So I screwed up big time....

[c00ki3crisps]

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I am currently a 3rd year at UCSD, Human Biology major, Dance minor. Although, I am seriously considering changing my major to Dance because I LOVE it. Also if I continue as a Human Biology major, I still have quite a few classes to take and I know that I cannot take 3 or 4 science classes a quarter & still do well (I've tried 🙁).

I plan on taking my MCAT's this summer....so my main concern right now is my GPA.

My cumulative GPA as a Human Bio major is a 2.72. I haven't calculated my premed gpa, but it is nowhere near competitive due to balancing extracurriculars with academics. I failed my first quarter of ochem 140A twice before I got a B- in it. I dropped ochem 140C with a 'W' & I am retaking it right now. My bio and physics grades were mostly C's...partially because I didn't allocate enough time to study (b/c I was struggling in ochem) & partially because I lost some of my motivation along the way. I actually like bio too, but perhaps I could have done better if I didn't take it along with physics and ochem.

I've completed most of my premed classes. I just need to take ochem lab, bio lab, & a bio class.

I heard that even if I score really well on my MCAT's medical schools would question the disparity between my score & my gpa, which wouldn't look good either.

I thought about post-bac programs, but I hear that there is still a lot of competition after that.

I guess what I'm at a crossroad of what to do....is it almost pointless to pursue medical school now that I have screwed up so badly?

What if I do bring up my GPA (with the remaining 3 premed classes I have left) in addition to doing a post-bac. & doing well on MCAT's & finishing up my hospital internship & doing research?

I would love to be in the healthcare field...I like patient interaction and I would like to have a career where I am challenged mentally and where I am confronted with new situations daily. That's why I considered becoming a physician in the first place...however, if it doesn't work out...I would like to have some sort of back up plan.

I just feel lost right now 😕
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I know the premed classes are there so that you can show how capable and how ready you are for the rigors of medical school.
So, if I continue with my Human bio major & do really well in those classes (since they are still science classes that prepare you for medical school), will that weigh much with the admissions?

Also, my premed advisor told me that taking a post bac program with medical school students will show that you are well-prepared for med school.

 

[JJMrK]

What's your total GPA?

 

[c00ki3crisps]

My cumulative GPA is 2.72 right now.

I'm finishing up my 3rd year ...I think to finish up my classes (as either a Human Bio major or as a Dance major)...I would graduate in about 4.5 years (so ~5 more quarters) as either major.

 

[buccsmf1]

no to sound like a jerk but you've failed o-chem multiple times, done poorly in other science classes and, "cannot take 3-4 science classes during a quarter"... what do you think medical schools is?

your gpa and sgpa are not even close to where they need to be. if you love dance why don't you do that? med school seems out of the question at this point

 

[Mobius1985]

Also, my premed advisor told me that taking a post bac program with medical school students will show that you are well-prepared for med school.

I think your advisor may be referring to a Special Masters Program. To qualify for consideration for an SMP, generally you'd need a GPA of at least 3.0 and a good MCAT score. You can check this out further in SDN's postbaccalaureate Forum.

Medical students take the equivalent of 21 credit hours of science per semester for the first two years. How do you suppose you'd do in a program of that intensity?

 

[c00ki3crisps]

Well I don't want dance as a career. My reason for majoring in it is more for enjoyment than anything...I know tons of people have jobs that are completely unrelated to their majors.

Of course, I know medical school is all science. But haven't people said that it is better to balance out the classes that you take rather than pushing through them (quality over quantity)? I think that is my biggest mistake. I also admit that my first year and a part of my second year I had bad study habits and trouble balancing classes with extra-curriculars. I feel that I am studying more efficiently...unfortunately there's nothing I can do about the past,

so I'm wondering if there's any possibility of getting into medical school, even if it means taking longer than a normal premed student to become better qualified.

But I do appreciate your honesty & taking the time to read & respond.... o_o holy crap I didn't know I wrote that much.

 

[buccsmf1]

so I'm wondering if there's any possibility of getting into medical school, even if it means taking longer than a normal premed student to become better qualified.

quite simply.... no. maybe DO if you dominate he next few years and kill your mcats. but with all those bad science grades on your transcripts you have no shot at allopathic

 

[JJMrK]

You can consider retaking classes you've done poorly in and applying DO in a few years.

 

[jvqd]

2.75 is below the cutoff for MD and DO school. Frankly, you don't have any chance of getting into allopathic medical school. Even with 2 more years of 4.0, you will not even be at a 3.3, which is far below average. You have a shot of getting into DO school but you should really sit down and consider why you want to do medicine. I have talked to many medical students and they have told me that you cover every science class you ever took in undergrad in under a week. If you failed ochem1 twice, medical school may not be for you. Medical school is strictly science classes.

 

[JJMrK]

I have talked to many medical students and they have told me that you cover every science class you ever took in undergrad in under a week.

Four years of classes in under 1 week? lol

 

[DoctorDermis]

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