I am so sad today. I feel, like with the great competitive nature of today's medical schools, I have no chance of getting in. All my dreams of becoming a doctor is disintergrating in front of my eyes. There seems to be no hope.
2007-11-29 13:39:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
As long as you have at least a 3.5 GPA and 28 MCAT, you have a fighting chance. It's the interview that makes or breaks.
FYI - Do you know who actually become the best doctors? B average docs in med school. They have a fine balance between academics and life. They also have the best bedside manners. A students are all sheltered kids, prime example is that young geek doctor on the TV show ER right now.
So, keep your head up high.
2007-11-29 16:52:02 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. K 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely NOT, unfortunately. You are competing with the brightest minds out there and if you are not an honor roll student, your best bet is to go to the Caribbean medical school that are more lenient in accepting. My friend was a solid B student and rarely made A's and applied to all the medical schools in Texas but was rejected by all of them. Instead he went to Carribean medical school. Obviously the curriculum is not as high as America's because now he's having trouble passing his American medical boards. Consequently, he can't practice medicine and so he's doing substitute teaching in the public schools until he can pass.
2016-10-10 06:30:38 · answer #2 · answered by Jonathan T 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Medical school will look over your overall cumulative GPA, with that in mind they will look over your science GPA.
Then they look at your MCAT score, which definitely determines whether or not you are worthy to get an interview.
For example, if your GPA is about a 3.2/4.0 and your MCAT score is a 42; you'll definitely get an interview somewhere.
Last but not least; research, volunteering, extracurricular activities, etc...
2007-11-29 19:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by GUNNERS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that, depending on your location, Medical School only looks whether the applicant passes or fails their courses. But that is not to say that your grades will not be a factor.
Edit:
Some people apparently got mixed up by message, I am not saying that Medical School ONLY looks whether you pass or fail. I was trying to say that Medical School does not just care whether the student is an A student or not but some Medical School are more concerned whether the student passes or fail. Also, Medical School also looks at other factors like volunteer and extracurricular activities.
Sorry if anyone misunderstood my message.
2007-11-29 13:57:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Med schools do NOT just see if someone has passed their courses; what rubbish!
My GPA needs to be good and your MCAT needs to be great.
Another route to becoming a doctor is to attend a D.O. school. Their admission standards are typically a little less than M.D. programs, but a D.O. can do anything that an M.D. can after graduation.
2007-11-29 18:01:36 · answer #5 · answered by dwp_hornblower 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you're worried about your grades, I would work to compensate for it other ways. Focus on doing well on the mcat and balance out your application with work experience, job shadowing and plenty of volunteer work. While grades are important, there are plenty of other things they look at when accepting students - a few Bs shouldn't be a problem.
2007-11-29 15:24:45 · answer #6 · answered by SEB 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask your program director what kind of recommendation will you get. What are your MCAT scores? How do you survive an interview?
Chin up! Your grades are far better than mine were.
2007-11-30 02:32:24 · answer #7 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, like others have said just try to strengthen your other areas as well. If i may ask, what was your C in?
2007-11-29 16:12:32 · answer #8 · answered by hehasnoidea2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