<p>Hi,
I know this question gets asked thousands of times, but I would really appreciate some opinions/advice. I finished my first 2 years at a community college with a 3.62 gpa, and I will be transferring to UMich this fall as a junior. I'm majoring in cell/molecular biology, so if I have a 3.6 science gpa and around a 3.7-3.8 overall gpa with a 32 mcat, what are my chances at a decent med school? For my EC's, I am looking at having 80-100 volunteering hrs at a blood bank, ~100 hours at a hospital, and 2 years working in a lab. I also did tutoring at my community college. Just in general, what do you think of my chances? I know there's a lot of IF's, but I'm just wondering. Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>P.s. I plan on applying at the end of my senior year.</p>
<p>Medical school admissions are pretty much a crap shoot for everyone. I’d say you have the basic package to get admitted, but whether you actually will is hard to say. Once you have the minimum GPA and MCAT, so many soft factors some into play that it get difficult to predict.</p>
<p>Here’s the AAMC data on applicants and matriculants for 2010</p>
<p>Imagine that you are trying to build a computer. You rummage through a box of old equipment and find a keyboard. It’s not a great keyboard – it’s kind of beat up and not very pretty looking, but it’s fairly functional.</p>
<p>You turn to your friend and you ask him: “Hey! Do you think I’ll have enough parts to build a computer?”</p>
<p>He’s going to look at you like you’re crazy. “How should I know?”</p>
<p>that’s what I thought of too. The reason why I’m asking is because I never had an advisor at my cc, so I asked a question on here thinking maybe someone knew of other premeds with a similar situation.</p>
<p>I am not sure if it is reasonable to expect a higher GPA from UMich than your current one. Is this UMich the one in Ann Arbor? I thought that U of M is not very generous about grades.</p>
<p>UMich, from what I have heard, is a pretty tough school. You need to seriously examine why you only had a 3.62 at a community college, and try to fix the problem, so you can get a 3.7 at UMich. I am not saying that you won’t be able to get a 3.7 at UMich because of your prior performance at a community college, but you will need to modify your study habits. </p>
<p>Have you already taken the mcats? If not, how can you expect a 32? A 32 will take considerable amount of work. Generally students who have high gpas also tend to have high mcat scores (30+). </p>
<p>There is no point in discussing your “medical school chances” unless you have completed at least 2 years of college AND have taken the MCATs.</p>