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Have you shadowed any DO physicians?Long story short, struggled freshman year as a pre-med trying to balance classes and D1 athlete while also missing 3 weeks of class due to Mono (C's in intro Bio I and II and Chem I). Rebounded well sophomore year and onward (besides C's in orgo) and ended my final undergrad semester with a 3.9 and on the Dean's List. A's in Biochemistry, Genetics, Physiology, Neurobiology. B's in Cell Biology, Histology, Physics I and Inorganic Chem. Will need to take/retake 2-3 classes in the next 1-2 years before I apply (depending on the school). My listed GPAs are assuming I get As while retaking intro bio I and II.
- Cumulative GPA - 3.1-3.2
- Science GPA 3.1-3.2
- Previous 40 Credit GPA: 3.5 (before retakes, will go up)
- Previous 60 Credit GPA: 3.35 (before retakes, will go up)
- When do you plan to apply? - 2-3 years
- Number of hrs and type of PCE/HCE/ECs - Work in a surgical department at Mass General, will have 4000-5000 hours as a clinical research coordinator assuming I work 2 years here. Will have 2000+ at time of application. Also have 3 summers interning at Harvard Medical School for research and large animal testing.
Is it worth considering applying MD/DO or just focus on DO?
Thank you guys!
In my opinion, you need to be consistently above 3.5 (preferably 3.6) over the last 60 credits to argue for rising GPA trends.