Serious Responses Only: Advice Needed

[Tuttonaturale]

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Hello I am a recent college graduate. I doubled majored in Public Health and Women's and Gender Studies with a 3.4 GPA. I have a plethora of clinical experience and am bilingual (fluent in Spanish because I am Hispanic).

My science GPA is exceptionally low though and I applied to three post-bacc programs and was rejected. I also have not completed the medical school class requirements. I asked the programs for feedback and they told me I was primarily rejected because of my very low science GPA. One of the admissions officers asked me why my GPA was low and I informed him that it was because of family problems and a bout of subsequent depression as a result of those problems.

So my question is where can I apply to bolster my science GPA?

I want to attend programs in the Northeast (if there are any programs that will accept me with a very low GPA).

I dont mind whether I am a DO or MD. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

As an aside, I have spoken to several doctors who gave informed me that because I am an underrepresented "minority" that there are programs that I can easily get into. I have done research and have not found these said programs. So if any of you could shed light on that also that would be great.

 

[gyngyn]

Which community do you represent?
What is your BCPM gpa? How many units?
What state are you from?

 

[Tuttonaturale]

Which community do you represent?
What is your BCPM gpa? How many units?
What state are you from?

I am Puerto Rican and Honduran. My cumulative GPA is 3.4 my science GPA is like a 2.3 according to an admissions counselor I spoke to at a post bacc. I am from New York.

 

[gyngyn]

I am Puerto Rican and Honduran. My cumulative GPA is 3.4 my science GPA is like a 2.3 according to an admissions counselor I spoke to at a post bacc. I am from New York.

You can take the classes necessary to both improve your gpa and prepare for the MCAT without enrolling in a pre-packaged post bac program. You can either take classes as a non-degree seeking student or with a new major (you don't need to graduate, though).
In CA, the UC has programs for students like you, but I'm not familiar enough with New York's resources to direct you to similar programs. Try here: https://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/postbaccalaureate-programs.71/

 

[Tuttonaturale]

You take the classes necessary to both improve your gpa and prepare for the MCAT without enrolling in a pre-packaged post bac program. You can either take classes as a non-degree seeking student or with a new major.
In CA, the UC has programs for students like you, but I'm not familiar enough with New York's resources to direct you to similar programs.

You mean University of California? What is the name of the program? Do you know anyone who is familiar with tri- state schools that may be able to give me advice?

 

[gyngyn]

You mean University of California? What is the name of the program? Do you know anyone who is familiar with tri- state schools that may be able to give me advice?

Yes, the University of CA has several such programs: https://postbac.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/
Try here for the tri-state: https://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/postbaccalaureate-programs.71/

 

[anonymoose1640]

I would google search "taking classes as a non degree seeking student at X university" where X university is the school (preferably a SUNY or CUNY because of $$) that is closest to you. This will prompt you to the schools website and it will tell you what you need to do to apply and attend.

Alternatively, like gyngyn said you can go to a school and graduate with an entirely new major and take the pre-reqs required for medical school. You sGPA is low, but if it's only a few credits and you take a lot more credits and do well you can probably raise your sGPA substantially enough to be competitive for MD or DO programs.

 

[gyngyn]

Alternatively, like gyngyn said you can go to a school and graduate with an entirely new major and take the pre-reqs required for medical school. You sGPA is low, but if it's only a few credits and you take a lot more credits and do well you can probably raise your sGPA substantially enough to be competitive for MD or DO programs.

I was only suggesting the new major if needed for loan eligibility and priority for classes! A whole new degree is not needed...

 

[Tuttonaturale]

I was only suggesting the new major if needed for loan eligibility and priority for classes! A whole new degree is not needed...

Are there no programs that boost your sGPA?

 

[gyngyn]

Are there no programs that boost your sGPA?

As long as you don't have a boatload of BCPM, a year of classes (full time) should fix it. Take a look at the AMCAS grade calculator in the sticky at the front of this forum: https://forums.studentdoctor.net/th...-thread-for-optimal-results-and-more.1170791/ See how many units of A's it would take to bring you up to 3.5 or so.

 

[Tuttonaturale]

As long as you don't have a boatload of BCPM, a year of classes (full time) should fix it. Take a look at the AMCAS grade calculator in the sticky at the front of this forum: https://forums.studentdoctor.net/th...-thread-for-optimal-results-and-more.1170791/ See how many units of A's it would take to bring you up to 3.5 or so.

Do you think it would be fine if I take my courses at a community college?

Also I still need to take Bio 2, Chem 2 and possibly Chem 1 (because I recieved a C), and all of Orgo and Physics. Becuase of this amount of courses I wanted to enrol ins a post bac program.

 

[gyngyn]

Do you think it would be fine if I take my courses at a community college?

Also I still need to take Bio 2, Chem 2 and possibly Chem 1 (because I recieved a C), and all of Orgo and Physics. Becuase of this amount of courses I wanted to enrol ins a post bac program.

CC is fine.
If you can find a post bac that meets your needs it would also be fine, expensive, but fine.

 

[Tuttonaturale]

CC is fine.
If you can find a post bac that meets your needs it would also be fine, expensive, but fine.

Would it look bad for medical school if I retake the classes I did poorly in at a CC?

 

[gyngyn]

Would it look bad for medical school if I retake the classes I did poorly in at a CC?

Not in this situation.
Cherry-picking hard classes at CC while enrolled in a university is frowned upon.

 

[daivimarga]

Any CUNY will let you take non degree courses. The enrollment process is easy outside of Hunter. You can matriculate for lower tuition as a second ba student


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