I have a 3.06 gpa currently. I think I can get in to a 3.1-3.2 in another semester. My mcat score was a 26. I have 225 hours of volunteer experience in hospitality, emergency room, and have shadowed doctors. What are my chances at SGU, Ross, or AUC?
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First, let me say that I think you could get into a DO school, assuming you're not a creep and that sounds like it could be a very good option for you.
I'm starting medical school in Western Europe this year, but I also hold dual citizenship so it's not a gamble for me like it may be for others.
I would strongly recommend you don't go to the Caribbean. There is a stigma attached, your options are limited post-grad, you're a number and a tuition check to them, and you run the risk of going $300,000 into debt without getting a job at the end.
If you're dead set on starting medical school in September then you should look at Eastern Europe. There are 4-year English language schools in Poland, the degrees are recognized throughout the European Union, some schools are recognized throughout all 50 US states, they cost a fraction of US & Caribbean tuition ($60K in Poland for 4 years vs $200K+ in Carb for 4 years). Odds are you'll end up in a decent Polish city (Poland has a quickly rising standard of living, it's no longer communist Poland). The schools encourage their students to complete up to 3 months of clinical rotations in the US (some schools even advise more). Residency options coming out of Poland will be similar to the ones you would have coming out of the Caribbean except you won't live in a developing Caribbean nation for 2 years, and you'll come out with less than half of the debt.
There is also Australia. You could probably get into UQ with your stats. I'd go to Australia before even considering the Caribbean. Caribbean schools are diploma mills and everyone knows it. UQ may be heading down that path too but at least its in a highly developed country, with a high standard of living, and of medical care. Its expensive, but the same price as the Caribbean. Most of the schools are eligible for US Federal Loans.