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Hi Guys,
I'm sure you guys hear this all the time.. but I'm feeling very, very depressed at the moment.
I graduated recently (I learned I failed 2 classes and got D's so I had to take more classes over the summer and have a August 2009 graduation). I took those classes and because I was studying for the MCAT, I did horrible in those 2 classes (both C+). I graduated with a 2.52, having a total of 34 credits. On the bright side, I got a 40 on the MCAT...
Right now I'm doing an informal post-bacc at Harvard Extension School and I'm really trying my hardest and looks like I can pull out a 4.0 in the two classes I am taking right now. I plan on spending 1.5 more semesters taking 4 classes each semester and continuing my research internship and volunteering. The best I can pull off in these 2 years, is a 2.91 cumulative gpa. God knows what my science gpa would be lol.
But then there is the harvard summer intro bio class I failed (didn't complete due to family problems) and the other 2 intro bio classes I took at a community college my freshman year which I'm sure I did not complete due to more family problems. So I'm probably looking into another D.
I know I could look into DO, but I don't think I could go that route because in my group of family friends, if I ever were to become a DO doctor, I would be looked upon as inferior and I do not want that. I don't think of DO as inferior, my father has great regard for the degree, as do I.
Right now I'm thinking that after my 2 years of post-bacc, I will apply to an SMP. I would love to go to Georgetown but I don't think I can get in. I probably could have a shot at EVMS, but what do you guys suggest? I've had a few family deaths and also a horrible situation where my dad had a heart failure, but thankfully he is still alive. I know I can't use these to make up for my abysmal GPA though.
I have a ton of good extracurriculars so I don't think I need to focus on that. Do I really have a shot? My hope is to get into EVMS and see how things go from there.
Constructive feedback would be nice 🙂
edit: oh right i forgot to mention that the depression comes from my having only 2 years to work on my abysmal GPA. my parents are MDs themselves and I don't want to abuse their kindness for more than 2 years. They after all are paying for my post-bacc and will pay for the SMP, if I get into one. I could spend 3 years doing a post-bacc, but I would most likely have to take out a ginormous loan and pay for everything myself. I don't really have a working job to support myself and even if I had one, I don't think i'd enough money for basic survival--hence where my wonderful parents come in. The 3 years would be terrific but I don't think I could do it due to pressure from my parents (I don't know if I can convince them to let me take 3 years off) as well as from the group of family friends whose children are not having the same dilemma as I and are highly competitive for medical school. Their sneering and attitude would severely affect my parents state of mind, which would in the long run affect me as well. It's a bit of peer pressure if that makes sense.
I'm sure you guys hear this all the time.. but I'm feeling very, very depressed at the moment.
I graduated recently (I learned I failed 2 classes and got D's so I had to take more classes over the summer and have a August 2009 graduation). I took those classes and because I was studying for the MCAT, I did horrible in those 2 classes (both C+). I graduated with a 2.52, having a total of 34 credits. On the bright side, I got a 40 on the MCAT...
Right now I'm doing an informal post-bacc at Harvard Extension School and I'm really trying my hardest and looks like I can pull out a 4.0 in the two classes I am taking right now. I plan on spending 1.5 more semesters taking 4 classes each semester and continuing my research internship and volunteering. The best I can pull off in these 2 years, is a 2.91 cumulative gpa. God knows what my science gpa would be lol.
But then there is the harvard summer intro bio class I failed (didn't complete due to family problems) and the other 2 intro bio classes I took at a community college my freshman year which I'm sure I did not complete due to more family problems. So I'm probably looking into another D.
I know I could look into DO, but I don't think I could go that route because in my group of family friends, if I ever were to become a DO doctor, I would be looked upon as inferior and I do not want that. I don't think of DO as inferior, my father has great regard for the degree, as do I.
Right now I'm thinking that after my 2 years of post-bacc, I will apply to an SMP. I would love to go to Georgetown but I don't think I can get in. I probably could have a shot at EVMS, but what do you guys suggest? I've had a few family deaths and also a horrible situation where my dad had a heart failure, but thankfully he is still alive. I know I can't use these to make up for my abysmal GPA though.
I have a ton of good extracurriculars so I don't think I need to focus on that. Do I really have a shot? My hope is to get into EVMS and see how things go from there.
Constructive feedback would be nice 🙂
edit: oh right i forgot to mention that the depression comes from my having only 2 years to work on my abysmal GPA. my parents are MDs themselves and I don't want to abuse their kindness for more than 2 years. They after all are paying for my post-bacc and will pay for the SMP, if I get into one. I could spend 3 years doing a post-bacc, but I would most likely have to take out a ginormous loan and pay for everything myself. I don't really have a working job to support myself and even if I had one, I don't think i'd enough money for basic survival--hence where my wonderful parents come in. The 3 years would be terrific but I don't think I could do it due to pressure from my parents (I don't know if I can convince them to let me take 3 years off) as well as from the group of family friends whose children are not having the same dilemma as I and are highly competitive for medical school. Their sneering and attitude would severely affect my parents state of mind, which would in the long run affect me as well. It's a bit of peer pressure if that makes sense.
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