Please give me advice. I don't know what to do.

[dardardar]

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[eggs13]

I am a California resident. I go to a top 10 school for undergrad. Here are my stats.

- 32P MCAT
- 3.0 SGPA, 3.4 cum.GPA
- upward trend in grades
- good extracurriculars
- solid LORs and interview skills
- Caucasian

I don't know what to do. Should I apply to post-baccs? Should I apply to schools and post-baccs? I know i can't get into top med schools but do i have a shot at lower-tier schools?

I appreciate any advice. Please be gentle!

If I were you I would apply to post baccs to get that sGPA up in order to be as competitive as possible for MD schools. I think with your cGPA and MCAT you should be pretty competitive for DO schools, although your sGPA will still be low. If you want to go the DO route, I would just retake 2-3 of your science classes that you received your worst grade in and take advantage if grade replacement.

Good luck!

 

[gyngyn]

Go to the MSAR. Find a dozen (at least) OOS schools that might interview you. Someone will bite that 32.

 

[Goro]

Chances of success at MD schools are not very good, except the low-tier ones like Rosy Franklin and NYMC, for example. DO will show you more love, but not all (like mine). I would recommend trying the low-tiers and the newest DO schools (I don't think you'll have any luck with any of the UC schools either, or Western or Rouro-CA). Try one round of applications and work to save up some money, and then shoot for a post-bac if you're shut out next year.

I am a California resident. I go to a top 10 school for undergrad. Here are my stats.

- 32P MCAT
- 3.0 SGPA, 3.4 cum.GPA
- upward trend in grades
- good extracurriculars
- solid LORs and interview skills
- Caucasian

I don't know what to do. Should I apply to post-baccs? Should I apply to schools and post-baccs? I know i can't get into top med schools but do i have a shot at lower-tier schools?

I appreciate any advice. Please be gentle!