Obviously, our biggest concern is whether his undergrad GPA will inevitably hold him back from being accepted into Med School. However, he truly wants to pursue medicine specifically Ophthalmology.
Because he changed majors halfway through his undergrad, he had to spend a good deal of his time taking core biology classes when he would have normally prepared for MCATs. So, he graduated VT in four years with all required science classes. But, he didn’t take his MCATs.
Our thought was to have him take classes that would do the following:
- Prep for MCATs (you typically have to pay extra for prep classes anyway even if your not in a Post Bacc program)
- Permit him an opportunity to focus upon fewer classes where he could produce a higher GPA.
- Show a commitment to pursuing medicine
- Provide more time to build his resume. He would also be able to pursue research during his Post Bacc whihc would also prep him for MCATs.
Ultimately, I am not sure if performing well in Post Bacc program and MCATs would outweigh a 3.2 GPA in undergrad.