Hi all,
I just got most of my final grades for the semester, and am currently sitting at
~3.5cGPA(will know for certain after Christmas, but +/- a few hundredths of a point.
3.0 sGPA
27 MCAT(7,11,9)
I have a strong upward trend, but due to my shifting plans the first two years in school, and my international studies degree, I haven't had a class count for sGPA since freshman year(2 B's, 2 BC's) until I took bio this year(A). My major gpa is around a 3.8, but the sGPA worries me. I'm taking a virology and immunology course next semester to try to boost it, but am taking OChem at the same time, we'll see.
On board of one of the new premed societies on campus(distinguished involvement)
Gold status(just did a lot) for pre med honors society
(both of these joined this fall, though so not much time with either)
Only volunteering is with those groups for ~10hrs so far, pretty pathetic compared to most here
Applying for a public health internship this summer(~400hrs, hopefully will get it)
Service trip this spring break with premed honors society
I sell my photography which generally pays for textbooks every semester
I am looking to get into one of the better southeastern schools(LECOM, NOVA, others) or a Midwestern school(MUCOM, CCOM(probably not good enough stats) ATSU, others). I would like to live in one of those regions(family in Midwest, uncle + cousin in SE, but after snow for 20yrs, Florida would be nice)
Are any of these schools within my reach? I really like the problem based learning idea at LECOM-B, but my sGPA is below what they say the average admitted student has. Any ideas to boost my chances? Thanks in advance, best of luck to anyone still doing finals.
I just got most of my final grades for the semester, and am currently sitting at
~3.5cGPA(will know for certain after Christmas, but +/- a few hundredths of a point.
3.0 sGPA
27 MCAT(7,11,9)
I have a strong upward trend, but due to my shifting plans the first two years in school, and my international studies degree, I haven't had a class count for sGPA since freshman year(2 B's, 2 BC's) until I took bio this year(A). My major gpa is around a 3.8, but the sGPA worries me. I'm taking a virology and immunology course next semester to try to boost it, but am taking OChem at the same time, we'll see.
On board of one of the new premed societies on campus(distinguished involvement)
Gold status(just did a lot) for pre med honors society
(both of these joined this fall, though so not much time with either)
Only volunteering is with those groups for ~10hrs so far, pretty pathetic compared to most here
Applying for a public health internship this summer(~400hrs, hopefully will get it)
Service trip this spring break with premed honors society
I sell my photography which generally pays for textbooks every semester
I am looking to get into one of the better southeastern schools(LECOM, NOVA, others) or a Midwestern school(MUCOM, CCOM(probably not good enough stats) ATSU, others). I would like to live in one of those regions(family in Midwest, uncle + cousin in SE, but after snow for 20yrs, Florida would be nice)
Are any of these schools within my reach? I really like the problem based learning idea at LECOM-B, but my sGPA is below what they say the average admitted student has. Any ideas to boost my chances? Thanks in advance, best of luck to anyone still doing finals.