<p>When I graduated HS I started attending a CC and had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do with my life. On top of that I was also pregnant at 18. My grades were awful and I failed a few classes and ended up with a GPA of 2.2561 with 35 credit hours and an attempted 41 credit hours. I took a semester off and got my act together, moved, and started at a new college. I now have a 4.0 GPA and am majoring in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Biology. I was hoping that I would be able to basically make my original GPA at CC disappear and start new but, I now know that is impossible. My question is: If I were to maintain my high GPA along with volunteer hours, a high MCAT score, research hours, and work history as a CNA, would I still have a chance of being accepted to a medical school? I know there is always a chance but does anyone know how badly my chances were affected by my GPA at CC?</p>
<p>DO schools allow for grade replacement. MD schools do not.</p>
<p>What state are you in? </p>
<p>We need more info. Many people do “get their XXXX together” later in life and go to med school, so you may be fine.</p>
<p>What is grade replacement? Is that when you re-take a course for a better grade? I planned on going to MD. I’m in Michigan.</p>
<p>Some schools (both MD & DO) are more friendly towards non-traditional students than others. When and if it comes time to apply for medical school, research which ones are and focus your applications towards those.</p>
<p>A few medical schools re-weight and re-calculate AMCAS GPAs, de-emphasizing freshman grades. Research to find which MD schools that do that. IIRC, TX publics med schools have an academic forgiveness policy for TX residents, but I believe the “forgiven” grades have to be at least 10 years old to be eligible.</p>
<p>Yes, medical schools will consider applicants who get their stuff together later in life. (D1’s school has a number of them…) You will need to write a strong personal statement explaining your situation and how it led you to medicine.</p>
<p>Grade replacement for DO schools means if you retake a class that you either failed or did poorly in, only the newer replacement grade will be considered when calculating your GPA.</p>
<p>Mich has a good number of public med schools. Six, I think. Do any of them want more female med students? If so, those might be more forgiving.</p>
<p>Michigan med schools</p>
<p>Public: Univ of Michigan, Wayne State, Michigan State (MD–2 campuses), Michigan State (DO), Central Michigan</p>
<p>Private: Oakland Beaumont </p>
<p>Central Michigan has a specific mission (provide primary care docs for Central & Northern MI) </p>
<p>Oakland says it values “diversity” in its applicants and does holistic reviews of all applications. They have offers webinars about OUWB application process–
<a href=“http://www.oakland.edu/medicine/webinars[/url]”>http://www.oakland.edu/medicine/webinars</a></p>
<p>Is Oakland Beaumont public or private? I thought it was public, but could be wrong.</p>
<p>Private. </p>
<p>Look at the COA–it’s the same price for all students.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.oakland.edu//Default.aspx?id=22732&sid=340&CWFriendlyUrl=true[/url]”>https://www.oakland.edu//Default.aspx?id=22732&sid=340&CWFriendlyUrl=true</a></p>
<p>So is Oakland univ public, but the SOM is private?</p>
<p>Looks that way…</p>