Hi all,
I'm a current senior, graduating in June and considering whether I need to complete a post-bacc before applying. I'm a bit hesitant to do so because I already took my MCAT (scored a 516) and would like to use that score if possible. However I was told by my university's career counselor that my GPA is so low that no medical school will consider me, regardless of what else is on my app. I have a cumulative 3.62 and science 3.28. I'm really not proud of these, although I guess I am proud of myself for sticking with a major that was really difficult.
Besides academics, I've worked in a research lab for three years and am getting published. I've worked in a separate position as a clinical research assistant for two summers and shadowed doctors through the department there. I volunteer at a local community clinic working to connect patients to social services and resources (not strictly clinical exposure). I'm also on the Executive Board of a non-profit and I volunteer at a local elementary school as a mentor.
I'm trying to figure out what my next step should be, whether I can take a year to work and save up money before applying to MD or whether I need to fit a post-bacc in there too. Unfortunately I'm not sure that I can get the post-bacc done before my MCAT exam expires. I would truly appreciate any advice, all honesty and harshness is welcome.
