<p>Hello all!</p>
<p>I'm currently a junior in a dual enrollment program (B.S physics, B.E EE) and recently decided to pick up my interest in medicine by taking biology courses which eventually led to me becoming a pre-med student. Since I just recently became a pre-med student, I have not been paying too much attention to my GPA and may have possibly let it slip too "low" to be a competitive candidate for medical school. I'm just looking for any advice from people whom may have taken a similar route as I have, or any suggestions on possible paths I can follow (somehow connecting medicine and engineering), or any good advice for that matter. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>D1 was a senior with a double major in applied math and physics (high energy was her research field) when she decided she wanted med school instead of grad school. Her GPA was below optimum for med school admission. (3.4 cum GPA; 3.34 sGPA). This is what she did and it worked for her: she graduated on time with her degree. She went to work (balanced 2 part time jobs since she needed the money to pay her living expenses and to have flexible hours available to take her remaining pre-reqs) and simply destroyed her remaining pre-reqs. She got consistent A to A+ in OChem 1 & 2, BioChem, Anat & Physio; genetics; PChem, and Bio 1 & 2. (Highest grade in the class in OChem 1 &2, PChem and Anat.)</p>
<p>Taking her pre-reqs after graduation and simply doing outstanding on them earned her some excellent LORs, plus allowed her to distance herself from her earlier UG work. While her GPA didn’t rise by more than few 100th of point with those As, she did demonstrate the ability to excel in a select focused area–and while often working 30-50 hours/wk. She scored a 36 on the MCAT. This together with her new!improved! grades taken post-graduation allowed to discuss [spin] her personal growth and maturity as an asset for a future doctor in her PS.</p>
<p>The post graduation space also allowed her to do a significant amount of hands-on clinical work as an EMT-I. (She’s licensed/certified to do more procedures than your typical MS2.)</p>
<p>It took her 2.5 years to complete this journey post-graduation , but she will be starting med school in July as a slightly older, but more mature and grounded MS1.</p>