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I am making this thread to share my experience on my application cycle this year, which proved to be A LOT better than I expected. Hopefully this gives all those with low GPAs that are planning to apply for future cycles hope. It’s a long post, but read it all and hopefully it will motivate you a little:
Here were my stats:
cGPA: 3.27
sGPA: 3.24
MCAT: 37Q (12PS,11VR,14BS)
Undergraduate: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Johns Hopkins.
Personal: Non-URM hispanic (from Trinidad), 23 years old, male, Maryland resident.
ECs: Various shadowing in health care fields (anesthesiology, radiology, and physical therapy), volunteer at a medical clinic for 6 months, NCAA varsity wrestler, 2nd degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and Jiujitsu and martial arts instructor, musician/composer. Currently working as a personal trainer. NO RESEARCH WHATSOEVER.
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Graduating from UVA med this year.
This student is a male URM ( I don’t care that he calls himself a non-URM Hispanic.There’s no such thing as that in the eyes of med schools or any other sane entity).
He is also an NCAA athlete
He has an outstanding MCAT. 98th percentile
His GPA is below med school standards for most trad applicants. I think what pulled him in is his MCAT, his URM status, and his EC as an NCAA athlete.