Is it possible to become an MD doctor with 3.0 GPA in high school?

Question

I want to know if I will be able to get into a good collage for undergrad, from where I can go to medical school.

I take mostly honors and AP classes. My only "below honors" class is Spanish.

I am in 11th grade, so I haven't officially taken my SATs yet, I'm taking them on May 6. But I got a 1620 on my practice test.....I'm still practicing.

My extracurriculars are: track (3 years), XC (3 years), Dance (8 years), Violin (10 years), Orchestra (7 years), volunteering at my local Hospital (2.5 years), Voice (7 years), Peer Leadership Committee member (this is my first year), and that's about it.

I just really want to know what you think my chances are of becoming a doctor....PLEASE be honest.

Also let me know if you have any thoughts on undergrad schools and/or med schools I should consider. I live in the Northeast region of the US and prefer to stay near my family.

Thanks in advance!
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Answer 1

I don't think the kind of GPA you have in high school necessarily reflect what kind of student you will be in college. Obviously, if you like science classes especially biology and chemistry hen you might be a science person. so, when you are in high school take AP biology and AP chemistry courses. if you feel comfortable with the material then you are more likely to do well in your undergrad works. Medical schools also look at extra curricular activities. Volunteer working at hospital and health related areas is definitely a really good plus. I live in the southwest area so I really don't know much about schools in northeast.

Answer 2

It's hard to say what your chances of getting into medical school are since your grades and extracurriculars from high school are not considered. The two biggest components that medical school look at are your GPA in college, and MCAT scores (you need at least 20/45 to be competitive). Schools may take into consideration any research you have completed, volunteer work, or academic honors but these are of much less importance than the aforementioned GPA and MCAT score.

My advice to you is focus on getting into college, complete your premed courses, good grades, continue volunteering and you will be all set to become an MD!

Answer 3

Of course it's possible. In high school, they try to tell you that your grades there are everything. They're not. Provided you go to an accredited university and do well in your classes there, there's no reason you can't go to med school. Check out some of the state universities around you. Look into the private ones as well. You have a lot of extracurricular activities, which is good, and if you do fairly well on your SAT's, you shouldn't have a problem getting into college.

Answer 4

You can never give up hopes for anything at your age. a 3.0 will get you into a good University. That will be all they look at once applying to medical school. I think my friend who is going to go says you need somewhere between a 3.8-4.0. So as long as you get almost perfect grades in University nothing in high school will matter come the time you apply for medical school.

I dont think the extracurriculars will not matter to them come medical school.

I'm not sure exactly where you live in the northeast but the friend of mine who plans to go to medical school is currently at the University Of Rochester (undergrad). It's a private school so would be expensive but aparently it's a really good University, but I dont really know I'm still picking where I'm going to go as well.

If you really want to go to medical school, and get the best education you may want to just try for somewhere like Yale Or Harvard come medical school time. But those schools are extermly hard to get into. No matter your grades.

Anyways good luck. I hope you realize how expensive it will be and how much work. It takes about 10 years to get a PHD, and the average Medical student graduates with 150k in debt. But if you are really dedicated and know thats what you want to do it will be well worth it in the long run.

Answer 5

Sure, it is possible. It mostly depends on what you do in college as you earn your bachelor degree. That GPA will be critical, along with the GMAT score. Recommendation letters are important too, but to a lesser extent.

If it's anything like law, you get screened in or out in the first glance with the numbers. If you're "on the bubble" they will look at the reference letters and extracurricular stuff as tie-breakers.