<p>Hi everyone, I'm honestly scared.</p>
<p>Here's the short version: I had VERY mediocre grades (3 C+s, Bs, As) from my first two years of college. To top it off, at the end of sophomore year, I was put on disciplinary probation for marijuana use. Although the dean of conduct was very forgiving about it, needless to say he had to put me on probation. Although nothing is on my record now, I still have to report this institutional action. I realize I completely messed up, and I regret it so bad. The thing is medical school is my dream and passion. I just realized how badly I wanted it and grew up a little too late.</p>
<p>Give me your honest opinion-- is my application just going to get thrown into the trash right away? </p>
<p>I'm determined to start making straight As for the next two years, with no disciplinary infractions. And work my butt off to get a killer mcat (say around 38). Will they give my application a reasonable amount of consideration? I'm hoping the good grades will show that I really changed and matured. Of course this is all ideal. My biggest fear is working hard in all of these premed classes then applying to med school and getting rejected from everywhere....</p>
<p>Also if anyone has any similar experiences I would appreciated so much if you private messaged me and told me your story!</p>
<p>I can’t speak from any experience or authority but I doubt it’s an automatic reject. That being said this is definitely a red flag on the app. I’d recommend asking your school’s pre-med advisor for their thoughts.</p>
<p>I have no experience with this but I don’t think that will get you an automatic reject either. It’ll definitely make your app stand out!</p>
<p>Way too early to discuss. Get all A’s, estiamte your GPA (is it about 3.6+?), get "aget a killer mcat ", then after having all the cards on yout table, start discussion. As of now, it is complete waste of time as it based on a dream, not on any real facts, besides the negative one that you have mentioned. In regard to the last, only Med. Schools adcoms can answer this one.</p>
<p>Medical schools take any substance abuse/use very seriously. ( For starters, you’ve demonstrated extremely poor judgment. You’ve engaged in an illegal activity that could have resulted in criminal charges. Neither are things that adcoms look kindly on.)</p>
<p>At some schools, the drug infraction will be an auto reject, but not everywhere. Whether you will be rejected everywhere will largely depend on what you do from now on and how well you can demonstrate your maturity and an understanding of why what you did was wrong.</p>
<p>The thing you have working against you right now is you were older when you received the IA. Adcoms are more forgiving of freshman misadventures than those in older students.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say all is hopeless, but between the AI and your grades you are in deep, deep hole and will have to work extremely hard to get yourself out of it.</p>
<p>From what we were told as MS1s is that documented mariuana use is an automatic reject for applicants and an automatic expulsion for enrolled medical students since documented marijuana use will prevent you from getting a license to practice medicne.</p>