I'm a junior, middle eastern background, first generation student to even graduate high school in my family. (my father dropped out of sophomore year in high school back in the 80s, mother didn't even finish elementary school back overseas)...
I attend a pretty prestigious university (Marquette), or at least I hope i'm paying 40 grand a year for something! with a cGPA of 3.1. haven't really looked into my sGPA as that has been improving as well. for the MCAT, haven't decided exactly when to take it, maybe June, or i might end up taking a gap year off so i'm thinking of taking it in a year, while retaking some courses. I have some ec's, such as over +1500 hours of emergency room scribing, community volunteering (such as organizing events, working as security, helping with conventions....all of this is PURELY volunteering, not paid) research that i just started this semester, maybe a summer research as well, and other minor volunteering that i cannot recall at the moment. I've had a real rough freshmen year, i felt that i was not prepared for college as i felt as an outlier. but then eventually, i found my niche. Freshmen year GPA 2.2
, then 2.8, then after that, i've been on an upward trend, with my last semester's gpa of 3.4. i'm hoping to pull a high GPA this semester, hopefully 3.8. does this upward trend say anything to med schools? or would they just ignore me? I do feel that scribing and other circumstances have affected my grades, so that is why i decided to quit scribing in the soon future (2 weeks left). for some reason, i felt that scribing would be a key factor for med schools, but i'm afraid that with my GPA, i dont have a chance. I'm thinking any DO school, and if worse comes to worst, then one of the 3 US accredited Caribbean schools, such as AUC, Ross or St. George...
What are my chances? Can i even apply to some midwestern MD schools? I would love to either go to MCW or Madison (I'm a wisconsin resident)...then i'd probably apply to Michigan or IL schools.
Also, any tips on personal statements?
Thank you for your time.
I attend a pretty prestigious university (Marquette), or at least I hope i'm paying 40 grand a year for something! with a cGPA of 3.1. haven't really looked into my sGPA as that has been improving as well. for the MCAT, haven't decided exactly when to take it, maybe June, or i might end up taking a gap year off so i'm thinking of taking it in a year, while retaking some courses. I have some ec's, such as over +1500 hours of emergency room scribing, community volunteering (such as organizing events, working as security, helping with conventions....all of this is PURELY volunteering, not paid) research that i just started this semester, maybe a summer research as well, and other minor volunteering that i cannot recall at the moment. I've had a real rough freshmen year, i felt that i was not prepared for college as i felt as an outlier. but then eventually, i found my niche. Freshmen year GPA 2.2
, then 2.8, then after that, i've been on an upward trend, with my last semester's gpa of 3.4. i'm hoping to pull a high GPA this semester, hopefully 3.8. does this upward trend say anything to med schools? or would they just ignore me? I do feel that scribing and other circumstances have affected my grades, so that is why i decided to quit scribing in the soon future (2 weeks left). for some reason, i felt that scribing would be a key factor for med schools, but i'm afraid that with my GPA, i dont have a chance. I'm thinking any DO school, and if worse comes to worst, then one of the 3 US accredited Caribbean schools, such as AUC, Ross or St. George...What are my chances? Can i even apply to some midwestern MD schools? I would love to either go to MCW or Madison (I'm a wisconsin resident)...then i'd probably apply to Michigan or IL schools.
Also, any tips on personal statements?
Thank you for your time.
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