The unconventional "Low GPA...High MCAT" (:

[MeekaDoc]

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Woohoo first post on here...

I am currently going into my senior year of college and have a low GPA at about 2.8 and a high MCAT 36Q. Obviously, my efforts and focus were not in the right place my first two years of college, 😳 but I have made a recovery with a 3.16 and a 3.52 in my last two semesters junior year. My question now is not so much "what are my chances" ...but more to "should I apply this year with low chances of acceptance instead of waiting until I have graduated, at which point I should have over a 3.2 cum. and a similar science GPA as opposed to now with about a 2.8?

Hopefully, my MCAT and recent increase in GPA will help my cause.
Any comments/help would be thoroughly appreciated!!🙂

Edit : O yes, I almost forgot...my college holds a reputation within its area. Our science classes are supposedly more difficult than that at the average college by leaps and bounds. Do with this information what you will.

 

[slick27]

I don't know how you guys (or girls) do it, the low gpa/high mcat thing.

 

[MeekaDoc]

I don't know how your guys (or girls) do it, the low gpa/high mcat thing.

I believe it was because I relied on my natural ability to carry me through college like it did high school.

Obviously, it doesn't work like that. But it still helps with standardized tests.

 

[quynhhuong]

Most schools have the 3.0 cutoffs, even with the high MCAT score some of them wouldn't look at your application. If you have $$$, I'd say you should test the water n try ur luck this year. If not, you should do extremely well your senior year and then apply. You'll def. get in some Allo n DO schools with the new stats, excellent LORs and good ECs.

Good luck!

 

[longhorn09]

2.8 is quite impossible for MD schools, even with a 45T MCAT.🙁

 

[Stratego]

You don´t have chance at MD schools this year. You need another solid year of high performance (better than a 3.7 each semester, IMO) to help overshadow your underperforming years and show adcomms you can survive a med school environment. Great MCAT score BTW.

 

[TheTruth34]

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[TheTruth34]

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[MeekaDoc]

You don´t have chance at MD schools this year. You need another solid year of high performance (better than a 3.7 each semester, IMO) to help overshadow your underperforming years and show adcomms you can survive a med school environment. Great MCAT score BTW.

This is what I assumed, and I'm okay with that.

But that aside, what do I do in my year off? And what search should I type for threads similar (that would answer that Q) on here?

Search for : ??????

 

[Stratego]

You'll see more on that in the pre-allo forum. For searching, use "glide year".