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[shan1997]

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I need advice and constructive criticism about my situation. I was a biology major but switched to psychology, that is why I am a little behind in my pre-med courses. I grauduated this past december ( 2002 ).I have physics and organic left to complete before I can take the MCAT. I am going to be taking the physics and organic post bacc ( now that I have graduated ). I am determined to make it to med school one day and believe that if it is meant I will be a doctor but if not, where one door closes another one opens. I at least want to try, I won?t be satisfied until I try. I wanted to post this as a question on SDN to see what advice I could get as to what i can do to improve my chances. Recently I calculated all my various GPA?s to see where I stood ( realistically ) and this is what I came up with( i might of mis-calculated some places but i think this is pretty accurate). I wanted opinions and wanted to know if anyone has ever heard of anyone with stats like this getting into medical school ( allopathic or osteopathic-because i plan to apply to both) )Here is goes ( don?t laugh, lol ):

Graduating GPA: 3.044
Math/Science GPA:2.08
Non-Science GPA:3.44
Psychology GPA:2.9 ( I had one C in a psyc/stats course )
Post-bacc GPA:??
MCAT:??

I know the science GPA is going to kill me but I hope to do well out of the remaining science classes to show the admissions board I can handle the work and so I can have a respectable post-bacc GPA. I am going to take an MCAT prep course in hopes of doing well on it so I can have a good competitive score. I know many times, what an applicant lacks in one area, maybe they can make up for in another ( I know admissions are looking for well rounded candidates ). I have been involved in lots of community and extra-curricular activities I have a list but i do not have it handy right now, i am thinking off the top of my head )

*National Society of Black engineers ( i was a science major and it is an organization that teaches leadership )
* AED ) pre-med- society )
* AMSA pre-med society
* 6 years of volunteer experience at University of kentucky Hospital
* Internship in pediatric Emergency room
* Medical mission to Ecuador in 2001
* no research as of yet
*200+ volunteer hours at local hospitals ( shriner's hospital, adult day care)
* PEPP program (Professional Education Preparation Programs (PEPP and PEPP Step II). The six-week residential programs help prepare participants for a successful career in medicine or dentistry. )
* numerous awards and scholarships ( outstanding freshman and senior award )
etc ( i can send the list as an attachment if anyone wants to see if to get the maximun amount of information in order to give me advice.

If i am able to have a good post bacc gpa and do well on the mcat, do i have a shot?????


Thanks for listening to me!

Shan1997

 

[shan1997]

dos anyone know what is the LOWEST science gpa someone has had and still gotten into medical school???

 

[DrMom]

SDN TOS doesn't allow cross posting the same message on multiple forums. Since the pre-allo forum gets more traffic, I'm going to close this thread down.