<p>I am finishing my Sophomore year at Utah State University and and JUST NOW finally decided that I want to go to Med School. I know I'm behind the ball but I have been reading the forums but just have a few questions for myself. Any advice would help:</p>
<p>1.) I did terrible my freshman year (like 2.0) and redid everything and now have a 3.6. Will it effect my chances of getting in if they see such a bad freshman year?</p>
<p>2.) If I end up with a 3.4 overall and get around a 30 on the MCAT, it sounds like my chances to get into A typical med school would be fine. Is that true?</p>
<p>3.) I have my associates and headed into Exercise Science Major. Is that a bad choice for a major or does that not really matter aslong as you do good at the science and pre-req classes?</p>
<p>4.) Last question, Is it true that they look at your science GPA more that your cumulative GPA and if so, what's the lowest they'll even consider for science GPA? 3.0?</p>
<p>Thanks for all your help, any advice I will gladly take</p>
<p>You have to remember that while your university may not count original classes after retakes, medical schools will. So if you got a D (1.0) and then a B (3.0) in a class, your university might count that as a 3.0 but medical schools will count it as a 2.0. So your GPA might be a lot lower than you think.</p>
<p>Exercise Science, like other specialized health science majors, is a bad one. You want to aim for a traditional liberal arts degree meant for academic study – e.g. biology, chemistry, English, history, whatever.</p>
<p>A 3.4/30 is in medium-poor shape, but not terrible.</p>
<p>*I did terrible my freshman year (like 2.0) and redid everything and now have a 3.6. Will it effect my chances of getting in if they see such a bad freshman year?</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>Can you clarify.</p>
<p>What exactly did you take freshman year; what grades did you get per class; how many credits were each class; and what did you take this year and those grades/credits.</p>
<p>It sounds like since you retook the same classes, that you’re almost still a freshman and nearly a sophomore. Or, am I misunderstanding?</p>
<p>To lessen the negative impact of your low grades, you need to take some extra 'non pre req" classes…maybe a few over the summer. If you take 6 credits over the summer (again, non pre-reqs), get A’s, that will help boost your GPA. If you do this over this summer and next summer, you can add 12 additional credits of A’s to help your GPA.</p>
<p>You really want to hit that 3.5 mark (at least!) if you can.</p>