Still Possible to Get Into Med School?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I have a 2.78 GPA and am a junior in the hardest major at my university. It's normally a graduate level major but my school happens to offer it at the undergraduate level. Though it does involve a lot of math (it requires a minor in fact), it's completely unrelated to pre-med and mostly unrelated to the sciences.</p>

<p>For personal reasons that have developed over the past few months, I've radically changed my outlook on life. I actually want to go to med school now even though it seems impossible with my GPA. </p>

<p>If I get 4.0s from here on out, I should be able to raise my GPA to a 3.05-3.1 or so by the end of the fall (first) semester of my senior year and a 3.1-3.2 by the time I graduate. The 3.05-3.1 after the 1st semester of my senior year is important because of what I plan to do.</p>

<p>I've been doing a bit of research about what my options are from here. It seems like the best option would be to complete a postbac program. If I were to go to a postbac program and make a 3.8-4.0 there in conjunction with a score of 38 or so + on the MCAT, would I be able to get in to any American medical schools? Caribbean? </p>

<p>Just to clear out this thread in advance of junk posts saying I can't make these grades and test scores, I'm not going to read those posts :D. I'm looking for serious advice here about what the odds are of me getting into medical school if I can work hard enough to make the aforementioned scenario pan out.</p>

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<p>A 3.1 will put you at a great disadvantage even if you get a 38+ MCAT. You'll need to have something else that really sets you apart from the majority of applicants who have a 3.6+ and 32+.</p>

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<p>Would the 3.8 - 4.0 in the postbac not help me at all?</p>

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<p>^ it would, but it really depends on the postbacc program. There are programs out there called SMPs (Special Masters Programs) that are designed for people who would be in your situation (low GPA, high MCAT). Basically, you take medical school courses to prove that you can handle the med school curriculum. Some of these programs have very good success rates. Look into the SMPs at: Georgetown, UCinn, EVMS, Tulane, and a few others.</p>

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<p>todpose, although I agree the OP will have a tough row to hoe , the majority of applicants do NOT have a 32, much less a 32+.</p>

<p>I have a family friend who has done well at Tulane in a post bacc program (and exceptionally well at Tulane Medical School).</p>