Chance At Med School

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I just finished my freshman year of college, but I am not satisfied with my grades and was wondering if it will affect my admission to med school. I am a biology major going the pre med route. I plan to pursue a career in the medical field one day. </p>

<p>Here is what I have so far</p>

<p>Fall 2011- (overall gpa 3.2)</p>

<p>Bio lab: B
Bio lecture: B
Uni Chem 1: B
Engl Comp 1: A
General Psych: B</p>

<p>Spring 2012-</p>

<p>Uni Chem 2 lab: A
Uni Chem 2 lect: C
Film lect: C
Plane Trig: B
Elementary Span 2: B
Engl Comp 2: Grade not posted yet but will be either A or B</p>

<p>So overall these grades were a big slap in the face for me, and I plan to do way better in the coming semesters/years no matter what tears or sweat I shed!! But what are my options for the future? Do you think I will have to retake some classes (at my uni we can't retake more than 2 classes I think, so I must chose wisely) or take classes after getting my bachelors degree? How do these things work regarding medical school because I have absolutely NO idea. I also heard that if I postgrad classes that they can outweigh my freshman year gpa..? </p>

<p>Any advice/info for my coming college years and med school is appreciated! Info about the MCAT would be helpful too, such as how I should prepare, when, etc.</p>

<p>Also, what jobs are out there that will allow me to gain medical experience that you guys know of? I have never had a job before, but I really need the money, and it also helps with the med school admission process if they see an applicant attend school and working while maintaining a high gpa.
(I have volunteered and job shadowed before and plan to continue during my college years as well for med school)</p>

<p>Thanks for your time!</p>

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<p>As you probably know, your gpa isn’t very competitive for med school admissions in you have to be willing to put in a lot of effort in your ensuing years to make sure you can bring it back up. </p>

<p>As far as a medical related job goes, you have a couple of options that will solidify your medical experience. One is medical research which you should have under your belt before applying. Get in touch with professors at your institution to see if you can work during the year or summers - sometimes you can get a stipend for this though it’s not a lot. Also, you can become an EMT. Take the course over summer, get certified and start working (you may need to volunteer some first before getting paid). </p>

<p>For MCAT prep, students at your institution in later years and your pre-med advisor should be able to help you out.</p>