<p>I am currently studying at ODU, so far enjoying the Biology major. I am originally from Ecuador, I’ve been in the States around 10 years and although it seems to be a very long time the fact that I came when I was already graduated from high school has made a big difference in my studies. First of all, I came without the language and it took me 3 years to learn not only to understand it but also to speak it (which is a lot more difficult than the first one). Anyway, after I learned it I started realizing that schools weren’t free as in my country, so I decided to join the military to get that GIBill, the problem with that is that I lost the corse of things somehow and ended up getting married and having 2 kids (no regrets there) but my idea of schooling myself never stopped. I got my Associates at a Community College and now Im getting my bachelors, different from what I thought, University requires 25 hr day and I have struggled a lot to adjust. I am now a Senior but my grades reflect all of my complications with being a full time student and a full time mom. My GPA is now 3.1, I had to re-take organic and I will probably have to re-take physics, not because I haven’t tried but because it is still hard for me to understand some words that I have never heard before.
To all this, I am wondering what would my chances be to get into Medical School? This is my forever dream, is what I want and Im already studying for the MCAT, do I have a chance? or should I start looking for something else??</p>
<p>I think it’s going to depend upon what your MCAT score looks like and a willingness on your part to consider applying to DO schools. (DO schools allow grade replacement so only the second grade will be counted, not the original bad grade. Allopathic–MD–schools will count all your grades from all your classes.)</p>
<p>I’m assuming you’re now a US green card holder or a naturalized US citizen. If you aren’t, then your chance of being accepted in any US medical school (MD or DO) is pretty much non-existent.</p>
<p>If you are currently taking any college coursework or have taken any recently, you should talk with the pre-health career advisors at your college. They can help you learn what other things besides grades and MCAT scores are required of people who want to go to medical school. (And there are some serious expectations that you will have done medical volunteer work, doctor shadowing and community service work. DO schools require that you have done volunteering with a DO who will then write a letter of recommendation for you.)</p>
<p>Try to get an A if u retake those calsses again and pull up ur gpa do great on mcat and apply both DO/MD it doesn’t matter if u want to become a doctor it means u want to help serve to human beings…if ur not accepted than consdier a post/bacc do great in there and reapply again it is hard but possible
don’t worry there are always solutions in this life…take it easy and do ur best</p>