Slightly discouraged...

[Dmessina]

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So i graduated in May08 with a BS in biochem and a 3.2 (3.4sci) gpa. I 've been working as a dental assistant since and took my DAT in the beginning of june. AA=20 TS=21 PA=20

I thought my EC's were going to tip the scale in my favor considering my mediocre GPA but now I see I have to add CC courses and high school college courses which are SEVERELY bludgering my GPA. Now I'm at 2.98 cum and 2.95 sci.

My first year at Manhattan college my mother died and was a big wakeup call for me that I needed to put up or shut up. A matureing point I guess but my lackluster performance in CC and in those college high school courses are haunting me. Do you think adcoms will see this or if its below 3.0 will they totally disregard? I'm totally stressing out 🙁. I'm completely financially on my own so truthfully post bacc isn't a realistic option for me. Plus I have over 180 total undergrad credits so its going to take a lot to change that. (I did 4 years at Manhattan; they only accepted about 20 of my CC credits). This application process is really breaking my bank, but I've been working for this for the past 5 years. Honest opinions... am I wasting my time and money?

 

[Sephisabin]

So i graduated in May08 with a BS in biochem and a 3.2 (3.4sci) gpa. I 've been working as a dental assistant since and took my DAT in the beginning of june. AA=20 TS=21 PA=20

I thought my EC's were going to tip the scale in my favor considering my mediocre GPA but now I see I have to add CC courses and high school college courses which are SEVERELY bludgering my GPA. Now I'm at 2.98 cum and 2.95 sci.

My first year at Manhattan college my mother died and was a big wakeup call for me that I needed to put up or shut up. A matureing point I guess but my lackluster performance in CC and in those college high school courses are haunting me. Do you think adcoms will see this or if its below 3.0 will they totally disregard? I'm totally stressing out 🙁. I'm completely financially on my own so truthfully post bacc isn't a realistic option for me. Plus I have over 180 total undergrad credits so its going to take a lot to change that. (I did 4 years at Manhattan; they only accepted about 20 of my CC credits). This application process is really breaking my bank, but I've been working for this for the past 5 years. Honest opinions... am I wasting my time and money?

I can't tell you what your chances are, but if you apply, you should explain your situation in your personal statement. Make sure you do it in a positive light though--show it as you maturing as a result of what happened, not making excuses. If you want to know if you have a legitimate shot, you can always call a couple adcoms for their take. I'd especially call Dr. McManus at Columbia and Brian Han at Temple--They were pretty honest when I talked to them... they won't fail to point out the lows in your app.

 

[Vicviper]

I agree, Dr. McManus is a real straight shooter and an awesome guy, he'll give you the real deal.

I think that especially since your poorer grades were much earlier on, it isn't as bad as if they were recent grades. Also, there is a section on the app to talk about things going on in your life that affected your grades, and talk about what happened to you with your mom there, they really do honestly look at this seriously, they did for me. Your decent university GPA combined with your solid DAT scores really show that you've put that hard work in, and I think Adcoms will be able to see that. Get your app in ASAP so they'll have time to look at it.

Don't stress out, keep positive, and keep on keeping on, you'll get there!