what are my chances with this stats..thanks

[yicyic]

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1. BSc with cum of 3.22GPA. major biology. few courses killed me in the last 2 years with cum of 2.78. first 2 years i was 4.0
2. Masters with cum of 3.84
3. overal GPA: 3.432
4. science GPA: don't know, school didn't give me one
5. volunteered in a community clinic
6. I'm a minority from Africa

I don't care what school i go to as long as it's in U.S.

thanks

 

[cliffhuxtableDO]

Too soon to ask. You don't even have an MCAT score. Raise the GPA, do well on the MCAT, get more clinical hours, do some research, then come back.


Also, you should realize graduate GPA and undergrad GPA are completely seperate and undergrad GPA is the important one.

 

[Stratego]

What was your masters in?

Your can figure your AMCAS BCPM GPA by taking all your undergrad Biology, Chem, Physics, and Math grades and averaging them together. What do you get? A science GPA is all the above except for the math. The DO application service uses that number.

How many years have you volunteered in the clinic, and what do you do there? Do you have research, leadership, and physician shadowing experiences?

Have you taken a practice MCAT?

 

[Rzarecta]

Are you a US citizen? I don't know if you qualify for URM status as being from Africa instead of being African American.

 

[yicyic]

actually i'm posting this on behalf of my nephew and of course he will be doing his own application stuff but out of curiosity i wanted to know where he stands.

here is some additional information about him:

1. he volunteered at the clinic for 3 yrs doing things like blood pressure, glucose measurements...etc
2. he shadowed two different doctors for 3 months
3. he did MCAT practice last friday and got 32 according to him
4. he'll be giving the exam end of june
5. in the last 4 yrs he worked weekends at a hospital as a lab technician
6. In the 1st 2 years he was on Dean's list
7. he has a unique life story
8. Masters was in public health
9. He is a US citizen

msb1190, how can he raise his GPA? do you mean he has to go back to school perhaps for another degree?
Guys i just wanted to get an idea. he will be doing his own stuff after he finished his exam in end of june.

As a medical student myself i know how competitive medicine is these days so good guys. down the road if you need help with the boards let me know.

thanks.

 

[JJMrK]

Is he/you international or URM?

 

[cliffhuxtableDO]

The undergrad GPA can be raised by taking upper level sciences courses at a school nearby. This would include biology, chemistry, physics, and math courses for allopathic schools for the BCMP, or pretty much any science for osteopathic schools science GPA. Osteopathic schools do not count math in the science GPA. Do a search of other threads for more info on this sort of stuff.

 

[yicyic]

@jimmer, he's from Africa but now is a US citizen and guess that makes him AA. BTW i'm just doing this for my nephew though he didn't ask me.

@msb1190, thanks.

 

[Mobius1985]

1. BSc with cum of 3.22GPA. major biology. few courses killed me in the last 2 years with cum of 2.78. first 2 years i was 4.0
2. Masters with cum of 3.84
3. overal GPA: 3.432
4. science GPA: don't know, school didn't give me one
5. volunteered in a community clinic
6. I'm a minority from Africa

Having a subpar undergrad GPA with a downward trend doesn't look good. An MPH doesn't help him, as it's not science heavy. If it gave him research opportunities though, that is good. The extracurriculars look great otherwise. Knowing his BCPM GPA is important, in order to determine if he has a shot at osteopathic schools without additional classwork, or not. If he wants to go allopathic, he needs a solid year at least of great grades in upper-level science and other classes to prove he can handle a science-intense ennvironment like med school. If his BCPM isn't good, even osteopathic med schools will want to see some good science grades before they'll consider him. If funds are available and he can get an MCAT of 32, he'd be a good candidate for a Special Masters Program to help redeem the low GPA and downward trend, where he'd essentially be taking classes along with med students to prove himself. If his grades were at the top of the class, he'd have a good shot at an MD acceptance.