If so what other options do I have?
Can you explain what happened? What courses have you struggled with? What university are you at?
I currently go to UC Riverside, I completed my Gen chem, gen bio, and physics series with an average of C in all classes. I haven’t finished my last two ochem classes as well as all my upper division courses.
In terms of your original question: “Is med school out of the question?”
I am concerned that a premed track is not going to get any easier from here. The majority of students that are premed apparently don’t end up getting accepted to medical school. As such, I am thinking that you might want to consider other options.
At the risk of repeating myself from another thread: When you go to a hospital, you see a lot of medical professionals. Very few of these are actually doctors. Most of them have an education in a related field, and there are a lot of related fields.
http://www.mcattestscores.com/usmedicalschoolsmcatscoresGPA.html take a look at the average GPA for admission
@DadTwoGirls I’ve read your same point in the other threads. With due respect, allied health (PT, OT, etc) and Nursing are very competitive in their own right and many also require organic chemist and other stringent classes. No, the pipeline is not as long or as difficult as med school but if a student is struggling to meet the requirements for med school, he or she is unlikely to gain access into grad school for allied health fields or a BSN program.
If someone is looking for the associate degree level, (PTA, COTA, X-Ray tech, etc) then yes, there are great opportunities with good pay and easier academic paths. Some of these may go to bachelor’s programs in the future and some may already be.
I did realize that a 2.3 gpa wasn’t going to be enough for OT, PA, RN or NP. I am not sure about things like “PTA, COTA, X-Ray tech”, but I think there are a bunch of options that @npate049 should check out.
As one example, an X-ray tech is actually quite important for us patients, and in some ways actually seems like a less hectic job than some others in the health field.
There are xray tech/ultrasound tech etc certification /training programs separate from traditional undergrad degrees.