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hey guys,
I'm sorry if you've all seen too many 'what are my chances' posts but I'm seriously concerned about my applications and trying to decide if I should make plans to reapply next year and would greatly appreciate any input.
The capsule summary is 3.1 GPA at the University of Maryland and MCAT of 11 VR 13 PS 12 BS Q WS.
More details are I have a bachelor's in aerospace engineering. I took 4 courses post-bacc. They were Orgo I,II and Biology I,II. I took them in that order and my grades were C, B, A, A. I totally screwed up first semester of orgo, but that was because I wasn't prepared for a class that has so much memorization and because I'd forgotten all my general chemistry that I'd taken 6 years before that class. I also volunteer once a week at Children's National Medical Center and have for the last two years.
My pre-med advisor said he doesn't think MCAT scores can compensate for a low GPA and basically does not think my chances are that great. Some of the schools I'm interested in are George Washington, Georgetown, Univ of Maryland, MCP/Drexel, NYMC, Penn State, Temple, USC. What do you guys think? Should I start putting in apps for a post-baccalaureat program instead of med school?
Thanks for any advice.
Anton
I'm sorry if you've all seen too many 'what are my chances' posts but I'm seriously concerned about my applications and trying to decide if I should make plans to reapply next year and would greatly appreciate any input.
The capsule summary is 3.1 GPA at the University of Maryland and MCAT of 11 VR 13 PS 12 BS Q WS.
More details are I have a bachelor's in aerospace engineering. I took 4 courses post-bacc. They were Orgo I,II and Biology I,II. I took them in that order and my grades were C, B, A, A. I totally screwed up first semester of orgo, but that was because I wasn't prepared for a class that has so much memorization and because I'd forgotten all my general chemistry that I'd taken 6 years before that class. I also volunteer once a week at Children's National Medical Center and have for the last two years.
My pre-med advisor said he doesn't think MCAT scores can compensate for a low GPA and basically does not think my chances are that great. Some of the schools I'm interested in are George Washington, Georgetown, Univ of Maryland, MCP/Drexel, NYMC, Penn State, Temple, USC. What do you guys think? Should I start putting in apps for a post-baccalaureat program instead of med school?
Thanks for any advice.
Anton