What can I do to get into med school. Very detailed description. Please HELP!!

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- GPA 2.98

- will start studying for the MCAT soon

- Currently working as a Peace Corps Volunteer as a community health educator.

- Committee member for Anti Trafficking in Person while I'm working as PC Volunteer

- I don't have good LOR's. I could get a couple of good ones from a lab I worked as a
Research Assistant for a year. I am sure the PA and my direct supervisor (Lecturer)
would write decent ones.

- I have volunteer experiences at local hospitals (~ 2yrs).

- Fundraised $4500 for cancer research while bicycling ~4500 miles.

- Volunteered as an undergrad research assistant.
Awarded w/ a $1000 research grant (w/ grad student's help) from this.
I admitt I was a ****ty volunteer since I was suffering severly from depression and
had quit it unprofessionally, which I regret very much. So no LOR from this
experience :(

- I have worked as a lab prep member for almost 4 yrs during my undergrad.

I am way below the average applicants :( I seriously thought about giving up but I just can't give up yet. I will be 28 when I finish my PC service. I will seek post-bacc programs then.

I really appreciate your time reading my thread.

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Don't even bother taking the MCAT until you can get your GPA >3.0, and even then, you'll only be competetive for DO programs. Re-take any C grades in sciences to utilize AACOMAS grade forgiveness policy.

GET good LORs. Nothing sinks an applicant faster than a bad one!

- GPA 2.98

- will start studying for the MCAT soon

- Currently working as a Peace Corps Volunteer as a community health educator.

- Committee member for Anti Trafficking in Person while I'm working as PC Volunteer

- I don't have good LOR's. I could get a couple of good ones from a lab I worked as a
Research Assistant for a year. I am sure the PA and my direct supervisor (Lecturer)
would write decent ones.

- I have volunteer experiences at local hospitals (~ 2yrs).

- Fundraised $4500 for cancer research while bicycling ~4500 miles.

- Volunteered as an undergrad research assistant.
Awarded w/ a $1000 research grant (w/ grad student's help) from this.
I admitt I was a ****ty volunteer since I was suffering severly from depression and
had quit it unprofessionally, which I regret very much. So no LOR from this
experience :(

- I have worked as a lab prep member for almost 4 yrs during my undergrad.

I am way below the average applicants :( I seriously thought about giving up but I just can't give up yet. I will be 28 when I finish my PC service. I will seek post-bacc programs then.

I really appreciate your time reading my thread.
 
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