Prescribing meds while on probation? You play a dangerous game.
Mods don't mind me playing with anxiolytics. Smacking fools upside the head...different story.
Goro is a boss that does not take fools lightly.
Stupid is isn't the word. The right word will probably put me on probation.
Well it's like a 3.6/3.7 right?
3.7 overall
I'm not trying for top twenty schools. I just want an average US accredited med school and yeah thanks for alleviating my stress a bit. I hope I'm not screwed haha
I wouldn't call a 'B" in orgo a failure
It's still really awesome!Poor wording on my part, tried to reference the GPA dip that almost everyone has once they hit their first semester of Orgo.
Dude if you are worrying about having 2 B+'s, you should look at my grades...
I hope so man. I just gotta do well on the MCAT. Your other stats were probably above average tho right. Lemme guess, a 36+ MCAT score?
How bad are they??
Hopefully I won't get that. Taking Orgo this summer with the BEST professor, to where he curves really high on everything and an 83+ is an A-. It's not at a community college.
I didn't get a D? Lol
Are you serious?! Two C's?? Was your MCAT score like 40+ with 10000 research hours?
Imagine me winking after saying that statement.
Lol ok...
Those are stellar ECs... I'm hoping to get a publication. I'm president of one club and still waiting on the second one. I also volunteer at a food drive + at an anesthesiologist clinic. Lifeguarding and swimming are also there but not competitively.
Lol no problem. It happens
If I can get into med school with a 3.3-3.4 GPA I think you'll be okay. Just remember, grades aren't everything.
How did you do it? MCAT 40+?!
Lol I think I got a 27, all thanks to verbal -_-
Yeah I'm getting volunteer hours. Also shadowing, lifeguarding, volunteering at a food drive, etc. and I have one club position and may get another
Hard to tell without mcat scores
Look at my thread in WAMC section
Brah, I hate to break it to you but that's what my Orgo was like too. Still got hit like a freight train. Even with great curves, it's easy to fall behind but most AdComs understand this and the upward-trend GPA on your transcript is usually the best indicator of success. My first three semesters of college were awful but then I started doing a lot better and have maintained a high level of success.
I got a 517 on the MCAT, but it was horrifically unbalanced, glad CARS pulled me way up. My ECs weren't too stellar, a little too heavy on research.
You really gotta calm down, it's not that painful of a stats game as you're making it out to be, just look at the AAMC acceptance percentages of GPA/MCAT combos.
You've got at least two years before you need to take the MCAT, I wouldn't start beating yourself up about it already. You're going to change quite a lot over the next few years, and anything is possible. [Edit: Forgot you said you were taking a summer Orgo course]
There are some situations where doing a postbacc is recommended, particularly if you need to do "GPA repair" by taking a few more UG level courses to prove that you have the academic capability to succeed in medical school. Some postbaccs are just taking additional courses without getting any degree at the end of it, some are "Special Masters Programs" (SMPs) designed for pre-meds seeking to increase their chances at medical school admission and you get a certificate at the end, and Master's programs are their own degree with a required thesis to be written and defended after some additional graduate-level coursework. I'd definitely defer to some of the more experienced posters on here about the differences between programs and what makes each desirable for the prospective applicant, as I'm matriculating right out of UG.
If this is the reason, then be sure not to burn out due to a high courseload. AdComs do not and will not reward you for doing poorly in high-credit semesters, your GPA is your GPA and won't be treated sympathetically if you bite off more than you can chew.
