should i wait?

[trustme12]

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hi
im applying this cycle though I have yet to take an mcat (im taking it in august) . im also taking an upper level science course this summer. I also had a bad year (a number of F's )should I apply immediately or should I wait for my grades for summer to come through.
my cgpa-3.02 my sgpa-3.70 I took all of my prerequisites.

 

[AlteredScale]

The downward trend is alarming. What happened?

What are your MCAT practice test scores?

 

[trustme12]

The series of F's were in my second year, since then I have recovered somewhat, my spa is a 3.70 and my c gpa is 3.02. I had severe depression due to a number of factors (adhd,parent issues etc), to be honest it was the result of problems I had been putting off for most of my life. only after I dealt with these issues did I have a strong upward trend.My transcript has a strong U curve . I get about 70-80% correct per section, I use Kaplan and Princeton review.

 

[AlteredScale]

The series of F's were in my second year, since then I have recovered somewhat, my spa is a 3.70 and my c gpa is 3.02. I had severe depression due to a number of factors (adhd,parent issues etc), to be honest it was the result of problems I had been putting off for most of my life. only after I dealt with these issues did I have a strong upward trend.My transcript has a strong U curve . I get about 70-80% correct per section, I use Kaplan and Princeton review.

Oh I see! I thought the F's were recent. If you wait until after the summer courses. How much of a GPA boost will it give you>?

 

[trustme12]

I might get to cgpa- 3.10 and since it is biochemistry it will influence my sgpa-so maybe 3.72, though I don't have a lot of science courses,im a public health major. I have the bare minimum in reference to science courses except for the biochem im taking this summer.

 

[ZSVDK_HNORC]

Not to derail but also have the same question. Last semester sucked for me and brought my cGPA down to 3.29. If I wait until summer classes end to submit my app my cGPA will be 3.33. My sGPA will be in the 3.3 range regardless of waiting or not. Is the bump back over 3.3 worth the wait?