So I know there are a lot of these kinds of posts, but I wanted to also post my situation.
My calculated GPA upon graduation should be around a 2.95-2.99, and this fall semester my GPA was 3.87, bumping my current GPA to a 2.8. I expect a similar last semester so it'll be around what I stated above. I am a biology major with a chem minor who slacked off early in college and realized my life was crumbling midway through last year, where I tried to fix myself.
I have not taken the MCAT, but my plan was to work next year as a research technician/specialist at a university such as UPenn or JHU while taking advantage of my employee benefits to take 2 classes per year and hopefully do well in those classes.
So my question is, how much will the job experience and new grades help me? I understand most SMP programs require a minimal 3.0 GPA and a minimal 25-27 MCAT, and I plan on applying not the coming year, but the year after so I'll have an MCAT score, along with a new GPA from the courses I'll have taken. So the question is, does it matter even if I excel at these new classes? Will it push me over the minimal 3.0 for consideration? How much does working 1-2 years (hopefully sticking my name on a couple of papers) really help me? I know that GPA and MCAT scores are the major factors.
Another side question regarding the Drexel MSP vs IMS: is there some sort of entrance to the IMS program following the MSP program, or is it something I'd have to completely reapply for?
thanks for reading
My calculated GPA upon graduation should be around a 2.95-2.99, and this fall semester my GPA was 3.87, bumping my current GPA to a 2.8. I expect a similar last semester so it'll be around what I stated above. I am a biology major with a chem minor who slacked off early in college and realized my life was crumbling midway through last year, where I tried to fix myself.
I have not taken the MCAT, but my plan was to work next year as a research technician/specialist at a university such as UPenn or JHU while taking advantage of my employee benefits to take 2 classes per year and hopefully do well in those classes.
So my question is, how much will the job experience and new grades help me? I understand most SMP programs require a minimal 3.0 GPA and a minimal 25-27 MCAT, and I plan on applying not the coming year, but the year after so I'll have an MCAT score, along with a new GPA from the courses I'll have taken. So the question is, does it matter even if I excel at these new classes? Will it push me over the minimal 3.0 for consideration? How much does working 1-2 years (hopefully sticking my name on a couple of papers) really help me? I know that GPA and MCAT scores are the major factors.
Another side question regarding the Drexel MSP vs IMS: is there some sort of entrance to the IMS program following the MSP program, or is it something I'd have to completely reapply for?
thanks for reading
