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californiamd · #**101** (**permalink**) 06-14-2007, 04:58 PM

3.4 overall GPA
3.2 science GPA
20 MCAT
5-VR
7-PS
8-**
Good research, president of AMSA at my college, volunteer, internships, great LOR..etc..please help guys
Thanks

opnr2k2 · #**102** (**permalink**) 06-14-2007, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by californiamd

3.4 overall GPA
3.2 science GPA
20 MCAT
5-VR
7-PS
8-**
Good research, president of AMSA at my college, volunteer, internships, great LOR..etc..please help guys
Thanks

I think you have a decent chance for fall but a better chance for Jan and even greater chance for may. Good Luck!

slevit1 · #**103** (**permalink**) 06-14-2007, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by californiamd

3.4 overall GPA
3.2 science GPA
20 MCAT
5-VR
7-PS
8-**
Good research, president of AMSA at my college, volunteer, internships, great LOR..etc..please help guys
Thanks

Your MCAT is low, your GPA is right about average. Best chance probably January or May, like opnr said

Quigs41 · #**104** (**permalink**) 06-14-2007, 11:03 PM

Hey guys. I am brand new to this site and I have two questions concerning admissions at Carib med schools (esp AUC). OK so here goes:
I am a 23 year old Bachelor of Nursing ' 07 grad from Newfoundland, Canada. I currently work as an ER nurse in the major trauma centre in our province. I have a decent GPA (3.5/4.0) and my MCAT was a 22Q. In addition to my BN I did a diploma based focus in Applied bio-eithics. I have a ton of EC's and volunteer work (most notably being VP of a national student organization L’AÉSSCa - L'Association des Étudiants des Sciences de la Santé du Canada). I also have a great deal of research work and employment across all aspects of health care...i was waitlisted at one school in Canada and found out yesterday that i did not get in, so i am looking at maybe applying for med at Saba in january....here are my questions:
1. How important are the physics and other pre-req's? I talk to some schools and they say that as long as you have a bachelors you are in the clear.....currently i have no physics but i do have a semester of chem, biochem, microbiology, 6-7 advanced biology courses, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology. Shouldn't my experience (both clinically and from an educational standpoint) suffice?
2. Do i stand a competitive chance at a school like AUC?

Thanks for all you help in advance!

Steve Quigley

slevit1 · #**105** (**permalink**) 06-14-2007, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Quigs41

Hey guys. I am brand new to this site and I have two questions concerning admissions at Carib med schools (esp AUC). OK so here goes:
I am a 23 year old Bachelor of Nursing ' 07 grad from Newfoundland, Canada. I currently work as an ER nurse in the major trauma centre in our province. I have a decent GPA (3.5/4.0) and my MCAT was a 22Q. In addition to my BN I did a diploma based focus in Applied bio-eithics. I have a ton of EC's and volunteer work (most notably being VP of a national student organization L’AÉSSCa - L'Association des Étudiants des Sciences de la Santé du Canada). I also have a great deal of research work and employment across all aspects of health care...i was waitlisted at one school in Canada and found out yesterday that i did not get in, so i am looking at maybe applying for med at Saba in january....here are my questions:
1. How important are the physics and other pre-req's? I talk to some schools and they say that as long as you have a bachelors you are in the clear.....currently i have no physics but i do have a semester of chem, biochem, microbiology, 6-7 advanced biology courses, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology. Shouldn't my experience (both clinically and from an educational standpoint) suffice?
2. Do i stand a competitive chance at a school like AUC?

Thanks for all you help in advance!

Steve Quigley

No, it should not suffice. The requirements are just that, required. They are the minimum that you must have. If you have not completed them, then you should not be accepted. Just take the classes if you wanna go to med school, because I can't think of any that don't require physics. Also, since you got a 22 on the MCAT, all of your clinical and academic experience has clearly not given you the strong science foundation that most pre-medical students have obtained.

I'd like to say that US schools should have just accepted me because my 9 years as a medic have given me far more experience than almost (don't attack me, i didn't say everyone) anyone else that applied. Like you, I know I want to practice medicine because I have already done it, not because there was a nice doctor that treated me when I was a kid or some similar **.

