Should I apply this year or next year?

[musiconcerto]

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[plumhill]

Why do you have incompletes for three classes?

Apply when you feel ready and are presenting yourself as the strongest applicant possible. With the exception of the IPs your post-bac performance has been quite good, so you at least know the basic material needed for medical school.

Have you done any volunteer work? Any shadowing? If not, then you might want to wait a year and gain that experience.

 

[StoicJosher]

Your GPA is close to the average and with a 30+ MCAT score, you will be have a shot (medical school matriculants have a 3.67 and 31.1). You will have to apply broadly and wisely. Look for schools in your GPA and MCAT range.

But that is just the numbers. I hope you have some clinical experience, shadowing, non clinical volunteering etc. It is going to boil down to these ECs.

 

[StoicJosher]

Why do you have incompletes for three classes?

Apply when you feel ready and are presenting yourself as the strongest applicant possible. With the exception of the IPs your post-bac performance has been quite good, so you at least know the basic material needed for medical school.

Have you done any volunteer work? Any shadowing? If not, then you might want to wait a year and gain that experience.

I think that is an "In Progress".

 

[Catalystik]

I'm a non-trad, so I'm taking all of my prereqs (except calculus) at a post-bacc. The program requires completion of 8 classes (Gen Chem 1 & 2, Orgo 1 & 2, Physics 1 & 2, Bio 1 & 2), all of which will be done by the end of this semester. Is that competitive enough for med school? I am planning on taking upper-division science classes next year during the application cycle, but I'm not sure if it would be better to simply wait for another year so these classes can be included with my cGPA/sGPA (assuming they'd raise it) since my numbers aren't spectacular.

If it matters, these are my stats:
Gen Chem 1: A
Gen Chem 2: A
Orgo 1: A
Orgo 2: IP (hopefully > B)
Bio 1: A-
Bio 2: IP (hopefully > B)
Physics 1: A-
Physics 2: IP (hopefully > B)
Total cGPA 3.65, total sGPA 3.53, PB sGPA 3.88
Haven't taken the MCAT yet, but my practice tests are in the low 30s, so hopefully I'll be able to get at least a 30.

If your science GPA is still high after this term ends, you have nothing to prove by including upper-level Bio and Biochem grades on the transcript, and so could go ahead and apply. Be sure to list future/planned coursework on the transcript so those schools requiring/recommending Biochem, some upper-level Bio, Stats, etc. will know it's In Progress.

 

[musiconcerto]

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[Catalystik]

The 250 hours is well over the average that applicants list for clinical experience. The other ECs are important becasue they demonstrate characteristics that translate well into desirable traits for a physician: leadership and teamwork, humanistic interest and ability to communicate information well, scientific curiosity).

ER scribe is an excellent gap year activity.

You need physician shadowing before you apply so as to meet the expectation of the majority of schools. Is that included in the Preceptor Program?