<p>My GPA as of now is 3.320, and this fall semester would be my third year in college. When I first started college, I just wanted to maintain a 3.0 GPA and wasn't doing the best I could have done. Last fall semester I let depression get the best of me and I ended up withdrawing from 2 courses and got an F in PreCalc. I retook PreCalc the following semester and got an A. That semester was my best semester as well.</p>
<p>I am not sure what my sGPA is since I've only taken two math classes so far and received a C in one and A in the other.</p>
<p>Since I took interest in Med School at the begging of my second year, I will probably spend an extra one or two semester to graduate. </p>
<p>I am also open minded about the idea of me not making it and I am looking into DO and Pharm schools as well. I also still haven't found the major I love, so there is a chance that if I do find a major I enjoy, I will most likely follow a career path that has to do with said major.</p>
<p>Sorry, for the long post. However, what do ya believe my chances are?Keep in mind DO schools as well since I believe, not sure, that they take your better grade when you retake a course to add your GPA.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice and help in advance.</p>
<p>Actually right now you have a F, C and A in math since AMCAS does not allow grade replacements and every grade in every course counts in your GPA calculation. </p>
<p>Right now your both cGPA and sGPA are quite low for med school admission (MD and DO). And any “chance me” is impossible since you’re lacking all science coursework.</p>
<p>More important is your lack of medically related ECs.</p>
<p>Med school is not for the lukewarm, “maybe I’ll do something else if it looks more interesting.” It is a very long haul and requires a deep commitment to medicine. Med school looks for that commitment in the kinds and depth of your ECs. And so far you have none.</p>
<p>How do you know you want to be a doctor if you really haven’t investigated what their career is like? Have you done physician shadowing? Medical volunteer work? Any kind of medicine related community service?</p>
<p>Being a doctor looks like it’s cool career–but it is definitely not for everyone. Be very, very sure it’s what you want before you commit to that path.</p>
<p>If you decide you want to commit to this career path, then you have a serious amount of GPA repair to do. The average cGPA of both MD and DO schools hovers around 3.6.</p>
<p>I want to become a Pediatrician because I like children and would like to help them. However, I also don’t want to keep my career choice to just one thing and that is why I am keeping an open mind about something else because the chances of me getting into Med School are very low as you can see.</p>
<p>I do plan to volunteer a lot and do other things as well because I have about 2-3 years left to do my ECs and shadow doctors. Also, If I’m able to get a 3.7 GPA every semester until I graduate I can bring up my GPA to 3.4 something including the F. And if I major in math or physics, I can also bring up my sGPA as well.</p>
<p>I also found this on their website for DO
It is recommended that applicants complete a bachelors of art or science degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting association.</p>
<p>The applicant must have achieved a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average overall and a 2.5 minimum science grade point average on a 4.0 scale.</p>
<p>Applicants are required to submit scores from the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). The College requires MCAT test scores taken within three years of application.</p>
<p>And also this,</p>
<p>Applicants seeking admission with the intention of not having a degree prior to matriculation are required to have a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average overall, a 3.50 science grade-point average on a 4.0 scale, and a composite MCAT score of at least a 28.</p>
<p>Thanks for replying, though. I read before that DO schools take the best grade if you retook it when calculating both GPA, but I can’t find out where I read it any more.</p>
<p>DO schools do allow for grade replacement. MD schools do not.</p>
<p>Here the home page for Association of American Osteopathic Schools:</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.aacom.org/Pages/default.aspx]AACOMHomePage[/url”>http://www.aacom.org/Pages/default.aspx]AACOMHomePage[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Thanks. I was aware that MD did not.</p>