What is a good medical school if my gpa is a 3.4?

Question

I haven't taken the MCAT yet, but based off of my gpa what would be a realistic medical school to apply to?
Would it be easier to get into an osteopathic medical school, or is that just a myth?

Answer 1

I am tired of hearing experts and advisors tell students that getting into medical school is a lost cause, and that school in mexico is their only chance. Medical school is completely attainable with a GPA of 3.4. I just completed first year allopathic (normal) medical school in the US, and there are people throughout my class with GPA's lower than that.

First of all, do not be discouraged if the first round of applications is not successful. I have classmates who have applied up to seven times before finally being given acceptance. What matters is the end-result. If you're not through on your first round of applications, do what most people do. Find a job in a hospital and keep applying.

Second, there are post-bac programs throughout the country that will help you get into medical school. Your best source for these is studentdoctor.net. Go into the post-bac discussion area/section. They are one or two-year programs that greatly increase your chances of getting in. Some of these programs have very good acceptance rates. EVMS has a very high rate of acceptance, although the class size is small. Georgetown has an old and very reputable program. Look into it.

Answer 2

This all depends on where you live. I'm assuming you're in High School. If so, you should be alright. If I were you, I'd apply to all the medical schools that suited my interest. If one accepted me, I'd be set. If not, I'd attend a different college and take care of some necessary courses and get As in those courses, then reapply to the med schools to show them that I'm a great student. They will accept you then. Your college GPA is MUSH more important than your High School GPA. I'm going onto my 4th year of college. I graduates HS 3 years ago, and I can't remember what my GPA was. Employers and colleges no longer care. I remember it was something pretty darn good, but can't remember the exact number, so don't worry.

I don't think your 3.4 GPA is all that bad. It's a little higher than B average, right? If you can't jump right into med school, then go to another school beforehand, such as a community college and take care of your liberal arts, or maybe go to a school that offers chemistry or physics or biology, something you'd use in your field.

Answer 3

your GPA in what? High School? If so, you have your choice of selecting a decent Undergrad University where you can begin to focus your studies on the Sciences with an ultimate focus in any area of what your University has selected as a Pre-med curriculum.

Once you graduate with your Undergrad degree from a 4 year school, you can then take the M-CAT exam. That score accompanied with your Undergrad GPA will determine if you will be considered by ANY Med school. Typically if you pass the M-CATs with a greater than 80 percentile, you should do fine getting into "some school". After all, 50 percent of all doctors graduated in the bottom half of their class! Seriously tho, these days, the ratio of med school seats available to applicants is almost 1:1.

The other option is to attempt to enroll in an accellerated program like NEOUCOM in Ohio. This program is designed to find those gifted High School students with exeptional levels of intelligence and put them through a gruelling 4 year course of study where they graduate with thier undergrad and MD all at once!

Good Luck!

Answer 4

Apply to med school in the Carribean. It is far, but there are schools which send you back to the states for rotation. My friend got into a few med schools down there and his gpa was far less than 3.4 and he didn't do too well on the MCATs.

Answer 5

3.4 is kind of low for getting into med school.
You might want to check out 1 of the med schools in Mexico.
I'm not being a wiseguy. I know a few docs who went there.