MD & DO What are my chances, what to improve first? Low gpa and mcat

[networkdoctorstudent]

Age: 23

Year in school: Graduated

Major in Kinesiology – Exercise Science

Minor: Biology

Country/state of residence: Texas

Cumulative GPA: 3.51 cum laude (TMDSAS); 3.46 (AMCAS) - upwards trend

Science GPA: 3.01

MCAT Scores: 501 (Chem/Phys 126; CARS 123; Bio 128; Psych/Soc 124) - in 2016, taking another in May 2017

Jobs: Clinical Research Coordinator (Training/Just started); Pharm Tech @ CVS ~3.5 years, EZ Optical store assistant ~3.5 years


Volunteering: 10-day Medical Brigade trip in Guatemala, setting up and working in clinic; 200 hours shadowing physicians, Community Youth Coordinator Committee member; handing out sandwiches to homeless once a month; Summer intern for one year at psychiatrists’ office, hosted with class two blood drives in 2011


** I am pretty confident I can get a higher MCAT score, as I felt like I choked, and was also sick when I took my first MCAT.

I know I'm not in a good spot, I'm looking for ways to improve and constructive criticism. Any and all help would be appreciated.

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[Goro]

Work on the sGPA to show to yourself that you can handle med school. Then work on the MCAT

 

[kamakazi5]

Have you thought about doing TCOM's SMP? It's unlikely you'll pull your sGPA up a ton but you can at least show you can handle a med school curriculum. They have you take an MCAT course before retaking the MCAT.

 

[MareNostrummm]

I think you have a lot of work ahead of you. You would need probably a year of post bacc to raise that sGPA to 3.3 or 3.4. Also you will need probably ~3-4 months of MCAT studying to ensure a 508+ score. And you could pick up some more ECs.