Hey guys just wanted to hear from students on their success stories, the purpose of this post is to help me and others who are in a sticky situation like myself keep pushing and not lose hope!
My currents stats; 2.4 sGPA, cGPA a 2.84, have another another 45-50 credits or so and intend on working really hard to do well and try to reach an sGPA of at least a 3.0
Are there any here that were able to get accepted in a similar situation or even those that were shy of an sGPA of a 3.0? Thank you so much!
I was in a similar position to you not so long ago, and I hate seeing people losing hope about their career. I guess now is a good time to share my story.
I struggled with college for the first 3.5 years, and after failing a couple of courses, I felt like my pre-med career had come to an end. I lost all hope and started to let go of my dream to enter medical school.
My cGPA and sGPA at the end of my junior year was a 3.0 and 2.44 respectively. I had 0 clinical/extracurricular experiences at this point, a bare-bones understanding of basic sciences, and no motivation to do anything with my life. My pre-med advisor told me I had no chance of getting accepted anywhere, so I wanted to just graduated and move on to greener pastures.
Even though I was ready to leave it all behind, there was something about medicine that kept making me come back to it time and time again. Despite being in such a deep hole, I couldn't see myself in any other field besides medicine. I had to make a tough decision going into my senior year: 1) fight an uphill battle for the next couple of years to fix my stats or 2) pick another career path and continue forward with my life.
I got my s*** together over the summer and drew out a roadmap for the next 2-3 years. I overhauled my study habits, picked the toughest science courses I could find, and poured my heart and soul into improving my app. I volunteered, researched, scribed, and shadowed whenever I could.
Even after all that, I only had a 3.3 cGPA and 3.0 sGPA. It was a massive improvement, but I knew I was still an underdog.
I applied this cycle equipped with 508 MCAT. Of course I could've improved it more, but I couldn't wait anymore.
This week I received an acceptance to ATSU-SOMA, and 5 other interview invites to date. I am still over the moon about my acceptance and I keep telling myself that, "
yes I am going to be a medical student a year from now... it is really happening."
If someone told me I would receive an interview invite, let alone an acceptance, from any medical school a year ago, I would've laughed in their face.
Anything is possible.
To those who find themselves in a tough position and are on the verge of quitting, I say to you... you are more than just a number. Don't let your poor GPA define who you are. Sure, you messed up along the way but you are only human. Learn from your mistakes and keep venturing forward. You will have to work harder, but the pay-off at the end is worth it. And if you're passionate about medicine, then your actions will speak volumes. Trust me, the adcoms will see it.
