Medical School Possibility

2018Stella
Tue, 20 Nov 2018 20:23:02 +0000

Hi, I am a freshman student at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. I am sort of in a dilemma. I plan on majoring in Computer Science because it has been a general interest of mine, the career outlook is good, and it is a good plan B incase I run into any problems in medical school. I plan on doing a Minor in Exercise Science (a personal interest), and taking the required prerequisites for medical school. I would like to stay in-state and get an MD at either West Virginia University’s medical school or at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. However, I did some research on Computer Science GPAs and noticed that most students have a low GPA, around a 3.0-3.2. I was wondering if I would still have a good chance at getting accepted into one of these two schools. Based on what I have heard from others, they typically aren’t as strict on GPA than other medical schools. What do you all think about this plan, or should I consider a different possibility? Thank you!