<p>I was wondering what my chances were of entering into either a Medical School or a D.O. School?
I am currently ending my sophomore year of college and currently have a a 3.18 GPA. I plan on taking summer classes to boost my GPA/ make my continued studying for the MCAT easier.
I am now just entering into my major field of Microbiology and will be taking genetics, organic chemistry, and an english class over the summer.
I have only made 3 C's in college ,one being a C+, and I'm worried that will weigh me down as I try to attain a 3.50 GPA.</p>
<p>I have been studying for the MCAT rigorously and I am expected to score between a 35-33.
I am stoked about this!</p>
<p>As far as my extracurricular activities go, I have been shadowing a M.D. and working in an open wound clinic for the past 3 months. I am trying to get a research opportunity at a nearby hospital and need to work of my resume. I also happen to be a higher up member of a state climbing club.</p>
<p>What are my chances of entering either an instate D.O./M.D. School?
I live in Tennessee.</p>
<p>I am currently ending my sophomore year of college and currently have a a 3.18 GPA. I plan on taking summer classes to boost my GPA/ make my continued studying for the MCAT easier.</p>
<p>What is your BCMP GPA? and how many BCMP credits do you have?</p>
<p>What is your cum GPA? and how many credits do you have?</p>
<p>It’s going to be very hard to raise your GPA to a 3.5 by the time you apply to med schools. You’ll have to get all A’s if you have half of your credits complete.</p>
<p>I’m not sure about how many BCMP credits I have. I do know that within all my science classes (Chem 120,130 Bio 130, 140, Genetics) I have not received lower than a B+(both Chem 120, 130 I recieved a B+, Bio 130, 140 B+ A) Genetics was a B+. MY cumulative GPA is a 3.19. I have around 50 or so hours completed.</p>
<p>I know it is going to be tough to raise my GPA, but I do have some heavy hour classes (4-5 credit hours) left like Organic, Micro 240, 250, and Physics.</p>
<p>I also talked to a Kaplan adviser who states that your GPA in comparison to the MCAT is about 20% to 80%, meaning a higher emphasis on the MCAT.</p>
<p>^Keep in mind that Kaplan sells MCAT prep materials and courses that are quite pricey.</p>
<p>They measure different things. MCAT is how you do on one difficult test on one day. Some say this is analogous to how you might do on the USMLE (=licensing test). GPA is how you did over your entire undergrad career. Some say this is analogous to how you would do in med school.</p>
<p>Ideally, the two should be similar: if you’re a good student with a high GPA, you should also do well on the MCAT. An unbalanced profile–a high MCAT score and a low GPA, or vice versa, might raise suspicion: if you’re this good of a student, why did you not do hot on the MCAT? If you did that well on the MCAT, why’s your GPA so low? Etc.</p>
<p>I understand the logic behind that. However, that still begs the question to my first post. I’m still trying to determine my chances into getting into an instate school. I am very interested into entering into a D.O. school, and the one nearest to me (Lincoln College) has a median GPA of around 3.45 and a MCAT median of 24</p>
<p>You have to get your grades up so that you have some A’s in science classes. Organic chemistry can be harder than first-year chem, especially the second semester. Don’t get any C’s in those remaining core sciences. </p>
<p>Don’t assume you will get a 33-35 on the MCAT. Those are very high scores and you haven’t had half the required science classes yet. </p>
<p>Work on your volunteer hours. Get some serious time in with patients (try special needs children, elderly, Alzheimer’s patients). You need some significant additions to your application to show your commitment to care for others. Also volunteer for any charitable causes you can that relate to medicine (diabetes, cancer, etc.). You can pick one area and focus on that. For example: children with special needs or breast cancer. You need some focus like this to show in your application and also so you have something to discuss in essays and interviews.</p>