<p>To start with thank you all for taking the time out to read my post. I have just received my AA degree from Tallahassee community college this past spring and my cumulative GPA to date is 2.5. I started my college career as a student at FSU but because of many mistakes I made I was given the option to stay at FSU and build up my weak GPA (I was on academic Probation and it was a 1.9 at the time) or leaving and getting my AA (which was one semester of work; spring) and come back as a transfer with a brand new GPA and guaranteed readmission. I chose to leave and will be back at FSU this fall with my 2.5 cumulative and a 0.0 FSU GPA. Engineering is a fine profession and having a 2.5 GPA is alright job outlook wise, but being dismissed has shown me that I am definitely not using my full potential. To keep this short I want to go to medical school and I am smart enough to do it. If I keep an average of 3.8 for the rest of my college career I will have a 3.8 FSU GPA and a 3.2 cumulative GPA with my BA degree in biomedical ENGINEERING. I have read on line that engineering majors are given some slight leniency due to course difficulty so I would like to know straight up. What are my chances? I am smart enough to absolutely Ball out on the MCAT(36-39), I am smart enough to focus for the rest of my college career (no more fooling around). And I am absolutely driven to make up for my pass mistakes. I need to know this now because I am sitting on an AA degree which I see as a template to paint how i see fit whether i have an engineering focus, or a med school focus. I want to succeed and i hope that its not to late. BTW I have just finished my sophomore year and have completed 60 credits, 2.5 cum. GPA and I want to attend FSU College of Medicine (does this improve my chances?).</p>
<p>Certainly you have a shot at med school. It is never impossible. Will you get in applying during senior year and go right from undergrad to med school? Maybe not. So continue your studies and apply again. FSU Med School takes nontraditional students, and students who may not fit the stereotypical mold. It could take a few tries. If you turn things around and get mostly A’s for the next two years, it can happen if you score that high on your MCAT. No guarantees. Put yourself out there, work hard. Engage in extracurriculars, show that you have a passion.</p>
<p>I think you will have a compelling story, and if you do everything you said you’ll do, I think it will be impressive as long as you get someone to really review your history. perhaps the best thing to do is go talk to someone in the med school and get their advice…</p>
<p>wow, my son tells me about so many students who get to FSU and just lose all discipline, don’t go to class, and suffer the consequences. At least you realized the need to make a change and will salvage your FSU education. Good for you!</p>
<p>You’re son is right and this is by far the best advice I have received on here, yahoo answers, and my friends. Thanks. I think the fact that FSU is a party school filled with city kids in a not so city environment fuels the lack of discipline, we literally turn Tallahassee into Beverley Hills and look down on the locals.</p>
<p>my veterinarian told me the same thing. He went to FSU and he said after the first semester there were lots of people packing to go home for good. </p>
<p>Anyway, I’m a big believer in going to the source. I’d go over to the med. school ofc. and start making myself known. Ask for help to reach your goal…one of the things I love about FSU is that it seems if a student asks for help, they get it. They seem very student oriented.</p>
<p>And everybody loves a come back story…</p>
<p>The most important thing you need to focus on right now is maintaining this drive of yours, don’t lose it.</p>
<p>Which ever path you want to take, whether engineering or med school or maybe even something else, is your decision. We can all say go to med school is the best choice for you, but there is a chance later on in your life you regret going towards that route. Sit down, ask yourself what you really want to do, visualize your decision what will happen 5-10 years from now. And whatever path makes you happy/comfortable/proud, than that is the correct path for you.</p>