cGPA: 3.2 sGPA: 2.6 Grad GPA: 3.8 Post-bac: 4.0 MCAT: 519
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View ArticleNon-trad NY res cGPA 3.55 sGPA 3.33 from ivy
Hey guys, I graduated from an ivy league school in 2013 with an engineering degree and pre-med (minus one class which I will be taking this upcoming spring). I realize my GPA is not great: 3.55...
View ArticleCritique my app for next year?
Hi all, Applying in June 2016, CA resident. I'm currently planning out my final undergrad semester, and looking for any pointers/ideas to improve my app. This is what it will look like by next summer...
View ArticleChances of getting interviews/acceptances to following list
Hey guys, Looking for my chances at primarily getting interviews and ultimately getting acceptances for any of the following schools: Dartmouth, LSU NO (IS, already received II) , LSU Shreveport (IS),...
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I am currently a junior planning of finishing my pre-med courses and taking the MCAT in April. Im not sure if taking gap year is a good idea or not. My stats: Shadowed an Ob/Gyn, Geriatric, and Family...
View Article3.6sGPA 515 MCAT What are my chances?
Hello! What do you think some good schools for me to apply would be, given my stats and EC's listed below? cGPA:3.7 at UC Davis sGPA:3.6 MCAT C/P: 132 CARS: 125 B/BC: 130 P/S:128 Total: 515 EC's:...
View ArticleUnbalanced MCAT, 3.40 cGPA, 3.35sGPA
Hey all, I'm wondering if my MCAT results are too skewed and if I should retake. I'll be applying DO only. I'm a PA resident, I've been working as a 911 EMT full time for several years. My cGPA is...
View ArticleShould I go for a Post-Bacc or DO? Or just give up medical school?
My stats are terrible: My UGPA right now is roughly a 2.6. I am finishing up the second semester of my junior year stronger than any of my previous years, expecting A+'s on all of my finals. I finally...
View ArticleShould I Try To Apply to Top Tiers?
Hey everyone, I just got my MCAT score back and I am applying in this upcoming application cycle in May. I just want to get an idea of how competitive of an applicant I am and whether I should bother...
View ArticleChances of Getting in?? Please Comment
I have a 3.55 Graduate GPA and a 3.8 undergraduate. I finished my MS in Physiology in a year so that is why my GPA is slightly lower in graduate school. It is hard to take 15 graduate hours per...
View ArticleNeed some realistic feedback
Sorry if there is a rule for not having similar post in different threads, but I am in a situation that I really need some feedback/toughlove. Right now, I have a cGPA of only 2.78 an sGPA of 2.8...
View ArticleDoctorLacrosse's Inspirational Comeback Story
Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated! First off I would like to say THANK YOU to all SDN members. Discovering this forum has been a real gift, and the amount of helpful information on here...
View ArticleApply this year or be a reapplicant?
I am being forced by my parents to apply to medical school this year. The problem is, I was planning all along to take a gap year to improve my resume. No matter how much I tried to tell them about the...
View Article3.9 sGPA (ug) 4.0 non-s GPA (3.75 Graduate GPA ), URM female
Hey ya'll! I've been a lurker around here for a while now and finally decided to sign up and ask a few questions. I live in NC and these are my stats. I'm applying next year, I'm currently not working...
View ArticleOnly Received 4 interview invites, will I receive anymore? (TMDSAS)
Hello all, I tried searching this and either found info from AMCAS or outdated TMDSAS information. TMDSAS received my letters Sept 8th (last hold up), so I did apply late. I have a 3.67 GPA and 516...
View ArticleToo late to apply DO?
I didn't plan on applying DO because I couldn't find a DO doctor to shadow, but just found out that not all DO schools require shadowing. If I apply now, how long will the verification process take?...
View Article526 MCAT (43 old), 3.97 GPA
Hi all. This is my first post, though I've lurked a bit on here the past few months. Let me preface that I was blindsided my getting my MCAT yesterday. On NONE of my practice Kaplan exams had I scored...
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