I will be a junior in college next year and have figured out it'll be almost impossible for me to get above a 3.2 GPA even if I keep a 4.0 for the rest of college. I screwed around my first year and a half of college (I'm actually supposed to be a senior next year) , but now I work as a scribe for a well known surgeon in my city who also teaches residents and PA students and have realized that I really love medicine and know it is what I want to do. I maintained all As/Bs in my sciences classes this year, but even if I keep that up, do I have a chance at getting into medical school? I am a Texas resident and know its easier to get into Texas med schools for me, but I feel like it won't be easy enough, even if I do get a high MCAT score. Would it be best to apply to medical schools (TCOM is one of my top choices) , apply to a masters program (looking at TCOMS masters biomedical science program or Texas Techs Masters in Medical science) , or retake classes after graduation? My only C in a science class was in Biology 1.
Should I apply with a low GPA??
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Upward trends always look great. Is there any chance you can retake a class a semester as you're finishing up your undergrad? That's what I did and it significantly boosted my gpa a lot quicker. Retaking a class a long with a heavy course load isn't that bad, since you should have retained at least some info from the classes you screwed around in.
I think you'll have a good shot if you retake + upper level bio, 507+ MCAT, and a decent amount of volunteer work. Also get a DO LOR.
Best of luck!
EDIT: also you should have a pretty solid sGPA, especially if you retake that one class
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I think you'll have a good shot if you retake + upper level bio, 507+ MCAT, and a decent amount of volunteer work. Also get a DO LOR.
Best of luck!
EDIT: also you should have a pretty solid sGPA, especially if you retake that one class
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Don't apply until you have secured at least a 3.0. Higher is better. Remember that applying DO means that you can retake your worst classes and raise that GPA. If you retake a D or an F for an A, it will have an enormous impact on your GPA. Even without doing grade replacement, I was able to get a 1.37 GPA up above 3.3. You just need a solid block of As.
Numbers aren't everything, but they are something. You need to get them as high as you can for the best chances. This is a marathon, not a sprint. There is no reason to rush into applying. Get yourself into a good position, then put in the app. There is nothing worse than wasting an application cycle, and all the money, time, and other resources, if you aren't actually competitive for a seat. If you've really decided that you genuinely want this, then it should be worth taking a little extra time to make up for having goofed off up to now. You can do it. You just have to work for it.
Numbers aren't everything, but they are something. You need to get them as high as you can for the best chances. This is a marathon, not a sprint. There is no reason to rush into applying. Get yourself into a good position, then put in the app. There is nothing worse than wasting an application cycle, and all the money, time, and other resources, if you aren't actually competitive for a seat. If you've really decided that you genuinely want this, then it should be worth taking a little extra time to make up for having goofed off up to now. You can do it. You just have to work for it.
