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Hello, I am currently a sophomore in my undergrads. However, I really messed up my Freshman year and received an "F" in Biology and Alegbra. I did very poorly and was placed on academic probation with a horrific 1.4 GPA. I did so poorly because of issues I was having at home with a depressed mother who I was taking to counseling and such because she lost her job of 25 years and also just because I thought I didn't need to study because in high school I never studied and got A's. (My Mistake of Course)
I got out of academic probation with a 3.8 GPA my second semester of my freshman year. I am now retaking my biology and algebra class and doing well. I am expecting another high GPA bringing up my cuGPA to a 3.0.
I am also behind on my sciences. My freshman year I also dropped chemistry, but stayed in chemistry lab and got a B in that. So I have a W in chemistry.
So basically at the moment I am looking at about a 3.0 cuGPA, 3.0sGPA.
No MCAT of course.
I have done some shadowing and volunteer experience at radiation oncology at my local hospital. I plan to do more.
Should I take an extra year to help my gpa, take a summer class, or am I tough out of luck?
Does my upward trend help at all or did i just really mess up that badly?
Be brutally honest! I need you to be.
What are my chances for MD or DO?
Any other advice?
Thanks!
I got out of academic probation with a 3.8 GPA my second semester of my freshman year. I am now retaking my biology and algebra class and doing well. I am expecting another high GPA bringing up my cuGPA to a 3.0.
I am also behind on my sciences. My freshman year I also dropped chemistry, but stayed in chemistry lab and got a B in that. So I have a W in chemistry.
So basically at the moment I am looking at about a 3.0 cuGPA, 3.0sGPA.
No MCAT of course.
I have done some shadowing and volunteer experience at radiation oncology at my local hospital. I plan to do more.
Should I take an extra year to help my gpa, take a summer class, or am I tough out of luck?
Does my upward trend help at all or did i just really mess up that badly?
Be brutally honest! I need you to be.
What are my chances for MD or DO?
Any other advice?
Thanks!