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Can anyone throw some anecdotes my way about people who came back to college after doing poorly and dropping out? I'm finishing up my last semester and studying for the MCAT, but I'm worried about my grades from my first round of college. I could use some bolstering.
I started college in 2001 and my gpa for the first 2 years was 2.62. After that I got married and stayed at home with my kids for a few years.
My overall AMCAS gpa today looks like it'd be about 3.18 and my science gpa, 2.92. I expect it to go up VERY slightly after the coming semester, but it's not going to be drastic. If I get all A's, I could possibly bring my overall gpa to 3.25 and my science gpa to 3.17. That'd be ideal, but with a family and a commute, I think an A- or two likely.
I've done most of the prereqs over the past two years at my final institution, including repeats of the classes I did poorly in over a decade ago. At my current institution alone, my overall gpa is 3.81 and my science gpa is about 3.72. I feel good about that, but I'm worried about how much weight it'll have with an admissions committee.
I started college in 2001 and my gpa for the first 2 years was 2.62. After that I got married and stayed at home with my kids for a few years.
My overall AMCAS gpa today looks like it'd be about 3.18 and my science gpa, 2.92. I expect it to go up VERY slightly after the coming semester, but it's not going to be drastic. If I get all A's, I could possibly bring my overall gpa to 3.25 and my science gpa to 3.17. That'd be ideal, but with a family and a commute, I think an A- or two likely.
I've done most of the prereqs over the past two years at my final institution, including repeats of the classes I did poorly in over a decade ago. At my current institution alone, my overall gpa is 3.81 and my science gpa is about 3.72. I feel good about that, but I'm worried about how much weight it'll have with an admissions committee.