Hey, I have a question regarding an upward trend. So I am currently going to be a senior, however I wont apply until the 2015 cycle. I screwed up as a freshman as a D1-A football player and got a 2.4 GPA, (I know its pretty awful, but I was fighting injuries and really wasn't too focused on school). Fast forward two years, I have gotten 2 consecutive 4.0 semesters, both on the Deans list, landed THE top research spot in a synthetic biology lab on campus and brought my gpa up to a 3.1 (I know, still poor). I am taking the MCAT in Jan and have gotten between 30-33 on current practice tests, my last one was a 33! Hopefully I can pull that up several points in the next 6 months. My question is, if (when) I finish my undergrad with around a 3.3 gpa broken down into 2.4/3.2/4.0/4.0 on a year by year basis, with around a 33+ MCAT, should I apply directly, or should I consider an SMP such as Georgetown or Cincinnati? Will the upward trend be seen favorably??
ECs-
Synthetic Bio Lab (genetic engineering)-400+ hrs
Scholarship chair of fraternity-1 year
D1-A football player- 1 year
Typical Shadowing, around 50 hrs (Primary Care, ED)
Tutoring Calc, 100 hours
Community service (non clinical)-40 hours
Certified Personal Trainer with over 200 sessions
*Have had to work for much of college
** currently applying to ER scribe position
ECs-
Synthetic Bio Lab (genetic engineering)-400+ hrs
Scholarship chair of fraternity-1 year
D1-A football player- 1 year
Typical Shadowing, around 50 hrs (Primary Care, ED)
Tutoring Calc, 100 hours
Community service (non clinical)-40 hours
Certified Personal Trainer with over 200 sessions
*Have had to work for much of college
** currently applying to ER scribe position