Premed dreams....

kevinc2
Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:02:30 +0000

I actually think your gpa’s fine (it’s on a lower end, but I think your gpa is still acceptable to many allopathic schools), but you have to do well in your mcat to make up for your gpa. If you take a look at MSAR, allopathic med schools do take students with a very broad range of gpas. Also, I would look into getting clinical opportunities asap (not just shadowing); I would look into volunteer opportunities at local clinics/community health centers as well as global health opportunities (medical missions tend to let undergrads more stuff). Lastly, do get involved in research either in basic sciences or clinical research (ex. clinical trials). Med schools don’t just look at one factor, but they look at multiple things (GPA, MCAT, clinical experiences, essays, recs, research, leadership), so don’t fret too much over GPA and try to balance out your gpa with other things.