Trying to pick out a school list but it is hard with my low uGPA. uGPA is below every school’s range, but MCAT is high for several schools. Do I pick schools assuming they look at my last 60 cred hours (3.8) or at my cumulative (3.34)? or my grad GPA (3.73)? This will give me very different school lists. Also how do schools view a PhD? Obviously can’t fix my undergrad GPA, but does it help?
Thank you!!
1. sGPA: 3.23, cGPA 3.34. Upward trend: 3.87 senior year, 3.73 in chemistry PhD (but only 20 hrs of graded coursework, the rest being P/F research). GPA for last 60 cred hours = 3.8
+2 DO (OU HCOM, Rocky Vista)
Thank you!!
1. sGPA: 3.23, cGPA 3.34. Upward trend: 3.87 senior year, 3.73 in chemistry PhD (but only 20 hrs of graded coursework, the rest being P/F research). GPA for last 60 cred hours = 3.8
- 518 MCAT (131/129/128/130)
- Ohio resident
- White
- Competitive national lib arts college (grad 2018)
- Clinical: Worked as ER tech 1 summer in 2015. Volunteer scribe semi-monthly for past 16 months (80 hours so far) at local free clinic. Volunteer weekly at other local free clinic for past 18 months (200 hrs so far, still going).
- Currently doing chemistry PhD at a Big 10 school. Chemistry research for past 4 years in the program. 2 1st author pubs, 3 2nd/3rd author pubs. Planning to graduate with chemistry PhD in May 2023.
- 40 hours shadowing. Orthopedic surgery, ENT each for a day. Shadowed anesthesia for 24 hrs total (saw them + different surgeries like general, orthopedic, obstetric, etc)
- Volunteering/leadership: In college, was a peer counselor. Led backpacking trips 1 summer in Colorado. Volunteered in Peru where I studied abroad.
- Awards: Eagle Scout (2014). Won a volunteering award at one of my free clinics this year.
- Other: Studied abroad in Peru for 1 semester. “Good” Spanish skills per amcas description. Varsity basketball player in college. Recent chemistry industry internship. Chemistry TA’d in college and grad school. Current treasurer of a chemistry club in grad school.
| Ohio State |
| Case Western Reserve |
| Northeast Ohio Medical |
| Toledo |
| Cincinnati |
| Wright State |
| Creighton |
| Loyola Chicago |
| Saint Louis University |
| Wayne State |
| Colorado |
| Quinnipiac |
| Pittsburgh |
| Western Michigan |
| Wake Forest |
| VCU |
| Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Oakland |
| Vermont |
| Penn State |
| Rochester |
| Albany |
| Rosalind Franklin (Chicago) |
| Temple |
| Rush |
| West Virginia |
| Hofstra |
| Virginia Tech |
