<p>Okay the title is just to gather attention and I don't actually have straight F's. I just don't want to bore you with a topic that is being asked by everybody else.</p>
<p>Simple cliffsnotes version:
Personal problems>bad grades>academic probation>dropout>work for tuition</p>
<br>
<p>saved up money, fixed personal problems and ready to start over.</p>
<br>
<p>I want to sacrifice the 2 years worth of credits I earned in my university and start afresh in a community college. This has been asked by others a million times and answered effectively. But my problem is that not only do I want to start over, I want to go to medical school in the future. From what I read, even if I don't transfer the grades over and only the credits, it still counts into my cumulative gpa when I apply to med school. If I don't transfer completely, then it is academic dishonesty and I get kicked out immediately. So what is my best option if I really believe I have what it takes to for med school? (the 2 years worth of grades were occasional A's and B's but mostly C's and D's and too many F's and W's, so I can't just pretend I had a bad start. Chances are the cumulative gpa will not even qualify me for a human review of my application and I will just get filtered out)</p>
<p>Maybe a very low tier med school would accept you. You didn’t say what your overall GPA is though.</p>
<p>I disagree with what princess has said - largely because her post insinuates it’s easy to get into such a school. Even the “lowest tier” US allopathic school is very rigorous and competitive. </p>
<p>There’s some more information we need to know.</p>
<p>How old are you now? How long of break are we talking between you dropping out and starting over again? What sort of personal problems are we talking about?</p>
<p>The most important thing is that going forward, you completely dominate your coursework. If you can demonstrate a significant improvement and that you’re a changed person, your odds improve. Obviously, the closer to a 4.0 in this second chance the better. Really anything less than 3.7 is probably not going to cut it. You’re MCAT is one thing that you still have that can be impressive.</p>
<p>I think that you absolutely need to consider DO schools as well.</p>
<p>You gave me false advertising!! I was about to rip you a new one for my enjoyment!! :D</p>
<p>But on to the point.</p>
<p>So those not so stellar grades are from your first two years of college? Hmm, I would think you still have a shot but you’re going to have to bust butt girl. Medical school admissions ain’t no joke. It ain’t some, “Well since X person had X issues we’re going to cut them some slack” kind of routine. Either you have it or you don’t. </p>
<p>But for whatever community college your applying to you really need to take this up with the advisors there. They can help you way better then what we can.</p>
<p>But all in all, hopefully you got your priorities in line and your ready to kick butt now.
If so, I salute you. Get out there and rock. : D</p>
<p>I’m turning 20 hella old</p>
<p>Why not just start completely over at a new school and forget the past.
You lose the credits but then you don’t have to explaine then either.</p>
<p>Med school is very tough to to in to but what they need to see from you is were you are now both grade wise and Mcat score wise.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>Dr Polar Bear, can you please elaborate on this claim? I’m quite familiar with the process of applying to medical school (almost finished with it right now, actually) and I’ve never seen anything to indicate that it is possible for one to just “start over completely…and forget the past.” I have dual credits from high school–from 5 years ago–that came from a different university, and they definitely contributed to my med school GPA even though they didn’t contribute to my university GPA. I also have credits from a community college and they also contributed to my med school GPA even though they didn’t contribute to my university GPA.</p>
<p>I have a feeling you misunderstood what AMCAS meant when it said that all grades from all courses at all universities you’ve ever attended must be included in your application.</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>Wrong. All transcripts from all schools must be turned in.</p>