is a bit erratic because when she died I dropped down to part-time for a while.

Also, Does how well one does in science courses reflect how well one will do on the MCAT?

Thank you to anyone who wishes to give his/her two cents!

 

[aphistis]

At risk of sounding exploitative, one of the biggest favors you could do yourself is leveraging the tragedy of your mother's death in a personal statement. As long as you make sure adcoms are aware of the situation, it probably won't be held against you if the rest of your academic record is solid. Good luck (and screw medicine, come to dentistry! 😀 )!

 

[actresstodoc]

Thanks for the responses, guys.
Aphistis, I will take that into consideration.🙂

Do med-schools look at my undergrad GPA mostly or my post bac sciences?

 

[Sweet Tea]

Originally posted by actresstodoc
Thanks for the responses, guys.
Aphistis, I will take that into consideration.🙂

Do med-schools look at my undergrad GPA mostly or my post bac sciences?

well, they look at both, but considering you're taking your science classes as a post-bacc, my guess is that they're going to be more concerned with those grades than they are your undergrad gpa. don't stress the undergrad gpa-- there's nothing you can do to change them so instead focus on improving what you can now. do well on those pre-reqs, then worry about the mcat. best of luck to you! 🙂

and fyi, i got into med school with a 3.1 gpa. so you definetly have a chance. just do well in those pre-reqs!

 

[calebho501]

Originally posted by actresstodoc
Thanks for the responses, guys.
Aphistis, I will take that into consideration.🙂

Do med-schools look at my undergrad GPA mostly or my post bac sciences?

I'm no expert on this, but I think most schools look at everything, undergrad GPA, grad GPA, postbac. However, an upward trend in time is favorable (Which is your case)

Besides, your theatre background is a bonus for "diversity", something that med schools love so much nowadays 😉 Keep up the good science grades, ace the MCAT, and pack your stuff for med schools!