Below 3.0 gpa Support Group/Thread

[wgc0956]

(Update for my people, still not finished but getting closer…5 years since I started lurking on this thread. 31 years old now)
How it started in 2017:
Cgpa: 2.4
Sgpa: 2.0
Over 120 credits with NO DEGREE, played around in college at UGA 2008-2012 and basically rarely went to class, got a ton of WFs, lots of family/personal issues, partying/fraternity stuff you get the jist.

Made a plan to execute…first get a bachelors. Went back to local 4 year university, took A&P, micro and another elective and got all As. Got accepted into a bachelors in respiratory therapy program that was clearly hurting for students. Finished that program with a 4.0 (total of about 70 credits). Started working as a respiratory therapist in 2019.

Now onto the postbacc, working full time as an RT and taking 2 classes at a time (upper level bios) and auditing some courses for mcat purposes. Currently in my 3rd semester of postbacc still maintaining a 4.0 so far.

So where we are now:
Upward trend: last 90 credits at a 4.0
Cgpa: 2.99
Sgpa: 3.01 (DO Sgpa ~ 3.25 due to a lot of my RT classes counting as “other science”)

Plan to take the mcat next year after I take biochem and will probably be applying to 2-3 SMPs. Aside from working as an RT and holding several leadership roles at work I was a contributing author on two published case reports, I also founded a nonprofit that helps to fund addiction treatment for individuals in my area (integral to my story as my father passed away due to his addiction).

This journey (GPA/transcript repair) is so long and arduous. It feels like it’s never ending but I remember starting all this like it was yesterday. Still got a lot of work to do but man this has been a hell of a ride so far.

Feels surreal writing this right now and my original post doesn’t feel like over 2 years ago. But hopefully a final update. Going to take @Goro up on the school list offer in addition to the ones I have listed below if possible.

Final numbers calculated by mappd:
AMCAS
cGPA: 3.03
sGPA: 3.12

AACOMAS:
cGPA: 3.08
sGPA: 3.19

(Upward trend of 98 credits at a 3.97)

MCAT: 514 (129,127,131,127) 89%

Experiences:
Clinical: 10,000+ as resp therapist split working at lvl 1 trauma center, LTACH, and rural hospital
Volunteer: ~400 split between asthma summer camp counselor, soup kitchen, and through leadership as a founder of a non-profit that helps connect addicts with scholarship opportunities in my area
Research: ~1500 hours over 2 years (2022-current) in genomics and now in epidemiology, 4 publications (2 first author literature reviews)
Posters: 2 which were presented at global anesthesiology conference (only contributing author)

LOR: 4; Genetics prof, ER physician and prof at MCG, pulmonologist, and PI for lab who taught me in a grad course for human physiology

white male, 34 married with a 1 yr old daughter, Georgia resident with strong SC ties

MD: MCG (and all regional campuses), Mercer, Emory, USC-Columbia, Greenville, Tulane, EVMS, Va tech, Pitt (weird connection here)

DO: all schools in GA, SC, FL, AL, and TN and UNECOM

Planning to submit both AMCAS and AACOMAS on or within a day or two of May 28

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[Goro]

Feels surreal writing this right now and my original post doesn’t feel like over 2 years ago. But hopefully a final update. Going to take @Goro up on the school list offer in addition to the ones I have listed below if possible.

Final numbers calculated by mappd:
AMCAS
cGPA: 3.03
sGPA: 3.12

AACOMAS:
cGPA: 3.08
sGPA: 3.19

(Upward trend of 98 credits at a 3.97)

MCAT: 514 (129,127,131,127) 89%

Experiences:
Clinical: 10,000+ as resp therapist split working at lvl 1 trauma center, LTACH, and rural hospital
Volunteer: ~400 split between asthma summer camp counselor, soup kitchen, and through leadership as a founder of a non-profit that helps connect addicts with scholarship opportunities in my area
Research: ~1500 hours over 2 years (2022-current) in genomics and now in epidemiology, 4 publications (2 first author literature reviews)
Posters: 2 which were presented at global anesthesiology conference (only contributing author)

LOR: 4; Genetics prof, ER physician and prof at MCG, pulmonologist, and PI for lab who taught me in a grad course for human physiology

white male, 34 married with a 1 yr old daughter, Georgia resident with strong SC ties

MD: MCG (and all regional campuses), Mercer, Emory, USC-Columbia, Greenville, Tulane, EVMS, Va tech, Pitt (weird connection here)

DO: all schools in GA, SC, FL, AL, and TN and UNECOM

Planning to submit both AMCAS and AACOMAS on or within a day or two of May 28

I suggest the following:
I recommend:

Dartmouth
Pitt
Mayo
Mt Sinai
Temple
UCSF
EVMS
Hofstra
Emory
Jefferson
U VM
Miami
Drexel
Albany
Tufts
NYMC
TCU
Your state schools
Rush
Loyola
Rosy Franklin
Tulane
Wake
MCW
SLU
Creighton
Wayne State
Netter
NovaMD
NYU.LI
Gtown
GWU
All VCOMs
all PCOMs
all LECOMs
Nova
ACOM
KYCOM
ACOM
KCOM
MUCOM
both NYITCOMs
ARCOM
DMU
UIW
Sam Houston State