So just wanted to have a general opinion on medical school outlook for myself. I am currently about to enter my senior year at the University of Georgia, with a 3.37GPA. Currently I have failed organic chemistry twice here, for some reason I find it a very difficult course. And that dropped my once 3.73 GPA. I haven’t taken an MCAT yet so I know assumptions are hard to make. But I have moderate to great ec, very good writer and speaker, and if it helps both my parents have a elementary school education from Hispanic countries. I have done research into carribean medical school and know those stats but are there any other options besides DO? Like, perhaps a masters program? Any advice would be graciously appreciated, thanks in advance.
Yes there are 1 year masters programs designed for people who want to strengthen their GPA before applying to med school. Google post-bacc programs for more details.
Orgo is a weed-out class for a reason. Its not because organic chemistry knowledge is needed to be a doctor. But instead organic chemistry helps admissions committees understand how you perform when given a large volume of material to memorize.
Med school is essentially like learning a new language. You’ll be memorizing for months and months. So if you are not able to get through organic chemistry then med school will be a long haul.
You posted a while ago but here’s what my son found: it’s all about GPA and MCAT score. You might not be aware that getting into med school is one thing, staying in, passing (with honors, hopefully) each test and then doing the Step tests is even more difficult. My son had a 3.7 (not great) and a 33 on his MCAT (good) and did get into med school…then the fun started. As he says, “I never studied anything close to what I study now EVERY day.” It’s late in the game but you really want to think through why you want to be a doctor…it is not for everyone (thankfully). If you want to give it a try you should take a prep Masters course to ready you for the MCAT and try to get a higher GPA they will consider. And, really think through if you are up for the real work that happens after you get into med school.Good luck.