Premed retake?

[Yehoshua24]

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Just got my grades for summer. My premed 4.0 was tarnished by a 2.0 in Organic 2. Is this worth a retake or can I move on? I'm not interested in top tear schools. My overall GPA is 2.55 sGPA 3.860.

I still have 16 credits left in pre reqs. This last summer section was tough and filled with lots of family stress.

 

[DrMidlife]

Don't move on from a C. Retake.

What's your plan for addressing the 2.55? You'll need a great deal more coursework than the prereqs to make yourself a competitive applicant.

Best of luck to you.

 

[Yehoshua24]

Before I began my pre-med track in 2010, I met with an admissions officer at a med-school to see what I had to do to be competitive. Because my undergrad major was not science related and it will be about 8 years since graduation, and they said they cared more about if I would be able to perform in the heavy science curriculum. They assured me that my undergraduate GPA would be overlooked and they will put greater emphasis on my post-bac premed courses and MCAT score.

My situation is that I am working a career job (meaning 50+ hours per week w/ plenty of after hours work), supporting a wife, 2 kids (one of which we are going through several medical issues), all the while taking 9+ credit hours per semester for pre-med reqs.

 

[plauto]

Are you in a formal post-bac program where an interview is granted if you do well with classes and mcat? Because if you are not, you might not have a chance with the 2.55, no matter what. I would talk to a few more med schools and see what they say though, you might need to retake some of your old undergrad classes and go the DO route since they will consider only the grades of the classes you have retaken. And yes, retake organic chem. Good look

 

[FrkyBgStok]

unfortunately, your premed advisor lied to you. The 2.55 will not be overlooked and you will likely not get secondaries. if you do, it will be to take your money. if you are serious about med school, you need to retake some of the classes you did poorly in and raise your cGPA to >3.0 and apply to DO schools. The science GPA is good, but that 2.55 will undoubtedly keep you out of schools.

 

[Yehoshua24]

It wasn't a pre-med advisor. It was an admissions officer at an allopathic school that gave me that information.

Retaking the classes is not really much of an option. I was a pastoral ministries major, and those courses aren't readily available in my area.

unfortunately, your premed advisor lied to you. The 2.55 will not be overlooked and you will likely not get secondaries. if you do, it will be to take your money. if you are serious about med school, you need to retake some of the classes you did poorly in and raise your cGPA to >3.0 and apply to DO schools. The science GPA is good, but that 2.55 will undoubtedly keep you out of schools.

 

[Yehoshua24]

Unfortunately I am not in a post-bac program. The only program that was available in my area was full time only. And it would be very irresponsible at this stage for me to quit my job since I am the sole provider for my family.

I might be a bit out there but I am only applying to MSU CHM and MSU COM. They are both about 20 miles from my house, I wouldn't have to relocate my family, and I don't have to try to sell a house in a bad market. I know I sound like an idiot, and hopeful fool.

Are you in a formal post-bac program where an interview is granted if you do well with classes and mcat? Because if you are not, you might not have a chance with the 2.55, no matter what. I would talk to a few more med schools and see what they say though, you might need to retake some of your old undergrad classes and go the DO route since they will consider only the grades of the classes you have retaken. And yes, retake organic chem. Good look

 

[theseeker4]

Unfortunately I am not in a post-bac program. The only program that was available in my area was full time only. And it would be very irresponsible at this stage for me to quit my job since I am the sole provider for my family.

I might be a bit out there but I am only applying to MSU CHM and MSU COM. They are both about 20 miles from my house, I wouldn't have to relocate my family, and I don't have to try to sell a house in a bad market. I know I sound like an idiot, and hopeful fool.

You are lucky MSU's osteopathic school is within commuting distance. I live south of Detroit myself, and if I can't gain admission to the allopathic schools I can commute to, I may have to move up in that direction. You are certainly not alone in being very limited geographically due to owning a house.

Their osteopathic school will probably be your best choice, but it will still likely take a lot of classes to overcome the low GPA. Re-take as many as you can (I assume you had at least some gen ed classes when you obtained your Bachelors) and add as much upper-level science as you can to boost your transcripts. Good luck!

 

[plauto]

I understand your family situation, but applying to 2 schools with that GPA is, in my humble opinion, a waste of time and money. If you want a serious shot at this, retake undergrad classes and apply the DO route to all the DO schools in the country. Then, and only then, you will have a shot. Good luck.