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Hi. I am new to SDN, and have researched these forums relentlessly about my position in the application process. I would like the community to take a glance into my position and give me some brief advice. I'm sure you are busy with your own agenda. Thank you.
Non-traditional student.
Received poor grades first 2 years of school
-accumulated a lot of C's and F's
Just attending a community college without any goals or direction in mind. Numerous W's and let a lot of grades slip into C's and F's out of pure youthful indiscretion and carelessness.(Didn't care to withdraw from classes mostly)
Eventually quit school (In hindsight, it was a great decision) with a 2.48 GPA.
I decided to enroll back into school and graduated with a 3.51 in my last two years of classes (This actually took 3 years). This is all while working 40+ plus hours.
My overall GPA, needless to say, is still low. I brought it up to an institutional 3.07. After calculating my GPA based off of AMCAS guidelines (including all +/-, besides A+, and including all F's, but not W's) my GPAs are: aoGPA: 2.89 BCPM: 2.95 cumGPA: 2.94.
But without the F's, which I hope they would consider due to immaturity and carelessness, are: aoGPA: 2.89 BCPM: 3.35 cumGPA: 3.26. World of a difference, yet still not as competitive as I would like.
Again like I said my last two years I finished off with a 3.51 institutional GPA with some semesters 3.75 and above in upper level Chem and Biology classes. My GPAs are low because of the C's and F's i got from my first two years of schooling at the community college.
MCAT score (PS,VR,BS)= 10,9,11,P
I have over 500 hours volunteering in the orthopedics clinic and ER at a state hospital and have 2 years work experience with a private internal medicine physician approx. 15 hrs/week. Volunteered building houses with my church, and Habitat on several occasions.
Decent LORs: from science faculty, and private physician.
1. Will my grades even be reviewed granted I have less than a 3.0?
2. Will they consider the GPAs w/o the F's when reviewing?
3. Will the SMP consider my GPA without the F's since it was from 5 years ago? Or do I need to conitnue taking post-bacc classes to raise my cumGPA with the F's above a 3.0?
Any suggestions? thanks
Thanks so much for your opinion. My goal is allopathic, although I may consider DO. I believe in both practices, but I'm such a traditionalist. I would rather go allopathic.
Non-traditional student.
Received poor grades first 2 years of school
-accumulated a lot of C's and F's
Just attending a community college without any goals or direction in mind. Numerous W's and let a lot of grades slip into C's and F's out of pure youthful indiscretion and carelessness.(Didn't care to withdraw from classes mostly)
Eventually quit school (In hindsight, it was a great decision) with a 2.48 GPA.
I decided to enroll back into school and graduated with a 3.51 in my last two years of classes (This actually took 3 years). This is all while working 40+ plus hours.
My overall GPA, needless to say, is still low. I brought it up to an institutional 3.07. After calculating my GPA based off of AMCAS guidelines (including all +/-, besides A+, and including all F's, but not W's) my GPAs are: aoGPA: 2.89 BCPM: 2.95 cumGPA: 2.94.
But without the F's, which I hope they would consider due to immaturity and carelessness, are: aoGPA: 2.89 BCPM: 3.35 cumGPA: 3.26. World of a difference, yet still not as competitive as I would like.
Again like I said my last two years I finished off with a 3.51 institutional GPA with some semesters 3.75 and above in upper level Chem and Biology classes. My GPAs are low because of the C's and F's i got from my first two years of schooling at the community college.
MCAT score (PS,VR,BS)= 10,9,11,P
I have over 500 hours volunteering in the orthopedics clinic and ER at a state hospital and have 2 years work experience with a private internal medicine physician approx. 15 hrs/week. Volunteered building houses with my church, and Habitat on several occasions.
Decent LORs: from science faculty, and private physician.
1. Will my grades even be reviewed granted I have less than a 3.0?
2. Will they consider the GPAs w/o the F's when reviewing?
3. Will the SMP consider my GPA without the F's since it was from 5 years ago? Or do I need to conitnue taking post-bacc classes to raise my cumGPA with the F's above a 3.0?
Any suggestions? thanks
Thanks so much for your opinion. My goal is allopathic, although I may consider DO. I believe in both practices, but I'm such a traditionalist. I would rather go allopathic.
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