Your gpa is lower than SGU's average, see link, but they are averages. Medical Sciences Student Statisitcs - School of Medicine - St. George’s University

Apply and see. Worst case they may offer you the FOM (Foundation of Medicine) route. If you achieve a minimum gpa in FOM you are guaranteed a seat in SOM.

All the best with your application.

cavatelli,
do you know anything about FOM. WHen they sent me the email for the interview invite they said it would also be conducted for the FOM program. I had my interview last week. Do you think they might offer FOM since they mentioned it, my gpa and MCAT are lower than average so I was hoping that since 50% get interviews and I got one, that maybe they will offer FOM. What'dyou think?

2.7 GPA overall
3.0 science GPA showing an upward trend with very rigorous classes. My major was biophysics(taken 5 math classes after calc, 7 physics classes, etc.).

34Q MCAT(11PS/12VR/11BS)

Will I make it? Hopefully I can at least get FOM?

With a high MCAT score like yours, have you considered a post bacc program to boost your GPA and then reapp to US med schools afterwards?

No, I had a kid while in college so I don't want to waste time so to speak. I would rather get on with the show than spend a year or two banking on a long shot going deeper into debt. If I want it that bad I'll bust my *** and try to transfer/land a good residency. I'd rather take a "year off" as a transitional year after medical school.

physicsjunkie, I think you should contact the school and speak to a counselor and ask if you fit their criteria. SGU says they look at applicants on an individual basis and they have several programs available all with different criteria for admission.

Logic makes sense but no one knows for sure. There's lots of info about FOM on valuemd, here's results of a quick search ValueMD Medical Schools Forum - Search Results

All the best.

physics junkie,
I envy your MCAT scores. But that is besides the point. I did poorly during my first 3 semester as an undergraduate, but then I picked up my GPA in these last 2 1/2 years (each semester was nothing below a 3.6 gpa). These classes that I did well in were classes for my major, so I at least that counts for something. But my advisor that I grew close with wrote me a recommendation letter making it clear how my grades drastically improved. He actually made a graph of my actually gpa each semester (there was a steep increase) and a graph of my "would" be gpa if my first 3 semester were like the two past years. I know, crazy. But he claims that people are visual. Basically, find someone, preferably a professor (not a TA) to write you a really good recommendation letter. Someone that you know and trust. I know that sometimes that is impossible but try to see if you have anyone like that in your academic career. I believe that his letter really helped a lot.

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This might be the wrong thread to post in because I know what my chances @ SGU are.

2.3 cGPA (with REALLY severe downward trend - 4.0 first sem to 1.0 last sem - straight As in pre-med courses first time I took them; then I retook them 'cus I was an idiot and I needed to maintain my legal visa in US - second time around, grades were flat out Ds)
2.5 sGPA (... maybe lower... :O)
35M MCAT (2007)
research
decent LORs

Short of doing a whole year of classes and kicking butt all through, what can I say in my personal statement to convince SGU that I'm not going to melt down in the middle of medschool and set everything on fire? I've had a LOT (a LOT) of issues maintaining my visa in USA & issues with work authorization & just lots of crappy little problems that happen when you're in a foreign country...

Anyone in a similar situation who might be able to offer some help/advice?