<p>I am currently a sophomore in college. For the past three semesters, my GPA has been sub-par. My grades were:
Calculus 2 - B+
Chemistry - C-
Writing 1 - B
Linear Algebra - B-
Chemistry 2 - F
Physics 1 - C+
Multivariable Calculus - F
Psychology - B
Spanish 1 - C-
Project Development - A- </p>
<p>I was a student at BU, but due to being depressed over a friend's death I received poor grades and had to withdraw from the school. I am trying to apply to a school in New York now in order to get myself back in track. Please, would there be any chance of me being able to be a suitable candidate candidate at a Medical School (even Caribbean Med School) if I do extremely well in my transferred school as well as do well on the MCATs? And also, what school should I transfer to? I was considering NYIT, CCNY, and Hunter. Please help me.</p>
<p>I suggest taking a couple of gap years, pull yourself together academically, put some distance between those grades…then return to school and finish.</p>
<p>OP, don’t misunderstand this to mean that your grades will go away with “some distance” and a transfer. ALL grades must be reported when and if you eventually apply to med school. You have an uphill road ahead of you. The suggestion to do a gap year is a good one. You need time to refocus and regroup.</p>
<p>Neither research nor clinical experience will make up for a poor GPA. Those things won’t even get looked at unless your GPA is high enough not to get you automatically rejected.</p>
Generally, a premed needs more As than Bs (and almost no C and below.) Your BCPM grades have more “Cs and below” than Bs. It will be an uphill battle from here.</p>
<p>In some states, the grades that are more than 10 years old could be forgiven – if you do not mind waiting 10 years before you get back to college to work on your GPA from scratch again.</p>
<p>I am currently not taking any classes this semester, but plan to retake all of the premed courses that I’ve done horribly in again. I also plan to take non-degree classes at a college before returning to school in Spring 2012. Would this be a good idea?</p>
<p>Even if you get in for some miraculous reason, there is no way under sky you will be able to keep it up at Med. School. It is extremely challenging for people with incredible hard workig ethic, time managing skills and very strong personalities who graduated from college with staight A’s.
Another point to consider is to never ever mention ANY reasons for poor performance like death of close person / your own health,…etc. Med. School and other organizations in your future are looking for people who are able to perform under ANY circumstances. I am not trying to put you down, this is brutal truth that you need to keep in mind for any type of interviews / applications. You can only show great improvement and mention that poor performance was due to immaturity and you have worked hard to correct it. Always be posittive. This is a general suggestion, not specifically connected to Med. School application process.
You are free to make any conclusions, we are just expressing our opinions based on our life experiences. I hope you will use them in positive/learning way.</p>