<p>I need advice. I was an early high school graduate. I had been out of school for 10 months since I had practice learning. So I had to take Developmental courses my first semester of college(Fall '12).<br>
Spr '13 I took Writing(developmental-B) Intro to Psych(D),Intro to Sociology(F),Speech(F). At that time I had to move and was trying to adjust to new environments and college level courses;also I didn’t know if I wanted to pursue medicine. </p>
<pre><code> Now its Fall '13, I am taking Bio,Psych,Soci,and History. I have chosen to officially pursue medicine. I am most likely looking at a 2.7-2.8gpa this semester(just learning what works for me). If I go the rest of my college career making 3.5gpa each semester, will I be able to get into Med School with an amazing MCAT score ?
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<p>Any suggestions are welcome.</p>
<p>I’m not going to mince words–you’re in a very bad place w/r/t your GPA and have a great deal of work ahead of you to repair the damage. You need to aim for 4.0 semesters since you will need as many As as possible to help raise your GPA. Even if you earn a 3.5 GPA each semester for the next 4-5 semesters–your GPA is going to be very low (still below 3.0) for med school.</p>
<p>(You can use an online GPA calculator to see for yourself.)</p>
<p>An “amazing” MCAT is hard to come by. (MCAT >35 is scored only by 4% of the ~100,000 individuals who take the MCAT every year.)</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/students/download/85332/data/[/url]”>https://www.aamc.org/students/download/85332/data/</a></p>
<p>And even an “amazing” MCAT cannot completely compensate for a poor GPA. Many med schools use a computer program to screen for a minimum GPA and MCAT–unless you meet the GPA/MCAT cut offs your application won’t get considered.</p>
<p>One option to consider is osteopathic medical schools–since they allow grade replacement. (Only the most recent grade for each class is included in GPA calculations.)</p>
<p>Another option would be a GPA enhancing post-bacc program. (Which is a master degree program in the biological sciences. While grad and undergrad GPA are calculated and reported separately to med school, a 4.0 post bacc will help demonstrate that you are capable of high quality, high level work.)</p>
<p>There is a searchable database of post bacc programs here:</p>
<p><a href=“https://services.aamc.org/postbac/[/url]”>https://services.aamc.org/postbac/</a></p>
<p>Select “GPA enhancing” as the type.</p>
<p>You should definitely not plan on applying to med school until after graduation. (This means you will have to take one or more gap years after undergrad.) This will give you additional time to improve your GPA.</p>
<p>One last thought–the developmental level classes you took your first semester may be included in your AMCAS and AACOMAS GPA since those courses generated a college transcript even though they won’t count toward fulfilling graduation requirements.</p>
<p>Thank you for your thorough response. When I enrolled into college I was not ready, I was completely lost as an individual until now. You have helped me tremendously. Thank you.</p>