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Hey guys,
I'm entering my senior year at UCIrvine (finally LOL) and my only plan is to apply to the UC Post Bacc programs and hopefully medschool right after. They have a consortium so you can apply online once and select the schools where you want to apply (UCD, UCSF, UCSD, UCI, UCLA, UCR).
I used the AMCAS gpa calculator made by someone in UCSF to calculate my actual GPAs (since I know that sometimes the UC gpa might be a little different), and here are my stats as of junior year:
Running overall GPA: 3.03
Running BCPM GPA: 2.96
Running all other GPA: 3.22
What are my chances of getting into a really good postbacc, to the likes of UCLA or even UCSF?
Just some info:
I do NOT belong to any minority...I'm white
As far as extenuating circumstances..i think there are: I immigrated to the US in September 2004 from Romania (Europe) and had to work most of my college career.
I'm pretty involved on campus (President of a club, Resident Advisor (RA) twice, test proctor, jobs, BIO 199 research etc)
My overall GPA went as low as 2.4 and is now a 3.0 (most of which I did junior year and hopefully I can raise it even more my senior year).
My bio and physics GPA is decent but I blasted (really bad) most of my chem classes (mostly Cs, some Bs).
What do you guys think are my chances of getting into a top program? What are your experiences with such programs? How hard is it to stay in the program (I will most likely have to hold a job during that time).
Thanks in advance for all your answers and thank you to studentdoctor.net for all the resources! This place is a lifesaver hahaha
I'm entering my senior year at UCIrvine (finally LOL) and my only plan is to apply to the UC Post Bacc programs and hopefully medschool right after. They have a consortium so you can apply online once and select the schools where you want to apply (UCD, UCSF, UCSD, UCI, UCLA, UCR).
I used the AMCAS gpa calculator made by someone in UCSF to calculate my actual GPAs (since I know that sometimes the UC gpa might be a little different), and here are my stats as of junior year:
Running overall GPA: 3.03
Running BCPM GPA: 2.96
Running all other GPA: 3.22
What are my chances of getting into a really good postbacc, to the likes of UCLA or even UCSF?
Just some info:
I do NOT belong to any minority...I'm white
As far as extenuating circumstances..i think there are: I immigrated to the US in September 2004 from Romania (Europe) and had to work most of my college career.
I'm pretty involved on campus (President of a club, Resident Advisor (RA) twice, test proctor, jobs, BIO 199 research etc)
My overall GPA went as low as 2.4 and is now a 3.0 (most of which I did junior year and hopefully I can raise it even more my senior year).
My bio and physics GPA is decent but I blasted (really bad) most of my chem classes (mostly Cs, some Bs).
What do you guys think are my chances of getting into a top program? What are your experiences with such programs? How hard is it to stay in the program (I will most likely have to hold a job during that time).
Thanks in advance for all your answers and thank you to studentdoctor.net for all the resources! This place is a lifesaver hahaha