That being said, I'm sure you could make an excellent doctor. I agree with you that the clinical stuff ought to matter more. But, unfortunately, it doesn't. If you meet the requirements for AUC, you'd stand a very good chance of getting accepted.

Quigs41 · #**106** (**permalink**) 06-15-2007, 12:03 AM

well thanks for the advice....I received a response from Saba admissions that states that i can apply and stand a good chance with what i have....i think that is where my confusion lies...its seems as though some schools have a hard cut off for pre-req's and others do not (even st georges said that my clinical experience and BN would suffice)

anyways ill look to saba or St Georges and if not ill just go to school in canada next year and save myself the 100K....

cheers

steve q.

slevit1 · #**107** (**permalink**) 06-15-2007, 12:33 AM

As the disclaimer on the beginning of this forum states, none of the advice in here is official. Just because I don't think the schools should accept people who have not met the minimum requirements doesn't mean they won't. In the states, they almost certainly would not, but things are obviously different in the caribbean. If you want to go to AUC, then it's certainly worth the try.

rokshana · #**108** (**permalink**) 06-15-2007, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Quigs41

well thanks for the advice....I received a response from Saba admissions that states that i can apply and stand a good chance with what i have....i think that is where my confusion lies...its seems as though some schools have a hard cut off for pre-req's and others do not (even st georges said that my clinical experience and BN would suffice)

anyways ill look to saba or St Georges and if not ill just go to school in canada next year and save myself the 100K....

cheers

steve q.

from what i gather, your 22 and 3.5 won't even get you a sniff in canada.
honestly i think you have an unrealistic idea of how hard it is to get into med school- Canadian, US, or Carib (ok so the carib isn't THAT hard- butfor the schools you are looking at, it is a little harder).

it is the unusual applicant that can get n without the pre-reqs- you have to show that you have the background to suceed in med school- while places may look at your nursing degree as making you qualified- there are PhD in hard sciences at sgu that still had to have all the pre-reqs to get into the MD program.

realize that these schools- AUC, Ross, SGU, Saba are not hurtin for applicants- and are getting a little more selective- its been posted on the sgu forum that the 2.7, 26 that would have gotten in easily a couple of years ago, won't necessarily cut iti today- probably could be said for the other 3.

if you can get into a school in Canada- go for it- there is no one here that will tell you to pick the caribbean over canada

PT2MD · #**109** (**permalink**) 06-17-2007, 01:50 PM

Ok folks...I have never posted one of these before, but here goes. I'm a nontrad with graduate degrees in exercise physiology and physical therapy. I have five years clinical experience and am board certified in orthopedics. I have numerous EC's but I'm hitting the high points. My stats are as follows:

Overall GPA: 3.45 (Undegrad 3.3, Grad 3.6)
Science GPA: 3.3
MCAT: 27 T

I am currently applying to all the Texas schools including TCOM, but am trying to keep my options open for Carib as well. I am trying to decide whether to keep trying to pump up my stats for the US schools or go ahead and try for AUC or St. George's. Thanks in advance for your help.

slevit1 · #**110** (**permalink**) 06-17-2007, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by PT2MD

Ok folks...I have never posted one of these before, but here goes. I'm a nontrad with graduate degrees in exercise physiology and physical therapy. I have five years clinical experience and am board certified in orthopedics. I have numerous EC's but I'm hitting the high points. My stats are as follows:

Overall GPA: 3.45 (Undegrad 3.3, Grad 3.6)
Science GPA: 3.3
MCAT: 27 T

I am currently applying to all the Texas schools including TCOM, but am trying to keep my options open for Carib as well. I am trying to decide whether to keep trying to pump up my stats for the US schools or go ahead and try for AUC or St. George's. Thanks in advance for your help.

You will likely not be competitive for US allopathic schools. However, you should have a good chance at an osteopathic school, as well as Caribbean allopathic. For US schools, it is really only your undergrad GPA that matter, and that is low. You'd most likely have to take another year of classes and re-take the MCAT to have a chance at US allopathic.

As far as MD vs. DO, that's a personal decision and has been discussed all over the forum, so i won't go into it again. Good luck with whatever you decide.

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