<p>i recently graduated from a top university, but with a low gpa of 2.3. the reason is that i failed a course in my first year, re-took it, but it still counts towards my cgpa.</p>
<p>i was looking to enter med school after graduation, but with a gpa like this, it seems really unlikely. </p>
<p>i have an interest of attending medical school in the us, as i have completed my degree in canada.</p>
<p>another option was to enter a pre-med program. i know this would take 6-8years, but it's worth a try. </p>
<p>i did my bachelor's in health science and political science - so i have many prerequisite courses for pre-med. </p>
<p>is there any chance that the courses i have already taken reduce the amount of time in the premed program? i have already taken courses in bio, chem, math, etc...</p>
<p>furthermore, are there any personal opinions as to which universities i should focus my attention to? any preferred accelerated programs that you would suggest?</p>
<p>I’m sorry but a 2.3 can’t possibly be the result of failing one single class. It takes more than that to have a GPA that low. With that said, getting into a US med school with a 2.3 just won’t happen. You’ll need to do some sort of post-bac program and take a bunch of science classes to raise your GPA.</p>
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<p>What would be the point of doing a pre-med program if you already completed many of the pre-reqs? You would just be completing the same courses again, no? Gen chem, bio, physics, o-chem, etc.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how it works for students who completed their bachelors degrees in another country, but I know there are many US post-bachelors programs that are designed for students who have GPAs that are too low to be competitive for med school. I would recommend doing a search on those.</p>
<p>Seriously reconsider if medical school is for you. If you want to go ahead anyway, go to grad school, get a high GPA, and get some research under your wing. The top guy in my medical school class through the first 3 years graduated college with a 2.5 GPA. But he went to grad school, obtained a 4.0, and published several research articles. On his 2nd attempt was admitted to med school.</p>
<p>Don’t bother applying right now, go to grad school and do really well and focus on your MCAT. Also, I think saying that your low gpa is due to one class is simply not true, it takes multiple C’s to get a 2.3.</p>
<p>I heard there’s a good program at BU for people who want to go to med school (don’t remember the program name, sorry). But, don’t give up, if it’s something you really want to do there’s always a way!</p>