URM Low GPA, Avg MCAT

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Yoko679

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Hey guys! Any advice would be greatly appreciated! So I struggled my first two years of undergrad due to economic hardship and honestly, just a lack of responsibility with my academics because of it. I ended up dropping all of my classes one semester and dropping 3/4 of my classes the following semester. Afterwards, I was so stressed out about missing my shot at getting into a decent school that I took another semester to work and save up money for the future. On the positive side, I ended up raising with 3.7+ the rest of undergrad with a cGPA of 3.45 and a 3.3 sGPA with 6 Ws that will be on my app. Do I still have a chance of getting in a middle to top tier school? Recommended school list?

Brief overview:

Stats:
School) Eastern State School
Major) Psych
cGPA: 3.45
sGPA: 3.31
MCAT: 507

Classes:
Gen Chem I: C+
Gen Chem II: C
Orgo I: C+
Orgo II: B
6 Ws total

Extracurriculars)
1000 clinical hrs as CNA
2000+ hrs as psych tech
600 hrs non clinical hrs
Active in 3 clubs 8 semesters including pre med club
60 shadowing hours under primary care doc

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Which URM group do you belong to? What is your state of residency?
 
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Schools, besides your state schools, you could consider:

  • Oakland Beaumount
  • St Louis University
  • Vermont
  • West Virginia
  • Loyola
  • Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Penn State
  • VCU
  • GW
  • Geisinger
  • Quinnipiac
  • Creighton
  • Tulane
  • Wake
  • Temple
  • Tufts
  • Drew/UCLA
  • Georgetown
  • University of Miami
  • Drexel
  • Albany
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Hofstra
  • Emory

@Goro and @Faha could provide additional advice
 
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Top tier is a bit of a stretch for you although you have a compelling story. Midtier schools would love to have you.
 
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