<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I know I don’t have an MCAT score so lets just hypothesize on my GPA alone and stuff. My ECs are research, rugby captain, some volunteering, but not too sure as I wont really be doing application work for 2 years. I will be making the transfer to complete a 3-2 engineering program my school (Wesleyan) offers with Columbia for BME. So, obviously I will be taking the new test since I’ll be applying in 2+ years.</p>
<p>So far at the end of my 3 years at Wes my GPA has been a little bit of a rollercoaster. I was a mol. bio/biochem major (one major not double). Got it up from 3.35 to 3.57, then down from there a bit. In the end I’m ending with a cGPA of 3.51 and a sGPA of 3.55. I haven’t started schooling yet at Columbia so lets just go off the Wes stuff. </p>
<p>How does this look to admission’s boards at med schools? I know it does look a bit bad since my GPA dipped a bit junior year, but will I be looked at slightly differently since I was pre-engineering and at the end of the 5 years in total I’ll have an engineering BS as well. So, I’ve taken some more intense math/physics courses.</p>
<p>As of now am I still on track to be a competitive applicant in the future?</p>
<p>Which state are you from?
Except CA, you still have a chance in your state programs if you have a high Mcat score. Or you may get in a lower ranked private med school</p>
<p>Take some Gpa booster in your sr. year and apply after graduation. Start ec now so you have some thing to say on your application. I think you still have a chance if you get a high Mcat score. </p>
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<p>This year was brutal for applicants with GPAs in your range. The official data will be released later this year, but If I were you I’d either find a way to step up your game and take a gap year for max. effect or enjoy life as an engineer. Come back when you have an MCAT score. </p>
<p>I’m from NY
@artloversplus I wont really have any time to take GPA boost classes since my last 2 years I need to complete the bme engineering degree.
So in the end it doesn’t matter if I have 2 degrees and stuff huh? GPA seems to be all that matter (and I guess MCAT but havnt taken that yet)</p>
<p>If you are looking to get your GPA higher (yes, it is a correct goal), any engineering major is a poor choice. While it is possible to get all As in engineering majors, on average, they tend to lower the GPA, rather than bringing it up.
I believe that if you have 5 degrees, it may not matter. Some people with advanced degrees apply in multiple cycles before they get in. Although, some cases might have certain specifics that applicants are not willing to share, so we will never know why. But D. has mentioned that she new several applicants who were actually very helpful to Med. Students because they had Masters in Anatomy, very very nice people too, but somehow ended up applying like 4 times before they finally got in.</p>
<p>You have a lot of public and private schools in NY to apply for, they maybe in favor of in state vs OOS. In addition, you may have to consider a DO schools, which has lower GPA requirements.</p>
<p>One thing you should do is not to take the Mcat while you trying to finish your engineering degree, take it after graduation and concentrate to get that up for about 6 months and really ACE it. I have heard that a 36 Mcat can get into med schools with a so so GPA. SUNY and Albany are the few you have a better chance.</p>
<p>*sigh,
oh we’ll I wont think/dwell on this until after i finish my bme degree and still want to go to med. school; who knows maybe after 5 years of undergrad i’ll refuse to do more school and jump into industry.</p>
<p>It is very common for ppl to get ready for med school in 5 years. Some even take longer by applying after getting the Master Degree. And do not look down upon Albany, NY Med or SUNY med schools, they are very good schools. The graduates from those schools work hand and hand with graduates from Harvard, JH and Stanford.</p>
<p>oh no, def not looking down on SUNY
we’ll see if still want to go to med school after 2 years</p>